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The First Word in sailing, all over the world. YachtsandYachting.com and Sail-World.com bring you up to the minute news on every aspect of our sport. With over 300,000 readers every month, we are the Global Sailing Network. Our new podcasts will bring you the very best in news, views and comment. We'll be talking to sailing celebrities, Olympians, legends, bringing you top tips for racing, technical expertise and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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When a child goes missing there is one thing worse than finding a body – and that’s not finding a body. No Body Recovered was written, produced and edited by Kevin Connolly, Maria Byrne, Diarmuid McIntyre, and Jeremy Skeet. Commissioning editor: Fiona Campbell Music by: Sarah Cullen Additional editing: Daniel Clancy & Mary McDonnell It is a production for BBC Stories in collaboration with Grey Heron Media
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This week, the lads catch up with one of Yachting’s most consistent winners; Morty (Peter Morton) who has more wins under his belt than any other northern hemisphere yachtsman, from the Admirals Cup, ¼ ton, ½ ton and one ton to Fast 40s – to name but a few. They talk shipyards, sinkings, backing young talent, loving island life and a 1/4 tonner stu…
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An early morning chat for the boys with down to earth Kiwi Hamish Pepper. We talk Team New Zealand, team dynamics and ‘having your mate’s back’. Learn about the perils of mountain biking without body armour, youthful European road trips with Dean Barker, Olympic sailing and cleaning the dunny! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa…
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This week we talk to Abby Ehler. Three time Volvo Ocean Race veteran, a truly respected race boat captain and the driving force behind The Magenta Project, a fabulous initiative that develops opportunities for women in performance sailing. Abby talks about her Volvo Ocean Race experiences, life in lockdown and she teaches the boys a new word – ‘ups…
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On this week’s Happy Hour with Stretch and Stirfry, we chat to America’s Cup sailor and 25 time yachting World Champion, the Luna Rossa tactician Vasco Vascotto. This pod gives an unprecedented insight to Luna Rossa’s Americas Cup campaign and the tactician’s role on the modern day cup boats. Vasco talks of the age old rivalry between himself and T…
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In this week's pod, the boys catch up with Volvo Ocean Race sailor Emily Nagel, who challenges them to get the ‘moth froth’ and start foiling. Emily is making waves in the sailing world both as a young pro sailor but also at the forefront of data analysis in yacht racing in her latest role for Sail GP. Her story of Akzo Nobel’s Volvo experience is …
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On this week’s Happy Hour with Stretch and Stirfry we catch up with Ineos Team UK sailing star and all-round good bloke, Freddie Carr. As a key member of Ineos’ America’s Cup team and a veteran of multiple America’s Cups, Freddie gives us a very special insight into a 'Cup campaign'. Expect a roller coaster ride as the boys cover a wide range of to…
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This week, Stretch and Stirfry chat to Luke Patience, British Olympic Sailor and Whisky connoisseur. The boys cover Luke's formative years as a young Scottish sailor, the trials and tribulations of Olympic training and selection, plus his thoughts on how he is adapting to the rescheduled Olympics in 2021. For this pod, Luke was in week six of lock-…
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NEW from the Global Sailing Network! Happy Hour with Stretch and Stir Fry... Each week we will welcome a world class sailor to give Stretch and Stir Fry (two sailing legends) their views on sailing whilst telling us a few yarns, giving you a lighthearted insight to their world and lives before offering their more serious thoughts on the latest news…
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It's not every day that Sir Robin Knox-Johnson suggests you join the Clipper Round the World race! This is what happened to Ollie Phillips after a career changing injury, and 3 weeks later he was starting his training. Here we talk about his Clipper experiences, his relationship with Sunsail and his latest project, Optimist Performance. Hosted on A…
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A few weeks ago I spoke to Hannah Mills, Olympian and eco-crusader whose initiative Big Plastic Pledge aims to eradicate single use plastic in sport. Recorded a few weeks before the impact of COVID-19 on all our lives, Hannah was anticipating the Tokyo Olympics and speaking passionately about her eco-crusade to clean up our oceans. Through the Big …
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