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The start of the "Great Race"

26 December 2015
Join the Rolex Sydney Hobart adventure live from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia for all of the on-the-dock action right through the fleet, from Richo to Hicko, Tasmania to Airlie, and maxis to thirty-something footers! It’s all on, brought to you by Zhik, and an awesome team of guest hosts joining the Sailor Girl, including Harry Bethwaite and Rob Douglass. Thanks to our other major…
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Rolex Sydney Hobart 2015: Long Range Weather Forecast

22 December 2015
The weather for this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart start was of great media interest this morning, with one model yesterday showing conditions similar to the brutal 1998 Hobart. This is thankfully unlikely. Check out this video for the long range weather forecast briefing this morning at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia with key navigators as well as the Aussie weather bureau. From left to…
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SOLAS Big Boat Race 2015 - commentary and interviews

15 December 2015
The SOLAS Big Boat Race for 2015 didn’t disappoint with four maxis as well as four of the smaller mini maxis playing on Sydney Harbour. Wild Oats XI ran away with the race, followed by Rambler 88 and then Perpetual Loyal. The smaller boats were some distance behind following an individual recall for Chinese Whispers, Ichi Ban and the Volvo 70 Black Jack. Chinese Whispers still went on to win…
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Sailing World Cup Melbourne: World Sailing social takeover and plenty of breeze!

11 December 2015
A big day at Sailing World Cup Melbourne today – with plenty of breeze, plenty of postponements and my opportunity to take over the World Sailing social media channels! Periscope video 1 Periscope video 2 Periscope video 3 Had a bit of fun on Periscope. Tomorrow I will be chatting with the general public – can’t wait to see what they think about having the event here on the St.
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Sailing World Cup Melbourne: OptiOlympics & youth in the spotlight

10 December 2015
A day that started off with the OptiOlympics and ended with so many catch ups with youth sailors was never going to be bad! Hope you enjoy the action from day 2 of Sailing World Cup Melbourne. Make sure you watch the wrap at the end xx Sailing World Cup Melbourne Day 2: Hansen & Colley Kurt Hansen and Jim Colley are using Sailing World Cup Melbourne and Sail Sydney as preparation events for…
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Sailing World Cup Melbourne: Day 1 action stations!

9 December 2015
Sailing World Cup Melbourne day 1 was the first day for “World Sailing” under it’s new name (previously ISAF), and what a day to mark down in the history books. A building sea breeze off the St. Kilda Sailing Precinct set the scene for a great day of racing across all fleets, and the proximity of racing to the pier and beach really drew in passer-by crowds… I can’t…
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AUSTRALIAN SAILING TEAM: Rio 2016 announcements

6 December 2015
This week the Australian Sailing Team announced the first of their athletes that will be competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. I spoke with Victor Kovalenko, head coach and Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin. Congratulations to the whole team (on and off the water) and in particular to Nath Outteridge and Iain Jensen (49er, who were unable to attend as they are currently training with Artemis…
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PARA WORLD SAILING: A windy day in Williamstown

5 December 2015
Finishing off the interview “on the dock” On a blustery day last week in Williamstown I was lucky enough to catch up with some amazing sailors; Dee Smith who sails the 2.4 and went on to finish sixth, Amy Barnbrook who sails the Skud 18, and Liesl Tesch who has just been crowned World Champion with her skipper Dan Fitzgibbon. What a way to lead into the Olympics in Rio where they will…
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