OLYMPIC HOPEFUL: First athletes to qualify for Team GB!
We’re delighted to announce that today we’ve been named as some of the first British athletes to be officially selected to compete for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
View ArticleOLYMPIC HOPEFUL: In Windy Weymouth
We've been getting the training hours in during the last two weeks in Weymouth in amazing conditions.
View ArticleGoing for gold
In July we went to the European championships in Helsinki and finished the week with a silver medal. It was very close racing all week, and we lead for some of the regatta, but in the end we got...
View ArticleSail Melbourne
They say that you can experience all four seasons in one day in Melbourne and that was certainly true.
View ArticleAs December approaches..
Recently it has been a busy few weeks for Annie, Kate and I in the run up to our World Championships taking place in Perth over the first two weeks of December. After the announcement of our selection...
View ArticleOLYMPIC HOPEFULL: Off to Perth
Within The space of just a few days we are going to be experiencing completely different climates this week! This weekend at Queen Mary Reservoir we had a disappointing weekend only getting to race 4...
View ArticleWorlds start today
The time has come, today is the start of the 2011 World Championships here in Perth and we're ready to try and defend our title!
View ArticleOLYMPIC TEAM: Big day tomorrow!
Well the weather has improved in Perth at the World Championships today and the Race Committee were able to get in the final 11 flights of group A's round robin with USA and RUS securing their places...
View ArticleOLYMPIC TEAM: Well that was a shame!
Unfortunately our 4 wins out of 5 races today was not quite enough to put us through to the gold fleet. We ended up on the same points as Leroy (FRA) and Mulder (NED) however although we beat Leroy in...
View ArticleOLYMPIC 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 ArticleLijia Xu returns
So for Sail for Gold we were finally properly prepared and this showed in the results, with Lily and Eko taking 1st and 2nd place in the first five races and securing Gold and Silver overall with a...
View ArticleA new beginning
Well I have now finished working for the Chinese Yachting Association and as I look back I see a whole host of achievements: Seeing Lijia Xu (Lily) standing on top of the podium to collect her Olympic...
View ArticleNever say NEVER again
Lijia Xu has now retired, and as the ISAF conference draws to a close so does another year. Despite saying that I would never work for the Chinese again I decided to go and coach Lily for her final...
View ArticleWow what a year!
Well I was a little embarrassed when I realised that the last time I wrote a blog I was wondering what 2014 might bring! The year has certainly flown by and whilst I miss coaching the Chinese girls...
View ArticleJoin the Be Your Own Sailing Coach group on facebook
Join the discussion, become a member of the Be Your Own Sailing Coach group on facebook. Just click here.
View ArticleJoin the Be Your Own Sailing Coach group on facebook
Join the discussion, become a member of the Be Your Own Sailing Coach group on facebook: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8224433030
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 Article