Good wishes for the festive season

Good wishes for the festive season

As we approach the end of an eventful 2019, I reflect on a year that has been an interesting mix of activities for me personally. I have competed in a variety of sailing events across the globe and been fortunate to sail with some talented teams and individuals along...
Sailing now and in the future

Sailing now and in the future

  As we come towards the close of 2019, life has been a good mix of sailing and speaking. Wind of Change Sailing Team In the last edition of The Ocean Race I had the pleasure of sailing with Francesca Clapcich onboard Turn the Tide on Plastic.  Francesca had...
Les Voiles de St Tropez & Barcolana

Les Voiles de St Tropez & Barcolana

St Tropez on the French riviera is playground to the rich and famous and, at the end of September, is transformed into a yachting mecca. Attracting classic yachts as well as hi-tech super fast modern yachts, they all have one aim – to go racing. The Les Voiles...

Ocean Obs’19

As a keen ocean advocate, I am thrilled to have been invited to speak at the OceanObs’19 conference in Hawaii next week. The conference is held once a decade – the first one having been held in France back in 2009 with around 300 participants. Momentum has...
SYZ Translemanique en Solitare – Race Report

SYZ Translemanique en Solitare – Race Report

I consider myself extremely lucky to take part in some incredible events. Often the easy route would be to say no but sometimes you have to challenge yourself. Incredibly, it has been ten years since I sailed competitively on my own in a yacht race so I will admit to...