Diary

October was a whirlwind. I only spent two weeks at home, but looking back at my calendar, I honestly don’t know how it all fitted into 31 days. From royal castles to the docks of St Malo, here is a look behind the scenes at the last month. First things first: being…

September is always one of the busiest months in the sailing calendar, and this year was no exception. With the Mediterranean season reaching its peak, there was barely time to unpack one bag before the next one needed packing. We started the month in Porto Cervo,…

Straight off the dock after racing in Palma, I flew directly to Brest to join Alexia and the team of The Famous Project. Alexia is deep into preparation for the Route du Rhum, an intense solo race from St Malo across to Guadeloupe in the Caribbean. She’ll be making…

July has been one of those months where I seem to have packed about three different lives into four weeks. One of the real highlights of the month was being invited to join Oliver Heer and Lincoln Dews onboard Embrace The Challenge for a few days of sailing. Now, I…

June has been one of those months that perfectly captures why I love what I do. Every week brought a different challenge – sharing stories on stage, celebrating the launch of a new offshore campaign, witnessing sailing history in Paris, and then heading to one of the…

What a week. I’m not sure I’ve ever packed quite so much into so few days and that is saying something, given my track record. Filming a new six-part video series in Croatia with Tom Chamberlain, Olivia Simpson, Zoe Dupuy and Mirna Jakšić for Sunsail and the RYA had…

Credit: Sailing Shots by Maria Muina Stepping back onto the Wally Cento Tilakkhana II in Palma felt like reuniting with an old friend – one who had clearly been making the most of the off-season. She had come through a thorough winter refit and was gleaming, with a…

March has been something of a rarity for me. I’ve actually spent most of it at home. In fact, it’s the first time in over a year that I’ve been in the UK for this long, and I’ve really appreciated the chance to pause, reset, and catch up with friends and family. It’s…

February was a month of contrasts – from the intensity of a record-breaking circumnavigation to the warmth and energy of Caribbean racing. I could not have scripted it better myself. At the start of the month, I finally arrived home after completing the…

BREST, FRANCE – JANUARY 26 : Arrival of Alexia Barrier and his crew of The Famous Project CIC Dee Caffari, Annemieke Bes, Deborah Blair, Molly LaPointe, Támara Echegoyen, Stacey Jackson and Rebecca Gmür Hornell – aboard the Maxi Trimaran IDEC Sport off Ouessant, after…