Adventures of a Sailor Girl

Nic Douglass catches up with Nina Curtis while she is in hotel quarantine to chat about her last few months, including winning the SailGP in Cadiz, and being on top of the leader board with the Australia SailGP Team, the Moth Worlds, her earlier career, and a few tips to female sailors who are looking to make a career in the sport... A few laughs, and some awesome insights!

CJ Perez this weekend will be both the youngest athlete ever AND one of the first eight females to officially race with the SailGP, on board with USA. CJ also recently won the US Waszp Nationals, overall AND was integral at the Foiling First Camp in Chicago to help close the gap for women in foiling... All around legend right here with a long career in front of her! You can read more about the women who will race this weekend thanks to InPhase here: www.inphasehq.com/sailgpwomenwillrace ⚓

Insightful chat with Shannon Falcone, Trimmer/Grinder for Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli after taking the Prada Cup Final to 4-0 over INEOS Team UK.Shannon was in the gym, but took the time to chat with us in the Sailing Club on the Clubhouse App.Marco Brandon Rossini and Brooks Watson hosted the chat, and I was lucky […]

Insightful chat with Shannon Falcone, Trimmer/Grinder for Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli after taking the Prada Cup Final to 4-0 over INEOS Team UK. Shannon was in the gym, but took the time to chat with us in the Sailing Club on the Clubhouse App. Marco Brandon Rossini and Brooks Watson hosted the chat, and I was lucky to join them to ask a few questions!

Live to wish you all well as we wrap up 2020 ⛵️

For Adventures Weekly on 11 December - we recapped a massive week of sailing - well it felt like it after so long! We dived in behind-the-scenes at the Grinders Coffee SOLAS Big Boat Challenge, including our interviews with all of the skippers, plus our Vendée Globe updates, being on-site for the VX One Australia NSW State Champs at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club - RPAYC and more!

For Adventures Weekly on 6 November 2020 we have a special show lined up with the Pink Lady #SailorGirl herself, Jessica Watson! Nic is set to talk to Jess about her journey to become the youngest person to sail solo non-stop and unassisted around the world (particularly timely given the start of the Vendee next week), and to chat about Deckee, a boating App with a big safety focus. #SafetyFirst is very important for all adventurers and us here at @SailorGirlHQ!

For Adventures Weekly on 5 November 2020 we have a special show lined up with the entire Stars + Stripes Team USA; Taylor Canfield, Mike Buckley, Victor Diaz de Leon, Erik Shampain and Michael Menninger, fresh from their win in the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup, the World Championship for the World Match Racing Tour! The whole team will be joining Nic to chat about the their latest win, their team, and the meaning of Stars and Stripes.

For Adventures Weekly on 28 August 2020 we had a special show lined up with two amazing #SailorGirl‘s! Both Katie Spithill and Stacey Jackson joined Nic to chat about the good old days in Women’s Match Racing, the awesome Ocean Respect Racing project, AND what has been happening in 2020! You can find Stacey’s business here – NautiBags www.nautibags.com.au – you can still get orders in […]

For Adventures Weekly on 28 August 2020 we had a special show lined up with two amazing #SailorGirl's! Both Katie Spithill and Stacey Jackson joined Nic to chat about the good old days in Women's Match Racing, the awesome Ocean Respect Racing project, AND what has been happening in 2020! You can find Stacey's business here - NautiBags www.nautibags.com.au - you can still get orders in for delivery before Father's Day (or any time for yourself!)! To support Katie and her fundraising for CaNtoo head to www.cantoo.org.au/fundr…/KatiePellew/future-goal-event-fund… ⛵️

For Adventures Weekly on 22 August 2020 we were excited to welcome Victor Kovalenko – the “Medal Maker”. What a great discussion, from the postponement of this year’s Olympics, to his own career, and what it takes to be part of the team to help win Gold medals. A big thanks to Pantaenius Yacht Insurance for their […]

For Adventures Weekly on 22 August 2020 we were excited to welcome Victor Kovalenko - the "Medal Maker". What a great discussion, from the postponement of this year's Olympics, to his own career, and what it takes to be part of the team to help win Gold medals. A big thanks to Victor for his time, not only today, but to sailing always - and a big Happy Birthday for earlier this month. Catch you next week for more adventures!

For Adventures Weekly on 1 August 2020 we were excited to take a look back at a series of Olympic journey interviews – given it is both one year until Tokyo 2020, and the time when we were all thinking that we would be following the action over there we thought it was a great […]

For Adventures Weekly on 1 August 2020 we were excited to take a look back at a series of Olympic journey interviews - given it is both one year until Tokyo 2020, and the time when we were all thinking that we would be following the action over there we thought it was a great fit! From post-London, to pre and post-Rio I was lucky to talk with athletes and coaches from a range of nations. Today we featured Australia, the UK, USA, and New Zealand! I also took a look back at the Australian Sailing Team Paralympic sailors. Hopefully we see sailing back in the Paralympics sooner rather than later! From all the way back to 2014, features interviews with Victor Kovalenko, Tom Burton, Lisa Darmanin, Jason Waterhouse, Hannah Mills, Saskia Clark, Stuart McNay, David Hughes, Peter Burling, Blair Tuke, Liesl Tesch MP, Daniel Fitzgibbon, Colin Harrison, Mat Belcher Will Ryan, Mathew Belcher, Will Ryan and many more!

For Adventures Weekly on 24 July 2020 we were excited to have Carolijn Brouwer with us to chat about her adventures as one of the first females to win The Ocean Race and a few other laps, her three Olympic Games, love of multis, foiling and just being on the water! Some amazing insights, great […]

For Adventures Weekly on 24 July 2020 we were excited to have Carolijn Brouwer with us to chat about her adventures as one of the first females to win The Ocean Race and a few other laps, her three Olympic Games, love of multis, foiling and just being on the water! Some amazing insights, great memories and beautiful stories from the sport that we love. A big thanks to Pantaenius Yacht Insurance for their support of this show, and our weekly Trivia Comp – stay tuned for another guest and round of trivia next week!

For Adventures Weekly on 18 July 2020 we were excited to have Kay Sutton – aka Kay Cottee with us to chat about her adventures as the first female to sail non-stop, unassisted, around the world. A great show, with insights from Kay, as well as Marcus Blackmore. Hope you enjoy as much as we […]

For Adventures Weekly on 18 July 2020 we were excited to have Kay Sutton - aka Kay Cottee with us to chat about her adventures as the first female to sail non-stop, unassisted, around the world. A great show, with insights from Kay, as well as Marcus Blackmore. Hope you enjoy as much as we did!

For Adventures Weekly on 10 July 2020 we were lucky to have champion sailor, boat designer, coach and self-proclaimed “sailing addict” Iain Murray – Big Fella with us to chat about his career and all that he is up to now with the Australian Sailing Team, America’s Cup and SailGP A massive thanks to the Canberra Yacht Club for having me […]

For Adventures Weekly on 10 July 2020 we were lucky to have champion sailor, boat designer, coach and self-proclaimed “sailing addict” Iain Murray - Big Fella with us to chat about his career and all that he is up to now with the Australian Sailing Team, America's Cup and SailGP! A massive thanks to the Canberra Yacht Club for helping me out and hosting me for my broadcast - stunning studio!

For Adventures Weekly on 3 July 2020 we are excited to have friend of the show Andrew “Dog” Palfrey checking in with us direct from Cowes, UK to kick of “Season 2”! We chatted about a huge range of topics, from Cadets to TP52’s, RC44’s, Mumm 30’s, the America’s Cup and his three Olympic campaigns! […]

For Adventures Weekly on 3 July 2020 we are excited to have friend of the show Andrew "Dog" Palfrey checking in with us direct from Cowes, UK to kick of "Season 2"! We chatted about a huge range of topics, from Cadets to TP52's, RC44's, Mumm 30's, the America's Cup and his three Olympic campaigns! Enjoy!

We have done a show every week since 27 March, so we wanted to take the opportunity to take a look back at what we are calling "Season 1" before we kick straight back into live interviews with Andrew Palfrey and Iain Murray next week from 1700 AEST Friday / 0800 BST! A big thanks to all of our amazing guests in season one for sharing their stories and their passion for our amazing sport in their own ways, and of course to Pantaenius Yacht Insurance for sponsoring our efforts to keep you entertained during lockdown!

We have done a show every week since 27 March, so we wanted to take the opportunity to take a look back at what we are calling “Season 1” before we kick straight back into live interviews with Andrew Palfrey and Iain Murray next week from 1700 AEST Friday / 0800 BST! A big thanks […]

For Adventures Weekly on 18/19 June 2020 we welcomed Jay Gowell (Race Chairman) and Somers Kempe (Race Co-Chair) to chat about the Newport Bermuda Race and their pivot to create the 2020 Online Newport Bermuda Race (which you can still enter!). More information on entering the online race here: https://bermudarace.com/onlinerace ⛵And if you are keen […]

For Adventures Weekly on 18/19 June 2020 we welcomed Jay Gowell (Race Chairman) and Somers Kempe (Race Co-Chair) to chat about the Newport Bermuda Race and their pivot to create the 2020 Online Newport Bermuda Race (which you can still enter!). More information on entering the online race here: https://bermudarace.com/onlinerace ⛵ And if you are keen for a leg up as mentioned on the show, head to Will Oxley's website www.willoxley.com for more information! Congratulations to the winner of our Pantaenius Yacht Insurance prize pack, @TgiFishing who got 100% of the answers correct. You will also go in the draw to win a major prize in December with all of our other winners! Great show - and can't wait for 2022 - Nic

For Adventures Weekly on 13 June 2020 we welcomed Terry Hutchinson, the skipper of American Magic, the New York Yacht Club Challenger for the next America’s Cup. Some great insights for the next Cup and from his sixteen World Championship wins in a variety of top-line classes, from the J24, to the Farr 40 Class, TP52 Class, and the Maxi72 Worlds ⛵️

For Adventures Weekly on 13 June 2020 we welcomed Terry Hutchinson, the skipper of American Magic, the New York Yacht Club Challenger for the next America's Cup. Some great insights for the next Cup and from his sixteen World Championship wins in a variety of top-line classes, from the J24, to the Farr 40 Class, TP52 Class, and the Maxi72 Worlds ⛵️

For Adventures Weekly on 5 June 2020 we welcomed Kevin and Ross Wilson to chat about where we would have been this weekend (the Mooloolaba Yacht Club Australasian Etchells Champs), and the great work that they, along with so many, put into our sport as Volunteers. Starting their lives as sailors, they have been Race […]

For Adventures Weekly on 5 June 2020 we welcomed Kevin and Ross Wilson to chat about where we would have been this weekend (the Mooloolaba Yacht Club Australasian Etchells Champs), and the great work that they, along with so many, put into our sport as Volunteers. Starting their lives as sailors, they have been Race Officer's since just prior to the Sydney 2000 Olympics (Kev was a judge before that), and have since been involved with so many top regattas in Australia, and at the Olympics. Our Pantaenius Yacht Insurance Trivia Comp for this week had a special bonus prize for the top five, with tickets to One Ocean, with the winner also being placed into our major prize draw for December. Details on our website: www.nicdouglass.org/ad…/adventures-weekly-trivia-competition

This week on Adventures Weekly the Sailor Girl, Nic Douglass took on the challenge of chatting with two incredible sailors and journalists, as well as being two of the founding members of the Society of International Scribes (SINS); Bob Fisher and Rob Mundle. With 35 books, four world championship wins, and a serious and renowned […]

For Adventures Weekly on 29 May 2020 we were excited to welcome Bob Fisher and Rob Mundle - the original SINS to talk about plenty of behind the scenes action from the America's Cup and top regattas, basically their amazing records and experiences at events that have shaped our sport. Was a pleasure to have these two gentlemen who have both contributed so much to yachting on the show - I have missed them! Congratulations to Jesse Dobie who won our Pantaenius Yacht Insurance Trivia Comp for this week with a focus on all things to do with the theme of this week's show! Remember to check out our Instagram story to play and have a chance of winning a Pantaenius Prize pack, and to go into the draw for the major prize in December - Nic :)

What an amazing show with John Bertrand AO to chat about the legendary Australia II win in his role as skipper, the Olympics both in 1972 and then 1976 where he won bronze, his mentors, his teammates, his youth, the psychology of winning and of course what he is up to now including being President […]

What an amazing show with John Bertrand AO to chat about the legendary Australia II win in his role as skipper, the Olympics both in 1972 and then 1976 where he won bronze, his mentors, his teammates, his youth, the psychology of winning and of course what he is up to now including being President of Swimming Australia (2013 - present) and the Chairman of The Sport Australia Hall of Fame (2005 - present) to name just a few of his incredible achievements. We were lucky enough to have over an hour together to also cover so many behind-the-scenes stories of moments that helped shape the fabric of Australia. I said it on air, and I will say it again, thanks to JB for all he has done to help sport, education, children's welfare and youth in Australia, and around the world. Video link: https://www.facebook.com/sailorgirlHQ/videos/535566110449379/ A big thanks to the Australian National Maritime Museum and Sally Samins and the Sally Samins Collection for the images used in this broadcast, and to ABC News for the footage as watermarked. For more on the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame and Australia II head here: https://sailinghalloffame.org.au/inductee/the-team-of-australia-ii/ JB also went over the Australia II themed trivia competition from this week with us, brought to you by Pantaenius Yacht Insurance! Congrats to our winner for this week, who along with winning a prize pack, will also join each of the winners of the weekly video competition for our major prize draw in December of this year! We will be back next week with Bob Fisher (UK) and Rob Mundle (AUS) the original "SINners" with memories from the great races around the world - 1800 AEST, 0900 UK time, 0400 EST on our Facebook page. For more adventures in the meantime, head to www.sailorgirlhq.com, or @sailorgirlhq on Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, iTunes, or Twitter.

What a show…! For Adventures Weekly on 15 May 2020 the Sailor Girl welcomed Tracy Edwards MBE, direct from the UK to chat about her inspiring journey with Maiden, and The Maiden Factor. For a full sixty minutes we chatted about the early days, the Whitbread, the Maiden movie, her motivation(s), the tough times, the good times, […]

What a show...! For Adventures Weekly on 15 May 2020 we welcomed Tracy Edwards MBE, direct from the UK to chat about her inspiring journey with Maiden, and The Maiden Factor. **Next week** 1800 AEDT / 0800 BST John Bertrand AO - skipper of Australia II, bronze medallist in the Finn, multiple World Champ and President of Swimming Australia. Make sure you stay tuned for our Pantaenius Yacht Insurance trivia comp on Thursday. Hope we are helping with the positive vibes - stay safe!

Adventures Weekly – 8 May 2020 with a focus and behind-the-scenes look at our #KeepingYouCovered campaign, covering #EveryManWomanAndBoat from start to finish in the Rolex Sydney Hobart! Great to have the “Beneteau Whisperer” Nev Sail, Ronald A Simpson “Droney”, Renee Smith from Making Waves Foundation (SWD), and the awesome Steven Shield along with regular hosts […]

Adventures Weekly - 8 May 2020 with a focus on our #KeepingYouCovered campaign, covering #EveryManWomanAndBoat from start to finish in the Rolex Sydney Hobart! Great to have the "Beneteau Whisperer" Nev Sail, Ronald A Simpson "Droney", Renee Smith from Making Waves Foundation (SWD), and the awesome Steven Shield along with regular hosts Nic and Tiana to re-live the 75th anniversary coverage, AND go behind-the-scenes with some bloopers! We also went over the trivia competition from this week, brought to you by Pantaenius Yacht Insurance! Congrats to our winner for this week, who along with winning a prize pack, will also join each of the winners of the weekly video competition for our major prize draw in December of this year! Hope you enjoy reminiscing with us! #KEEPINGYOUCOVERED

Adventures Weekly – 1 May 2020 with a focus on the United States SailGP Team aired in the US at 2000 ET and in Australia at 1000 AEST. We were joined by Kimo Worthington (exceptional sailor himself; America’s Cup and Whitbread Winner) General Manager of the team, Peter Kinney (2016 Melges 32 World Champ) grinder, and Hans Henken […]

Adventures Weekly - 1 May 2020 with a focus on the United States SailGP Team aired in the US at 2000 ET and in Australia at 1000 AEST. We were joined by Kimo Worthington (exceptional sailor himself; America's Cup and Whitbread Winner) General Manager of the team, Peter Kinney (2016 Melges 32 World Champ) grinder, and Hans Henken (49er, scientist) grinder, to chat about the SailGP San Francisco event that would have been this weekend, the SailGP itself, their own careers, and Covid life. We also held the last week of our Pantaenius Yacht Insurance "Video of the Week" Comp, and announced a NEW competition which will start on Thursday next week - stay tuned to your Instagram for details. We will be back next week, with a look behind the scenes and a catch up with the #KeepingYouCovered team AND a new competition! For more adventures in the meantime, head to www.sailorgirlhq.com, or @sailorgirlhq on Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, iTunes, or Twitter.

Adventures Weekly - 24 April 2020 with a focus on Sail Port Stephens thanks to Pantaenius Yacht Insurance, where we would all rather be right now! Lots of guests including PRO Denis Thompson (in case the Aussies are missing his voice over the radio), Stacey Jackson from NautiBags, and Scott McRae from Sons Of Beaches who played a special tune for April! AND of course we judged our Pantaenius Yacht Insurance "Video of the Week" competition complete with social distancing drive-by sausage sizzle with the staff in Australia! Side-Nic T was on hand to answer all of your questions in the comments below (apologies to those that I couldn't get to while I was panelling and hosting!)! For more adventures in the meantime, head to www.sailorgirlhq.com, or @sailorgirlhq on Facebook, Instagram, Spotify, iTunes, or Twitter. ..... Stay safe and stay home and hope that you are able to celebrate ANZAC day to the best of your abilities! I will be up at dawn.......... See you then!

Adventures Weekly – 24 April 2020 with a focus on Sail Port Stephens thanks to Pantaenius Yacht Insurance, where we would all rather be right now! Lots of guests including PRO Denis Thompson (in case the Aussies are missing his voice over the radio), Stacey Jackson from NautiBags, and Scott McRae from Sons Of Beaches who played a special tune for April! AND of course […]

A Big Pledge alongside big goals Adventures Weekly – 17 April 2020 with Hannah Mills Sailing; Gold and Silver medallist, multiple and current World Champ in the 470 who is headed to Tokyo 2020 with the British Sailing Team, the founder of the Big Plastic Pledge, AND judge for our Pantaenius Yacht Insurance “Video of […]

Adventures Weekly - 17 April 2020 with Hannah Mills Sailing; Gold and Silver medallist, multiple and current World Champ in the 470 who is headed to Tokyo 2020 with the British Sailing Team, the founder of the Big Plastic Pledge, AND judge for our Pantaenius Yacht Insurance "Video of the Week"! SIGN UP TO THE BIG PLASTIC PLEDGE We also covered Sailing News in 60s-ish reported while watching a live webcam of Port Stephens and dolphins feeding, as well as our Adventures of the Week, including wrapping up Tiana's surprise 21st, and Nic's call with Blind Sailing UK and Lucy Hodges MBE - in case you needed extra inspiration this week! Catch you next week for our Sail Port Stephens reflections and guests, judging video of the week, our own adventures and whatever news happens to pop up over the week! Keep recycling, stay safe and stay home.

Nic Douglass caught up with David Turton from The Seabin Project, to chat about saving the world one bin at a time, the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race which would have started on Good Friday, the Mooloolaba Australasian Etchells Championship (David Turton is the defending champion), AND to decide on the Pantaenius Yacht Insurance “Video of the Week”! PANTAENIUS YACHT INSURANCE – […]

Nic Douglass caught up with David Turton from The Seabin Project, to chat about saving the world one bin at a time, the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race which would have started on Good Friday, the Mooloolaba Australasian Etchells Championship (David Turton is the defending champion), AND to decide on the Pantaenius Yacht Insurance "Video of the Week"! Full video: https://www.facebook.com/sailorgirlHQ/videos/3169672489732351/ PANTAENIUS YACHT INSURANCE - VIDEO OF THE WEEK Winner for 10 April 2020 Link: https://www.facebook.com/sailorgirlHQ/videos/1400254430358937/ Runner up for 10 April 2020 Link: https://www.facebook.com/sailorgirlHQ/videos/220927822476036/ Winner for 3 April 2020 Link: www.facebook.com/270564456320659/posts/2900223536688058 Winner for 27 March 2020 Link: www.facebook.com/270564456320659/posts/2895506173826461 Side-Nic Tiana Wittey AKA The 21st Birthday Girl was on hand to pass on your questions live and got a big surprise when a massive crowd joined the broadcast live on a Zoom party, which continued well into the evening off air. Next week!!!! Hannah Mills Sailing will join the show to chat about the state of play in the UK, her sailing and to help judge the Video of the Week Comp! Keep recycling, stay safe and stay home *** Please note: Counter to what was commented on this post and read out to Nic by T when we live, there is currently no official word on Cowes Week at present. As of 12 April there has been no mention of cancellation or postponement. We will let you know as soon as we hear anything. Hope wherever you are in the world that you and your family and loved ones are staying safe, and staying home - see you next week! For more adventures in the meantime, head to www.sailorgirlhq.com, or @sailorgirlhq on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

Nic Douglass welcomed Jesús Renedo from Sailing Energy as the special guest direct from Palma, Mallorca in Spain – one of the hardest countries hit from Covid-19. The Sailor Girl and Jesús spoke about Trofeo Princesa Sofía Iberostar (which would have been this week), the current state of play in Spain, Jesús’ images, and went […]

Nic Douglass welcomed Jesús Renedo from Sailing Energy as the special guest direct from Palma, Mallorca in Spain - one of the hardest countries hit from Covid-19. The Sailor Girl and Jesús spoke about Trofeo Princesa Sofía Iberostar (which would have been this week), the current state of play in Spain, Jesús' images, and went through the entrants and chose the the winners for the Pantaenius Sail & Motor Yacht Insurance "Video of the Week". Full video: www.facebook.com/sailorgirlHQ/videos/895272890919302 "I'm so thankful that Pantaenius are always at your side, and #KeepingYouCovered, even in times of crisis by bringing a bit of laughter to our lives right now" said Nic about the new weekly competition which will see winners sent a prize pack to wherever in the world they might be. Winner for 3 April 2020 link: www.facebook.com/270564456320659/posts/2900223536688058 Winner for 27 March 2020 link: www.facebook.com/270564456320659/posts/2895506173826461 The Side-Nic, Tiana Wittey was also on hand to answer questions during the broadcast as she will be for the weeks ahead, dialling in from Sydney while Nic was 300km away on the south coast of NSW, both have been in isolation. Next week David Turton will join Nic and Tiana to chat about The Seabin Project and their recent funding drive, as well as the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race (which would have been held on Good Friday).

Sailing News in 60 Secondsish is back – with the Bad, the Sad and the Good!  The Bad were a list of cancellations that Nic couldn’t finish, the Sad was a tribute to John Fisher, or Fish, two years to the day of his passing.  The Good, was Sailor Girl’s new “videos of the week” […]

Sailing News in 60 Secondsish is back - with the Bad, the Sad and the Good! Sailor Girl's "videos of the week" - including alternate training, and innovative sailing alternatives while we are dealing with the Covid-19 crisis. The Sailor Girl goes for "a sail" with relatively little outside assistance while broadcasting from a Mirror Dinghy in her pool, Christens her refurbed Mirror named "Giggel" and then wraps up her show with her "Where are you" (without the bloody hell to avoid copyright) segment and a few positive ideas for the coming week.

After talking with Alexandra about catching up at the start of the SailGP in Sydney, it was great to finally sit down in Marseille and chat about sustainability and her own sailing. Alex has been tasked with finding practical solutions for the SailGP to leave less of an impact environmentally, and really drive change not just for the SailGP, but for other similar events. For the SailGP it starts from the top with management and in the SailGP office, to onsite at events; encouraging less single-use plastic with water fountains, no cable ties, no straws, re-useable glasses at the bar, no plastic tie downs, and branding changes. With technology another focus of the SailGP, there is a big shift towards electric marks with technology that is being trialled through "Mark Bots", even electric boats, and how the event can become zero carbon by 2025 in line with the World Sailing Event Charter and the UN Sport for Climate Agreement, both of which they have signed. In line with this, there has been a big focus on temporary power provisions and at the Cowes event vegetable oil was used in all generators, which reduced the SailGP footprint by over 90%. More use of alternative fuels and expansion of these technologies are expected in the future. The SailGP organisation is young, and tech focussed, so very different to other organisations in Alexandra's opinion, especially in terms of sustainability, as crazy ideas are all positive and the doors are open to many things. Through this mindset and the implemented changes, SailGP wants to lead change in other sports. Alexandra herself is looking to get a solar panel for her wheelchair trike attachment, as a tetraplegic and Paralympic sailor for three Olympic games, her interests have always been as a self-professed “enviro nerd”. Her background was working in oil and gas, and environmental science and technology. Especially after Alex saw the impacts of a Games on a city in Rio in 2016, on retiring from Olympic sailing, the SailGP and helping to create change is an important position for her. There is also a big focus from sailors within the circuit, from joining the climate action marches and being activists themselves, to other organisations being created to help sailors. For example, Billy Besson suggested a sustainability start-up festival in the village in Marseille, which was a great success and the team of environmental warriors that are the sailors are making a lot more suggestions to the team in their local areas. Within SailGP itself, everyone is up for the challenge and I believe that this focus on sustainability is very positive for our sport, and a great example to all events to have the same foundation in driving the change towards carbon free events. More soon, Sailor Girl