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Adventures of a Sailor Girl #8

What a massive show! Amazing to catch up with Howie Hamlin on his 5o5 North Americans win, and all that is ahead for him. Also touched base with Jason Waterhouse straight from Austria at the GC32’s – too awesome! Last but definitely not least, Stacey Jackson called in from the Canary Islands to touch base about all that is happening for Team SCA leading up to the Volvo Ocean Race. I…
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Adventures of a Sailor Girl #7

Great to catch up with Finn Mrugalla all the way from Kiel, Germany on all that is happening on the German sailing scene, and the upcoming events for the European skiff circuit. We also joined the host on her adventure on the Thompson 8, Zippier, as well as her interviews with strangers on their thoughts about sailing! Fun in the Autumn sun! [soundcloud…
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Fun in the autumn sun!

The seventh show, lucky number 7! Although my personal lucky number is 8, or 18! This week I went and interviewed a few strangers, straight off the street! None of them were sailors, as it turned out, but I did ask them what they thought about the sport. I received some pretty interesting, and funny responses – listen in on the radio show to hear them! Great to catch up with Finn Mrugalla…
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Giving back...

I love my sailing… one of the reasons is because there are so many amazing people involved with our sport who love to give back. Great to catch up with Andrea Francolini (his image of the 2013 Rolex Sydney Hobart start above) on all of his adventures on and off the water, including rebuilding schools in Pakistan. We also touched based with Ashley Stoddart live from the European Training…
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Adventures of a Sailor Girl #6

Great to catch up with Andrea Francolini on all of his adventures on and off the water, including rebuilding schools in Pakistan. We also touched based with Ashley Stoddart live from the European Training Centre, following her fantastic results in Europe, and Matt Owen, the CEO of the Canberra Yacht Club on everything that is happening in the nation’s capital, including some great work with…
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Living the dream... below the line

Hey there adventurers! Live Below the Line, a very worthy cause, is done! The challenge is living on $2 worth of food each day, which is not an awful lot, but aims to replicate a week in the lives of those who are less fortunate than us. I cannot describe how absolutely amazing it is to finally eat a full meal; although after the past seven days it appears that my appetite has shrunk and I…
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Adventures of a Sailor Girl #5

Everyone is living the dream! A flashback to catch up with Simon Marks on his kite surfing adventure he is planning, an interview with Francois Herbert on Whistler Sailing Club’s “Ski to Sail” event (awesome!), and we get to hear from Alex South how the Extreme 40’s are going on her return from China! Amazing! My adventures continue also, recap my day coaching the UNSW Team…
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Adventures of a Sailor Girl #4

A massive show with a bit of a Northern Beaches focus, following my own adventures in Canberra for a uni fleet racing regatta, as well as Pittwater for the Peter Loft Marathon and interviews with Pittwater locals; Nina Curtis, Olympic silver medalist (and our European roving reporter), and Jim Colley and Shaun Connor on their fundraising sail from RPAYC to Sydney! [soundcloud…
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Marathons!

What a weekend! I do like to push myself to the limit, and this time I may have almost… almost… gone too far! I travelled to Canberra after work on Friday to take part in day one of the uni fleet racing regatta (freeeeezing!), only to leave late that night so that I could take part in the Peter Loft Marathon at BYRA on the Sunday! The Peter Loft Marathon is in memorium of Peter Loft…
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Remembering those who sailed before us

Tonight’s show had a bit of a flash back theme after I was given a model boat today, that was originally built by my Grandpa, twenty years ago. This memento, combined with ANZAC Day this week, prompted a dedication of the show to remember those who have come before us, and how without them we may not be in the very privileged position we are today. On a lighter note, I am looking for a name for…
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