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Adventures Weekly : John Bertrand AO

What an amazing show with John Bertrand AO to chat about the legendary Australia II win in his role as skipper, the Olympics both in 1972 and then 1976 where he won bronze, his mentors, his teammates, his youth, the psychology of winning and of course what he is up to now including being President of Swimming Australia (2013 – present) and the Chairman of The Sport Australia Hall of Fame (2005…
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Adventures Weekly: Tracy Edwards

What a show…! For Adventures Weekly on 15 May 2020 the Sailor Girl welcomed Tracy Edwards MBE, direct from the UK to chat about her inspiring journey with Maiden, and The Maiden Factor. For a full sixty minutes we chatted about the early days, the Whitbread, the Maiden movie, her motivation(s), the tough times, the good times, and now why she is so motivated to support the education of women…
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Adventures Weekly: #Keepingyoucovered Reunion

Adventures Weekly – 8 May 2020 with a focus and behind-the-scenes look at our #KeepingYouCovered campaign, covering #EveryManWomanAndBoat from start to finish in the Rolex Sydney Hobart! Great to have the “Beneteau Whisperer” Nev Sail, Ronald A Simpson “Droney”, Renee Smith from Making Waves Foundation (SWD), and the awesome Steven Shield along with regular hosts Nic and Tiana to…
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Adventures Weekly: SailGP USA in the spotlight

Adventures Weekly – 1 May 2020 with a focus on the United States SailGP Team aired in the US at 2000 ET and in Australia at 1000 AEST. We were joined by Kimo Worthington (exceptional sailor himself; America’s Cup and Whitbread Winner) General Manager of the team, Peter Kinney (2016 Melges 32 World Champ) grinder, and Hans Henken (49er, scientist) grinder, to chat about the SailGP San…
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Adventures Weekly: Sail Port Stephens special

Adventures Weekly – 24 April 2020 with a focus on Sail Port Stephens thanks to Pantaenius Yacht Insurance, where we would all rather be right now! Lots of guests including PRO Denis Thompson (in case the Aussies are missing his voice over the radio), Stacey Jackson from NautiBags, and Scott McRae from Sons Of Beaches who played a special tune for April! AND of course we judged our…
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Adventures Weekly - 17 April 2020

A Big Pledge alongside big goals Adventures Weekly – 17 April 2020 with Hannah Mills Sailing; Gold and Silver medallist, multiple and current World Champ in the 470 who is headed to Tokyo 2020 with the British Sailing Team, the founder of the Big Plastic Pledge, AND judge for our Pantaenius Yacht Insurance “Video of the Week”!
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Adventures Weekly - 10 April 2020

Nic Douglass caught up with David Turton from The Seabin Project, to chat about saving the world one bin at a time, the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race which would have started on Good Friday, the Mooloolaba Australasian Etchells Championship (David Turton is the defending champion), AND to decide on the Pantaenius Yacht Insurance “Video of the…
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Adventures Weekly - 3 April 2020

Nic Douglass welcomed Jesús Renedo from Sailing Energy as the special guest direct from Palma, Mallorca in Spain – one of the hardest countries hit from Covid-19. The Sailor Girl and Jesús spoke about Trofeo Princesa Sofía Iberostar (which would have been this week), the current state of play in Spain, Jesús’ images, and went through the entrants and chose the the winners for the…
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Adventures Weekly - 27 March 2020

Sailing News in 60 Secondsish is back – with the Bad, the Sad and the Good!  The Bad were a list of cancellations that Nic couldn’t finish, the Sad was a tribute to John Fisher, or Fish, two years to the day of his passing.  The Good, was Sailor Girl’s new “videos of the week” segment – including training inventions while in lockdown, and innovative sailing alternatives while we…
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Sail Paradise 2020

Day One: Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta kicks off from Southport Yacht Club To kick off the new decade, the 11th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta got underway today under a sunny sky in a building nor’easterly breeze with a fleet of 33 yachts. The Race Officer, Southport Yacht Club’s own Mark Dingley opted to start the boats off on a Course 12, the Q1 extended course.   Taking the first…
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