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Festival of Sails 2019

30 January 2019
It was amazing to return to the Festival of Sails for 2019, to not only MC the 176th Passage Race presentation and the main prizegiving, but to race in the 26-boat one design VX One Australia Nationals, and finish third. A few updates are below… https://www.facebook.com/270564456320659/posts/2098010820242671/ Awesome to combine work and play this week at the Festival of…
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A week in the life of...

15 January 2019
Hi! My name is Annabelle and I’m in year 10 from Canberra Grammar School. I spent a week with Nic for work experience at the end of 2018. I’m an avid sailor; dog lover and baker and I thought I would share with you my adventures from over the week. Tuesday was the first of four days for me on work experience. It started out with learning more about how the brand runs and what sorts of…
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Etchells return to Royal Queensland for re-match at National Championship

14 January 2019
Twenty seven Etchells have returned to the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron this week for a re-match, at least against their Australian competitors, on what were the waters for the World Championship held with 94 teams last October.  In today’s practice race, Iain Murray, Colin Beashel and Richard Allanson took the gun, proving yet again that their new Etchells has what it takes to take the…
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McKnight dominates Aussie Moth Nationals

12 January 2019
McKnight dominated the Australian Moth National Championship sailed from Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron last week, dropping two sixes from 14 races, with a nett score of 20 points. He raced a home built boat, with the new “deck-sweeper” mainsail configuration, which definitely proved to be more than on the pace.  Second place was Luka Damic (34), on one of the oldest boats in the fleet…
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Rolex Sydney Hobart 2018

23 December 2018
Ways to follow the Sailor Girl this Hobart Wrapping it up in Hobart for 2018   Tasmanians claim Tattersall Cup in home port With all boats still racing now outside their handicap times Phillip Turner’s Alive Yachting representing Derwent Sailing Squadron Inc has won the double for the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart; the George Adams Tattersall Cup for Overall Winner on IRC and the Charleston Trophy…
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Rolex Sydney Hobart 2018 preview!

22 December 2018
Four sleeps until Boxing Day! Here’s the rundown of my Rolex Sydney Hobart coverage for this year: – tomorrow and Christmas Eve; live broadcasts of all press conferences and briefings, tomorrow I will be live on ABC Australia at 10am for the national program to give a preview of the race, AND on Christmas Eve I will be taking over the North Sails social media channels! – Boxing Day; LIVE…
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Two from twenty-eight

22 December 2018
A look back at the 2017 Rolex Sydney Hobart with the winning Ichi Ban skipper, Matt Allen.  <span class=”mce_SELRES_start” style=”width: 0px; line-height: 0; overflow: hidden; display: inline-block;” data-mce-type=”bookmark”></span> It’s been 34 years since I won my last Rolex Sydney Hobart. As a 21-year-old I won with Challenge II as the boat captain in my fourth…
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Big Boat wrap!

13 December 2018
What a day it was this year for the Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge! We took on a whole new level of broadcasting, and while we did have a few intermissions brought to you by “Telstra” (in the words of David Turton) we still managed to put together a great day, with awesome commentary. Check out the videos below in order to see what we got up to, and again a massive thanks to my team…
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Sailor Girl to skipper team of sailing stalwarts for live Big Boat Day Challenge broadcast

9 December 2018
Tuesday 11 December marks the final warm-up for the “big boats” before the Rolex Sydney Hobart on a tight and fast-paced track around Sydney Harbour to raise money for SOLAS, the Safety of Life at Sea trust. Four maxis will likely battle for line honours; Black Jack, Wild Oats XI, Scallywag and Infotrack. Wild Oats X with the all female “Ocean Respect Racing” team, Naval Group and Winning…
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