I think I need to regroup and get back to basics. Clearly I am not good enough in a big fleet Racing and slightly off the pace. So wi...

If you are a competitive sailor and really want to stretch yourself and are able to qualify, a worlds event is a must to see how the best...

The red marker shows the location of the sailing area. The wind was predominant from the Spinnaker park label In summary a great regatta...

PREPARATION  -  there is another version of this expression which I will not repeat  Perfect Preparation leads to Perfect Performance....

Racing summary 9 demotions and 9 promotions 31 heats sailed in all (out of 20 races) 5 last places. 3 of those in race 2, 3, and 4 2...

There was no greater contrast between the simplicity of Ian Vickers rig and the Venti rig and the more complex VISS rig.   Ian’s V12 was...

Before I start, you have to take into consideration that these championships were held mostly in mid to top end A rig conditions with a...

The Gladstone IOM World Championship was a truly magnificent event with some of the best live streaming and commentary we have ever seen...

So I finished on a high in the last race moving from D heat to C heat to B heat and just missed qualification to A heat by a couple of...

What can I say. The championships did not go to plan. 2nd in race 1 then last in A heat, last in B heat, last in C heat, just survived in...

Probably my worst days sailing picking up penalties in every race. The worst one was where I sat stationary on the start line and a boat...

We spent a lot of the morning waiting for the wind to shift. Once the course was laid my strategy was to get right as soon as possible...

Woke early to catch up on domestics. You know the sort of things, clothes washing, breakfast, tidying up the place, shopping, packing the...

Today was measuring day for me. The organisers made the process as smooth as possible. Weigh all the batteries Weigh the fin and bulb....

The new winch is reliable as is the 40mm drum. I so much prefer a regular drum over a spiral. You know exactly where you are with the...

Yesterday sailing with A rig, my RMG J series winch started screaching at me and refused to sheet in so off with that one and in with a...

So today I met Grant Cooper today who is the lead organiser of this championship. No small task. He drove me up to a botanical park where...

On Sunday I had the pleasure to sail with the Gladstone radio sailing club. Such a friendly bunch and very good sailors. The venue is one...

The journey to the worlds begins. We left early for Heathrow to avoid the rush hour and met a little traffic on the M3.   My bag and boat...

22 hours in the air awaits with breaks at Dubai and Brisbane. Fingers crossed the boat box and bag get there. Departure at 9pm tonight...