From Castle to Quayside

October was a whirlwind. I only spent two weeks at home, but looking back at my calendar, I honestly don’t know how it all fitted into 31 days. From royal castles to the docks of St Malo, here is a look behind the scenes at the last month. First things first:...

Big adventures and little people

Straight off the dock after racing in Palma, I flew directly to Brest to join Alexia and the team of The Famous Project. Alexia is deep into preparation for the Route du Rhum, an intense solo race from St Malo across to Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. She’ll be...

The heat is on

July has been one of those months where I seem to have packed about three different lives into four weeks. One of the real highlights of the month was being invited to join Oliver Heer and Lincoln Dews onboard Embrace The Challenge for a few days of sailing. Now, I...

Summer lovin’

June has been one of those months that perfectly captures why I love what I do. Every week brought a different challenge – sharing stories on stage, celebrating the launch of a new offshore campaign, witnessing sailing history in Paris, and then heading to one...

Filming, racing, Vesuvius – now time for a ‘riposa’

What a week. I’m not sure I’ve ever packed quite so much into so few days and that is saying something, given my track record. Filming a new six-part video series in Croatia with Tom Chamberlain, Olivia Simpson, Zoe Dupuy and Mirna Jakšić for Sunsail and the RYA had...