Adventures

One year until Rio 2016

Congratulations to all of the medallists at the Rio 2016 ISAF Test Event, but also those who didn’t medal, and the mass of support crews and families behind all of the sailors. Olympic sailing is a tough road that is often underrated due to the public perception of our sport, and I have to say I am in awe of what our Olympic sailors give up every day of their lives to chase their dream to be the…
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Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week - Ladies Day!

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…
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Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week - Day 3!

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…
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Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week - Day 2 adventures!

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.
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Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week - UKSA #seachange!

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!
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