Olympic inspiration

What a start to summer July has been! The last month has been full of action, either engaging in it myself or watching it live. Of late, I have been watching the daily action unfold in Tokyo at the Olympics and have been losing hours to the riveting footage. The...

New faces and new races

At the beginning of June, I was given the opportunity to race in the Women’s Open Keelboat Championships on a Cape 31. As a new team sailing a new boat in a competitive regatta, it was going to be tough to deliver results. However, with the support of Dave Swete and...

We meet again

This merry month of May has not been quite so merry. Yes, we can celebrate restrictions lifting in the UK and being able to meet loved ones once again, however, the weather has been super harsh. I am not sure I remember the last time we had hail storms in the month of...

Back on the water

Credit Felix Diemer We sighed with relief when the sun started to shine and embraced restrictions being lifted to help us feel closer to the pre covid life we all remember. For me, my happiness levels were further topped up by being able to get back out on the water....

Greener sailing

As we move into April and our national lockdown starts to ease, many of you will be looking forward to getting back out on or in the water. The global pandemic restrictions have seen a huge reduction in both commercial and leisure craft activity and this has no doubt...

Virtual good news

We have had a wave of news in the last few weeks. Some good, some bad and some leaving me feeling indifferent. A roadmap to lifting restrictions has been announced and, whilst there are no promises being made around the dates provided in various areas, it has given us...