As one race ends, another begins….

by | Jul 3, 2023 | Diary

The Summer Solstice, and final month, of The Ocean Race has been packed full of drama. This six month quest of racing around the world has delivered as much excitement in the final few days as we have seen in the previous five months. The fleet arrived in Aarhus with...

Fast and fabulous

by | Jun 2, 2023 | Diary

May has been a busy month and it feels that a great deal of change has taken place. It started in San Francisco, with the Season 3 finale of Sail GP. The conditions were perfect and the competition was tight for a place in the final 3 racing to win $1million. It was a...

Let’s get the season started

by | May 4, 2023 | Diary

I was delighted to make the most of being based at home for the month of April. It enabled me to maintain a regular physical training regime and manage my eating well so that I am ready for what lays in store for the month of May and beyond. It also provided the...

Egg-cited for Easter

by | Apr 6, 2023 | Diary

Last month was all about getting back into training and back on the water again. March had all the weather combinations you could imagine, although none of them particularly warm. One of the days I spent on the water it was impossible to tell whether it was raining,...

‘It is not the mountain we conquer….

by | Mar 2, 2023 | Diary

Credit: Marie Cortial …..but ourselves’ – Edmund Hillary February may be the shortest month of the year but I seem to have packed a lot into this one. With plenty of new and exciting activities that have pushed me beyond my comfort zone, I am really...

National Oceanography Centre

by | Feb 2, 2023 | Diary

It was towards the end of last year that I was invited to attend an open day at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton. I was intrigued to learn more and went along with an open mind. The mission of the centre is to make sense of the changing seas,...