It was the trip I had been waiting for, to meet Guy after he had raced across the Mighty North Pacific Ocean 5600nm. Guy had been swapped over onto Unicef, which he was more than happy to do as he got on really well with Bob. Thankfully all the teams crossed the Pacific safely with little … More Seattle stopover – April 2018
In March we managed to finish the winter series at Scarborough on yacht Kassy, the last race saw us come in second and therefore completing the series in overall third place. We were really pleased as a team and very much looking forward to the Sunday series. I had my first mast climb on Kassy to … More Training & racing – March 2018
A couple of our winter series races from Scarborough were cancelled due to the weather, disappointing but February did feel like it a month for just surviving. Whilst Guy battled the intense heat on the 4300nm race from the Whitsundays to Sanya in China I was thawing water pipes and shovelling snow. The horses were … More Freezing February 2018
Not sure where to start, what a month #myJanuary was as busy as ever, life has just got even more exciting with new ventures put in place. The month began with launching my main sponsors web page to support my challenge. I am officially a brand ambassador for Moneyweb Ltd. The web page has a countdown clock … More My January
Dedicated to my team who I am so proud of. The Great team have had the toughest challenges imaginable, but in our true team spirit remain strong and bonded, we will all continue our challenge #ForSimon. The support for the team was incredible and back at HQ we are so proud of our Skipper Andy and the … More Proud end to 2017
November started with an exciting trip to Fredrikstad in Norway. Guy had purchased yacht Showtime a year ago, once Betsy had completed her transatlantic she was surplus to requirements and sold. Let the next project begin – so off to Norway we went to prepare yacht Showtime for the winter. I love Scandinavia, everything about it – … More Highs & the worst lows in November 2017
During my level one Clipper Race training back in May 2016 we realised I was the only one of the group who would not be sailing in or out of Cape Town. So I made a promise that I would fly in to see everyone. As keeping my word is a forte of mine flights … More Our trip to South Africa
My new life with sailing has certainly kept me busy this month. First update is about the Clipper Race. Following the fleet on the race viewer is both addictive and nerve wracking. With it being updated frequently you find yourself shouting at the screen – come on GB, you can do it! 33 days at … More Sailing in September
A weekend I will never forget. 15 months ago I started to learn to sail with amazing people from around the world having got a place on the amateur RTW yacht race, I passed all their training and helped prep the boat for the race. Then I was selected to represent GREAT Britain and to top it all … More ‘Race Start’ – 20th August 2017
On Wednesday 2nd August Team Andy headed for London to officially announce that we had all been selected onto the Great Britain Team. Though we had known since crew allocation the official announcement was kept ‘top secret’ (well sort of) until this day. We all met in Parliament square, some had yet to change into … More GREAT Britain Team
