Suzie Christensen: sailor and CEO of the stunning Lord Howe Island
Meet Suzie Christensen; sailor and CEO of the stunning Lord Howe Island. On my 4th visit to Lord Howe Island in 5 years I managed to catch up with the newly appointed island CEO for a chat about islan...
11 Mar 202241min
Matt Harvey completes 4,200nm Tahiti to Sydney passage
We catch up with Matt Harvey on the challenge of flying 32 hours to Tahiti, to pick up a rookie crew and prepare to deliver his new yacht 'Salt Lines' to Sydney, Australia to join Ocean Sailing Expedi...
6 Jan 20221h 29min
Dan Farmer wins division in Sydney Hobart Race on yacht B52
Dan Farmer, owner and skipper of the Sydney 41 yacht 'B52', shares the story of his epic adventure in the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race, where more than 40% of the fleet retired due to damage or injur...
5 Jan 202243min
Matt Harvey – Buys 70-foot expedition yacht 'sight unseen' in Tahiti
I met Matt Harvey in June 2021 when he joined me onboard Silver Fern as Chief Mate on the 600nm passage from Southport to Hamilton Island, Queensland. With the various challenges that unfolded along t...
17 Okt 20211h 2min
Maryanne and Kyle Webb - 5 Pacific Crossings and a catamaran cruising tale
With a dream to sail the Atlantic one day, Maryanne (Scotland) met Kyle (USA) in 2002 and setting abut turning her dream into reality. They kicked their adventures on a 25 foot monohull on Lake Eerie ...
22 Aug 20211h 25min
David Hows: Aground for 10 hours on the mud in crocodile country
David Hows shares an update on his 72-foot expedition yacht project - Silver Fern, with details of the last 6-months including the Americas Cup, the 10-month certification process with Maritime New Ze...
13 Aug 20211h 38min
Jack Griffin - Its showtime: Luna Rossa vs ETNZ in Americas Cup 36
I catch up with America's Cup analyst and expert - Jack Griffin from CupExperience.com and we dive into the AC75 class, the shocks and surprises to date and the rocky road to the America's Cup Match i...
26 Feb 20211h 21min
Rodney Keenan - Founder of Evolution Sails on the 'high-tech. arms race'
In this episode I meet with Rodney Keenan, founder of Evolution Sails, at his incredible high-tech membrane plant in Auckland, New Zealand about sail planning for my new project: Silver Fern. Rodney s...
30 Des 20201h 24min
