Giving Back at Grassroots

Giving Back at Grassroots

It is that time of year where people are looking at the end of the season in the UK. The nights are drawing in and the temperatures have dropped. The wind has a chilly feel to it and there is the threat of rain more often. The clocks are about to change and then it...
A Change of Season

A Change of Season

There has been an notable change in the temperature here in the UK but we are now able to enjoy the freshening breeze of the Autumnal season. We have seen the annual cricket match played on the Bramble Bank in the middle of the Solent signalling the end of the summer....
New Skills

New Skills

Last week I was able to be on the receiving end of knowledge transfer. I joined The Magenta Project for a week of near perfect conditions sailing on a GC32 foiling catamaran. OC Sport kindly gave us access to a boat to help provide an opportunity for female sailors to...
Rich Wilson

Rich Wilson

With just five months to go there is only one thing a certain 27 skippers are thinking about and that is the Vendée Globe. A race solo, non-stop and without assistance around the world departing Les Sables D’Olonne, France on Sunday 6th November. This is the 8th...
Three Peaks for Charity

Three Peaks for Charity

The Three Peaks Yacht Race is unlike any other yacht race you may encounter. In fact it is so much more than a yacht race, in total, the team of five must sail 389 miles, climb 11.176ft, run 72 miles and cycle 36 miles. The start is from Barmouth setting sail to...
Coaching

Coaching

It has been so good to be out sailing recently and I am massively inspired by some of the talent too. The Vendee 2020 Vision is a bold initiative and one I am delighted to be part of. Artemis Ocean Racing are giving the Artemis Academy alumni access to their Open 60...