Gliding to the end of the summer

by | Aug 31, 2024 | Diary

Credit: Ron Smith Photography Who like me was hooked on watching the Louis Vuitton Preliminary series for the America’s Cup? I wanted to see how the AC 75 race yachts were looking and if the design race had the teams close in performance. Then, the ultimate question,...

New skills and honed skills

by | Aug 3, 2024 | Diary

I must admit to being well and truly in my happy place. Not only has the weather suddenly realised that it’s summer, when I am not enjoying being outside, I have the Olympic Games in Paris to entertain me. I genuinely love watching not just the sports and faces I...

The big launch

by | May 30, 2024 | Diary

The month started sailing Limosa, the MOD 70 for The Famous Project, from Portimao in Portugal to Toulon in the South of France. We left Portugal and then had very light winds when we reached the Gibraltar Straits, resulting in us motoring for about 14 hours. Being an...

A Famous Project first

by | Apr 29, 2024 | Diary

Credit: Georgia Schofield The beginning of the month began with some coaching for the RORC Griffin initiative.  RORC has chartered four Sun Fast 30 One Design boats from Cap Regatta to give young sailors the opportunity and experience to race in the 2024 RORC Season’s...

Let there be light…evenings

by | Apr 3, 2024 | Diary

A March spent at home was lovely but, like many others, I am totally over the amount of wet weather we have endured. I must admit that as we sprang forward to British Summer Time, I also had a little spring in my step as I walked the dog without getting wet, cold and...

Fast and furious

by | Mar 7, 2024 | Diary

Credit: Georgia Schofield It was great to return to Antigua mid-February to train and prepare for the RORC Caribbean 600 race. The Famous Project had the core crew of Alexia, me, Marie and Elodie as well as Debs Blair, who had been invited to join the team. Tom Dawson...