Caribbean adventures

The start of the year saw me inbound for some sunshine as I flew to Lanzarote to join The Famous Project Team for the 10th anniversary of the RORC Transatlantic Race from Lanzarote to Grenada. The trade winds were not at all established ahead of this race and some...

2023 – that’s a wrap!

The end of the calendar year provides us with an opportunity to review the past twelve months and look ahead to the next twelve. I know I have been very fortunate. I have really enjoyed 2023; and 2024 has the potential to be even better. The one thing that has hit...

Spectating, speaking and sunshine

This month I transitioned from sailor to spectator and a picked a great month to make the swap as there was so much action to follow on the water. The Transat Jacques Vabre was full of drama, starting with the storms that battered the English Channel and delayed most...

Sailing, stories and spreading the word

It was a pleasure to join the team at Wipro in London for their Spirit of Wipro run at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park at the beginning of October. There were distance options to suit all running abilities from a children’s 2km run up to the longer 10km. Being...

Lady Liberty to Les Voiles des St Tropez

International Lady Liberty Regatta September has been a real treat; not only has it provided me with a great range of boats on which to sail and race, events have also taken me to some fabulous locations. The month started with The Famous Project being invited to...

Land of Ice and Fire

As I headed into August, I think I had underestimated just how tired I was from all the activity in the previous month. I had enjoyed some amazing sailing and been travelling a great deal and eventually it catches up with you. So August was all about looking after me...