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VX One Midwinters - Day 2

13 June 2016
Pipeline Drillers takes the VX speed record of 24.7 knots It was breeze on for day two at the VX One Midwinters, sailed from Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. The 11 boat fleet managed to get in four races in an 18-20 knot sou’wester, with plenty of action and close finishes. Andrew York was “Boat of the Day” with a 1, 3, 1,1 on Speedwagon. “Play of the Day” went…
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VX One Midwinters - Day 1

11 June 2016
Day one of the Australian VX One Midwinter Championships kicked off today at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron with two races in variable conditions. While the breeze was light, the racing was tight among the fleet of eleven boats (a record for Australia), one of the biggest draw cards for owners in this new and exciting one-design class. Race one got away just after 1300 hours in a slowly…
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A new adventure with NC Sports

7 June 2016
I have joined the Nautical Channel (NC) Sports team as of the beginning of June as their new sailing correspondent to an audience of over 22 million people on televisions globally (mainly in the northern hemisphere at present). Check out my segment on the YANMAR Moth Worlds, the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in New York, and what is up next for me and make sure you watch the full…
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Goodison takes his golden moth

29 May 2016
Paul Goodison said he wanted a gold moth, and the 2008 Olympic Gold Medallist in the Laser kept his cool today to do just that, despite young gun Rashley, speedster Greenhalgh (who won the only race today) and stalwart Babbage doing all they could on the race track. The final points were Goodison (22), Rashley (25), Greenhalgh (26), Babbage (34) after thirteen races, with race 14 and eventually 15…
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Moth Worlds - Hayama Japan - Day 4

28 May 2016
Paul Goodison (20 points), Chris Rashley (22 points), Rob Greenhalgh (25 points) and Scott Babbage (30 points) could all win the Moth Worlds tomorrow with three races yet to be sailed. Greenhalgh sailed exceptionally well today to take a 1, 2, 1 with Goodison taking the other heat win. It’s all on for tomorrow, with Greenhalgh on point in the lighter weather, but also the one sailor in the…
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Moth Worlds 2016 - Hayama Japan - Day 3!

26 May 2016
Wow. What a day of racing here in Hayama for day 3 of the Moth Worlds! Goodison was boat of the day with a 1, 1, 3 moving into the lead over Chris Rashley. All is still to play for, with a lay day tomorrow and lighter winds forecast for Saturday and Sunday. Once a second drop comes in, it is going to be very tight amongst Goodison, Rashley and Greenhalgh. Today I interviewed Josh McKnight and Rob…
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Moth Worlds 2016 - Hayama Japan - Day 2!

26 May 2016
I made it for race 4 of the Moth Worlds in Japan thanks to an awesome bunch of sailors from Keio University! Some tricky racing on day 2, with GBR sailors taking three from three race wins. I caught up with Rashley (current leader) on why he thinks the GBR sailors have been dominating so far, Brad Funk on his breakages, Ben (#Patonator) Paton on his jaw issues, Scott Babbage on his improving…
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IMOCA 60 adventures - Alex Thomson of Hugo Boss and on board "No Way Back"

24 May 2016
A quick catch up with Alex Thomson before he docked off from the Newport Shipyard to head to New York in preparation for the Ocean Masters race to Vendee on 29 May. While the offshore race from Newport to New York was cancelled, I still got a sail on the foiling IMOCA “No Way Back” on Saturday afternoon, and I included a few snippets on board with the Canadian Ocean Racing guys after…
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Live from 100ft - up a mast!

21 May 2016
With the Canadian Ocean Racing team – Image by John Lincourt Photography The IMOCA 60 fleet are currently gathering at the Newport Shipyard to prepare themselves for the New York to Vendee race on 29 May. I took the opportunity of being in Newport to head up the rig of the Canadian Ocean Racing team’s IMOCA 60 “Oh Canada” yesterday. It was a great view of the Ocean…
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