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Becoming an Olympic Champion at 21yrs old, a brief Polish history lesson, the Star Sailors League and Stirfry's language skills all come under close scrutiny as the lads chat with Mateusz Kusznierewicz See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, the boys catch up with “Moose”, talking all things Doyle. Sit back and learn about ‘load sharing', The Ocean Race, Cherub sailing and Mari Cha all in fluent Kiwanese… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 stuck in the swimming pool. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, the boys talk baking birthday cakes, learning to drive in flash cars and Olympic sailing with Andy Beadsworth... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's sunshine, sharks, spear fishing and serious sailing as we join J70 guru Victor Diaz de Leon aboard in Miami.Stretch gets tongue tied with the Venezuelan ‘love pipe', and the internet lets us down…… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 – ‘upskilling' – something that they both need a lot of… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we hear from Terry Hutchinson, Executive Director and Skipper of Americas Cup Challenger American Magic.We hear about hours of grinding, preparing for NZ amidst COVID-19, and Terry even tells the boys “to grow a pair”... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 Terry Hutchinson (skipper of American Magic). We hear how Vasco's father once knocked out Italy's finest boxing champion and Vasco teaches Stirfry some Italian words that his mother would not approve of. More worryingly, Vasco decides to drink beer in honour of Stirfry… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 quite something… See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 topics including rugby, the journey that one takes to be a full time sailor, Ineos Team UK's preparation, America's Cup memories and the joys of starting your pro sailing career as 'the nipper'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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-down on the Isle of Tiree, in the Scottish Hebrides so he had plenty to get off his chest! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 and also the big issues in sailing. Whilst we are no longer allowed on the water, consider this to be a great chance to sit back, crack open a bottle of rum or rose and enjoy the ramblings of two hosts whose conversational shortcomings will hopefully be rescued by their stellar list of sailing hero guests. To lead you to the start line, you will have to put up with Stretch, an overly tall sailor, who has managed to be the handbrake on some of the world's finest racing yachts, but his lack of sailing prowess and ‘pod know how' will hopefully be rescued by his multi talented co-host Stir Fry. For those of you who don't know Stir Fry's sailing background, he is a true sailing all-rounder with 15 world championships to his name. He has won in the Etchells, J24, Melges 24 and TP52 as well as more recently back to back Dragon World Titles. He has raced for the Louis Vuitton Series at the America's Cup and finished runner up in the ‘92 Olympic trials. He is not just an inshore softy though, as he has also managed to be a Fastnet, Middle Sea, Giraglia and Tour de France a la Voile winner.Our first guest for Happy Hour is Ian Walker MBE, current RYA director of racing. He really has done it all, winning two Olympic silver medals in both the 470 and the Star. More recently he won the Volvo Ocean Race with Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing.We hope that you enjoy listening to Ian – his insight and passion for sailing is fascinating as he covers everything from youth sailing, Olympics, Volvo Ocean Race, Admirals Cup, most fun sailing moments and of course West Ham Football Club…..Ian has very strong opinions on nearly everything in life, which makes him a hugely compelling guest to listen to. British Sailing is so lucky to have him operating at its core. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 Plastic Pledge she's hoping to inspire sailors and Watersports enthusiasts to lead the way, taking a pledge to stop single use plastic, whether it's refusing plastic straws, or lobbying events to provide sustainable alternatives to single use plastic bottles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.