Adventures

NC Sports broadcast 17 June 2016

3 July 2016
My broadcast on the Nautical Channel Sports show on 17 June! Check out the previews for the Extreme Sailing Series and Kieler Woche, as well as reports on the Australian Sailing Team‘s progress leading into Rio 2016, and my personal concerns about Rio (not pollution but rather violence) following Liesl Tesch‘s confrontation in the streets of the Olympic city a fortnight ago&#8230…
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AUSTRALIAN SAILING TEAM: Rio 2016 announcements

6 December 2015
This week the Australian Sailing Team announced the first of their athletes that will be competing at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. I spoke with Victor Kovalenko, head coach and Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin. Congratulations to the whole team (on and off the water) and in particular to Nath Outteridge and Iain Jensen (49er, who were unable to attend as they are currently training with Artemis…
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One year until Rio 2016

23 August 2015
Congratulations to all of the medallists at the Rio 2016 ISAF Test Event, but also those who didn’t medal, and the mass of support crews and families behind all of the sailors. Olympic sailing is a tough road that is often underrated due to the public perception of our sport, and I have to say I am in awe of what our Olympic sailors give up every day of their lives to chase their dream to be the…
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