Adventures

No records, but plenty of smiles at Fastnet finish

20 August 2015
I am now calling it #rainmouth, but all are happy here in Plymouth despite a very tricky 2015 Rolex Fastnet race (now known as #slownet). Was great (although wet) to meet Team SCA on the dock this afternoon. A quick turnaround and they are already heading back to Gosport. Check out the video below – and stay tuned for more from me in the coming days! Plenty of action in between blogs on…
Read more
Adventures

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week - Ladies Day!

13 August 2015
Team SCA Ladies Day wouldn’t be complete without chatting with some of my favourite sailor girls! Team SCA are back, and it was fantastic to chat to Annie Lush, Sally Barkow, Sara Hastreiter, and winner of the Ladies Day Award, Libby Greenhalgh! #weareteamsca The Concise Crew Enjoying a bit of the Cowes Week hospitality with the Concise Team! Good chat about the whole Concise program with…
Read more
Adventures

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week - Day 3!

11 August 2015
Guy Bridge – Foiling Kite Boarder Guy Bridge is a 15 year old who today set a record for kite surfing around the Isle of Wight. He has some pretty big ambitions, and all of us at Adventures of a Sailor Girl love it! Enjoy! Paul Wilcox – Tonnerre IV After an average day for Tonnerre IV, was great that Paul Wilcox, the helm of this glamour IRC 0 entry at Cowes Week was still keen to…
Read more
Adventures

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week - Day 2 adventures!

9 August 2015
VX One Class at Cowes Week Roger Phillips sailed a VX One for the first time today and absolutely sent it with his crew Tom Compton, and Nathan Batchelor from Ovington Boats. Love this class, I was very jealous of the action in the sports boat class today! J70 Class – RAF Benevolent Fund Spitfire The last time I caught up with Simon Ling was at the J70 Worlds in La Rochelle a month ago.
Read more
Adventures

Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week - UKSA #seachange!

9 August 2015
UKSA is the official charity of Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week… and wow, amazing to chat with UKSA Ambassador Sarah Ayton, a multiple Olympic medallist, OBE and mum about this brilliant organisation while on the ground here in Cowes! Enjoy, Sailor Girl x A chat with UKSA head of branding Will Myles on what the UKSA is and just what sailing can do to help people… unbelievable!
Read more