OLYMPIC TEAM: And so it continues...
Well we're still going with the repechage, just one more day left so the end is in sight now! Yes the event is starting to go on a bit now however don't get me wrong, we are still looking forward to...
View ArticleOLYMPIC TEAM Make World Championship semi finals
Smiles all round today as we beat the Dutch team 3-1 to win our quarter final and go through to the semis where we'll race Leroy's French team.
View ArticleISAF World Sailing Championships Perth
Well I have just returned from coaching at the ISAF World Sailing Championships at Perth, Australia, and it was certainly an interesting regatta and overall a very positive one with so many learning...
View ArticleSilver at the World Championships
Myself and Luke are extremely pleased to have come away from the 2011 470 world championships with a silver medal.
View ArticleOLYMPIC TEAM: Match Race Girls' 2011 review
2011 has been another really enjoyably year for The Match Race Girls and three of us are delighted to have finished it another successful one having just touched down in Heathrow with Silver medals won...
View ArticleMiami Olympic Classes regatta
Lijia Xu has just returned from her second World Cup victory in Miami in the Laser Radial class (to add to her win at the first event in Melbourne) to make it two out of two in the series. Xu who is...
View ArticleAfter the Olympics
Well it is over a month since the Olympic Medal race took place for the Radial class. A day which I will surely remember for the rest of my life. I have just returned from a well deserved holiday,...
View ArticleJon Emmett wins the Masters European Championships
Well this year due to my involvement with the Olympics I was unable to attend any World Championships, however I hope to make amends by attending two in 2013: the Radial Worlds at the end of...
View Article2012 Rolex World Sailor of the Year
Well the Rolex World Sailor of the Year awards last week now seem a very long time ago. It is always a very tough award but especially so in an Olympic year. I really do not think that there could...
View Article2012 wrap up
Well what a year 2012 was. An Olympic Gold medal and World Sailor of the Year for Lijia Xu. For me it was both an honour and a privilege working with such a talented and hard working individual.
View ArticleLooking forward to 2013
Well I have had a big break from full time coaching; everyone needs some down time even if it is just to reflect on what the next step is. I feel I want to be fully equipped before returning to the...
View ArticleBack in the UK
I am now back in the UK to race at the Radial Qualifier in Hayling Island to hopefully secure myself a place for the Radial World Championship. The good thing about the UKLA qualifier system is it is...
View ArticleHyeres 2013
The day before the Qualifier I go and see Stuart Offer of SOS Therapy, who not only releases my muscles but then proceeds to tape me back together using Rock tape. My shoulder is now feeling much...
View ArticleThe Dutch Masters
Well I qualified for the 2013 World Championship, and having been unable to take part in 2012 due to my Olympic commitments I am very keen to attend!
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View ArticleRaring to go
Today sees the start of the long awaited Sail for Gold regatta. There are a tonne of entries in all the Olympic sailing disciplines. I don't know exactly how many 49ers there are but they certainly...
View ArticleDay one Skandia Sail for Gold
Day one of Skandia Sail for Gold and Annie, Kate and I just got down to the venue. Although many of the fleets are still hanging around onshore, the Match racing started on time and now are moving...
View ArticleOLYMPIC HOPEFULL: Big day tomorrow!
We finished the gold fleet round robin today in 4th place so we're ready and rearing to go for the playoffs tomorrow. It's going to be a big day with quarter finals and then all being well straight...
View ArticleSail for Gold
What better way to see how you would perform in Weymouth in the summer than racing in Weymouth during the summer! It is therefore no surprise that for many federations the performance at this year’s...
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