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A quick stopover at The Hague

29 June 2018
On my way home from the Newport Bermuda Race I stopped in at The Hague to catch up with the Volvo Ocean Race sailors post-race and post celebratory hangovers. I interviewed nine sailors, live and uncut, eight of who I spoke to in Alicante before the race start. To hit the ground running on my just over 24 hour stopover at The Hague, I caught up with Kyle Langford and Pete Burling, who have both…
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Newport RI; "small town - big heart"

20 May 2018
It was pretty surreal to return to Newport three years on for the return of the Volvo Ocean Race. This time around, my adventures were thanks to Argo Group, one of the sponsors for the local heroes of Vestas 11th Hour Racing, headed by Charlie Enright and Mark Towill, with another local, Nick Dana on board. Nick perfectly describes Newport RI as “small town – big heart”. Hope you…
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Volvo Clean Up: Lovers of sailing show their love for the ocean

11 March 2018
I was at Takapuna Beach this morning with a number of people who love sailing, but most importantly – love our oceans and our planet. Sailors and shore crew from Turn the Tide on Plastic, Vestas 11th Hour Racing, Team AkzoNobel and Brunel Sailing were amongst the crowd, as well as notables from Yachting New Zealand and Australian Sailing. “There is definitely an agenda to have a…
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On board with Vestas

9 March 2018
Vestas 11th Hour Racing are back on the water, and today I joined them for their first race since returning to the Volvo Ocean Race, the official practice race. It has been an amazing effort from the whole team, on and off the water, and I know I am not the only one hanging out to see the blue boat back in the mix of the action. Live coverage starts at 1345 local NZ time tomorrow for the…
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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…
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Volvo Ocean Race: The finale!

2 July 2015
Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 – Stacey Jackson – When will we next see the magenta?! This edition of the Volvo Ocean Race is done! Was fantastic to catch up with Stacey Jackson, of Team SCA; a fellow sailor girl, someone I have sailed with, and a friend after SCA’s second in the In-Port race today, moving them to the podium for the series! What an adventure! Enjoy xx Hilary Lister…
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Newport - On water adventures

30 May 2015
On the water for the in port race and leg 7 start in Newport Wow! Wasn’t the Volvo Ocean Race Newport stopover an event to be a part of, so lucky! Here are the adventures from on the water for the in port race, and the start of leg 7! Over 131,500 people were also a part of the action – one I will always remember, but I can’t wait for the next time I get to be involved with the…
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Adventures of a Sailor Girl #15

20 July 2014
Another week, and another jam packed show with Adventures of a Sailor Girl herself, Nic Douglass. Nic covered the main story in sailing this week, that Team Australia has withdrawn from the America’s Cup. The reason why is a mystery that will no doubt develop more over the coming weeks, and Nic will keep you posted. We heard a replay with Stacey Jackson, of Team SCA, as the Canary Islands…
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Adventures of a Sailor Girl #13

6 July 2014
So many adventures, and the weekend is just not enough time to squeeze them all in! Great to catch up with Australia’s newest World Champs, Jesse Dobie and Adrian Fawcett, who took out the F16 Worlds in Newport last week. We managed to wake Jason Waterhouse up on the morning of his next regatta. He will be on the water with Lisa Darmanin on the Nacra this week, after wrapping up his first A…
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