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So the America's Cup finals are almost here. At last! Ineos Britannia booked the finals spot against Team New Zealand after beating Luna Rossa Prada in the Louis Vuitton Cup final 7-4. The British will be thrilled to have made it after a close and exciting series, with Luna Rosa looking so good in the early round robins and pushing the competition to its limits. That the series was so hard-fought was important, because it's a competition that only thrives if the races are close and the pressure is intense. So it feels a real shame that at the end of the Louis Vuitton Cup Jimmy Spithill announced, “I really think I'm at the end of the line now. I think this will be it for me. It's probably time the gloves are hung up” Spithill can retire when he likes obviously, but it's a big loss. I was surprised how sad I felt about it. The America's Cup needs characters like Spithill. He's the sailing legend we love to hate. He was, of course, part of the Cup's greatest ever comeback story in 2013 when he masterminded Oracle Team USA's remarkable comeback against Emirates Team New Zealand. Down 8-1 Spithill led Oracle to eight consecutive wins, securing the title in a dramatic, unbelievable fashion. Man, he was cocky. But you had to admire his self-belief, competitiveness, and fearless tactics. Like many Kiwis, my 2013 rage at Spithall has over the years turned to respect. I'm always interested in what he has to say about the Cup, the boats and the regatta, as he's wonderfully upfront and candid. So the Cup has this week lost an impressive team and an impressive player. Spithill's departure feels like the end of an era. He's suggested the physical and emotional toll is behind the stepback, but how soon will it be before he ends up behind the scenes in a team? How good would he be as a race commentator! Next weekend we get to the actually Cup, after a long-winded regatta which has peaked my interest some weeks, while other weeks has passed me by. But regardless of what I think about the Cup, where it is held, and how it is run, I will be truly invested in Team New Zealand when the Cup kicks off next Sunday, New Zealand time. There is little in sport more exciting that watching the start of these races, and while the result of races is sometimes decided by who wins the start we've seen enough to know anything can happen out on the course.. It's been four years of hard work for Team New Zealand– let's hope it's all been worth it. Bring it on! LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the summer of sport moves towards the 37th America's Cup, we look back to the remarkable 2013 edition in a special episode of Performance People with the Inside Tack podcast.Oracle Team USA were 8-1 down and going nowhere against Emirates Team New Zealand who needed only one more win to lift the Auld Mug. Enter Ben Ainslie, who was brought in as tactician in a last-gasp move to try to change things up. And boy did it work, as he reeled off seven straight wins to set up a winner-takes-all decider. Ben takes us back to that time when the sporting world was glued to events in San Francisco Bay, recalling the moment he was asked to join the crew, the nature of the challenge he faced, the details that helped shift the momentum and the impact it had on his own career, as he leads INEOS Britannia in their attempt to win the trophy for Britain this autumn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chaque vendredi du 26 juillet au 16 août Tip & Shaft vous propose sa traditionnelle série estivale Un Été de Coaches, en hommage à tous ceux et toutes celles qui passent des heures sur l'eau sur un semi-rigide et en salle de débriefing, avec la rediffusion de quatre épisodes d'Into The Wind. Vous pourrez ainsi (ré)écouter vendredi 26 juillet Christian Le Pape, puis Philippe Presti le 2 août, Tanguy Leglatin le 9 août et Jeanne Grégoire le 16 août.--Les mômes qui apprennent la voile sur le lac de Cazaux ne gagnent pas tous la Coupe de l'America. Mais on en compte au moins un, et il s'appelle Philippe Presti.A 56 ans, l'Arcachonnais est un coach très recherché par les teams qui se lancent dans la conquête de l'aiguière d'argent. Avant de devenir une référence, ce prof d'EPS a appris la voile à Bordeaux, avant de tomber dans la régate, presque par hasard.Lasériste à l'origine, il passe sur Finn et, trois ans plus tard, devient champion du monde en 1993, à 28 ans, puis champion d'Europe en 1995, avant de partir aux Jeux d'Atlanta en 1996 (14e) et d'enchaîner avec un nouveau titre mondial ! Il se lance ensuite dans le Soling (9e aux Jeux de Sydney) qui lui permet de découvrir le circuit mondial de match-racing, à l'époque antichambre de la Coupe de l'America.En 2003, il découvre la Coupe pour de bon, avec le défi français 6e Sens : c'est le début d'une longue histoire, toujours en cours, près de vingt ans plus tard. Luna Rossa (2007), BMW Oracle (2010), Oracle Team USA (2013 et 2017), Luna Rossa (2021), Philippe Presti participe comme coach aux cinq dernières éditions, en remportant deux, dont la mythique remontada face aux Kiwis à San Francisco en 2013.Enfin, depuis 2018, il cumule la Coupe avec le circuit SailGP, gagnant la première édition avec l'équipe australienne, avant d'être transféré dans l'équipe américaine à l'arrivée de Jimmy Spithill, avec qui il a collaboré lors de cinq des six éditions auxquelles il a participé.Une carrière - toujours en cours ! - incroyable, que Philippe Presti prend le temps de nous raconter avec chaleur et précision tout au long de cet épisode diffusé en deux parties.Diffusé le 3 septembre 2021Rediffusé le 2 août 2024Générique : In Closing – Days PastPost-production : Clovis TisserandHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Tales from The America's Cup with Six Time Winner Murray JonesThis month's podcast sees Shirley Robertson talking to New Zealand's Murray Jones about a remarkable career spanning over two decades chasing the oldest trophy in international sport.  Talking during a break in racing at the St Barth's Bucket earlier this year, Robertson starts the conversation with a chat about Jones' early life growing up in New Zealand, and how he soon starting making a name for himself in the 470 Class.  A reserve in the Olympic team as a teenager, Jones' early career saw him part of a spectacularly  talented generation of New Zealand sailors.  For the national Olympic Team, medals soon followed, but two Olympic appearances in the Flying Dutchman class saw Jones disappointed with two top five finishes, but no medal. Pretty soon though, the Cup came calling, and Jones became a pivotal member of the 1995 Team New Zealand challenger under Sir Peter Blake.  Sailing as strategist in the 1995 San Diego America's Cup, Jones talks of hours spent up the mast of Black Magic, as the team went on to the defeat Dennis Connor's team 0-5, his recollections at times almost understated as he looks back on what was New Zealand's fist ever Cup victory...:"We'd just test the whole time, we didn't do any racing, we took the attitiude that the Louis Vuitton Cup would be our practice racing and we were just fast and we basically sailed away from all the boats in the Louis Vuitton Cup and Dennis in the Cup.  The fastest boat always wins the America's Cup! '"With the win in San Diego and New Zealand's successful defence of the Cup in Auckland in 2000, by the age of just thirty three, Murray Jones had twice won the most coveted trophy in sailing.  But for the world of New Zealand sailing, unexpected events were on the horizzon...:"Out of the blue, Russel (Coutts) rang me and said 'I want to talk to you about something, I've got an offer to sail for this Swiss guy for the America's Cup and...I'll do it with a couple of you guys, would you be in..?' It blew me away, I had no idea, I said 'Wow!' I hadn't even thought about sailing for any other country other than New Zealand. Anyway, I rang him up the next day and said 'Yeah, I'm in, let's see what happens!' "Jones and Robertson then discuss how the New Zealander moved over to the newly formed Swiss Alinghi sailing team, the team that then went on to successfully Challenge for the 2003 Cup, winning the Cup from their old team mates at Team New Zealand.It's a revealing insight into what was a fascinating time in international sailing, as Alinghi Murray discusses the implications implications of the then controversial decision, joining a team that would ultimately see him go on to win  two more Cups, in 2003 and 2007. Part Two of the Podcast gets underway as Robertson and Jones pick things up as Alinghi prepare to defend the Cup in Valencia, without key team member Russell Coutts.This edition of the podcast is in two parts and is available to listen to via the podcast page of Shirley's own website - www.shirleyrobertson.com/podcast or via most popular podcast outlets, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast and aCast. The podcast is produced and written by Tim Butt - for further enquires, please contact podcast@shirleyrobertson.com.Support the Show.

Tales from The America's Cup with Six Time Winner Murray JonesThis month's podcast sees Shirley Robertson talking to New Zealand's Murray Jones about a remarkable career spanning over two decades chasing the oldest trophy in international sport. Talking during a break in racing at the St Barth's Bucket earlier this year, Part One of the podcast sees Robertson start the conversation with a chat about Jones' early life growing up in New Zealand, and how he soon starting making a name for himself in the 470 Class.  In this, Part 2, Robertson picks things up with Murray Jones as Swiss team Alinghi prepare to defend the Cup in Valencia without key team member Russell Coutts.It's a revealing insight into what was a fascinating time in international sailing, as Murray discusses the successful defence in Valencia and then the politically charged disruption that followed.   For 2010 Jones was at the heart of the Alinghi team that went on to eventually lose the Cup in the much discussed Deed of Gift Match, a one of a kind race between two giant ninety foot multihulls, ultimately won by American Challenger BMW Oracle RacingWhile the result of the Deed of Gift match saw Alinghi withdraw from the Cup arena for for over two decades, Jones's Cup career continued, with another move, this time to the Defender, BMW Oracle. Injury put a halt to Jones' career as a Cup sailor, but his continued involvement in the Team saw him as a pivotal part of the 2013 San Francisco campaign, his memories of capsizes, espionage, and inevitable tales of the impossible comeback  are again fascinating.Jones' final Cup campaign saw him back where it all started, coaching Team New Zealand to their eventual win in the waters of Bermuda, wrapping up an incredible seven Cup campaigns with another Team win, the sixth winning campaign of his career.This edition of the podcast is in two parts and is available to listen to via the podcast page of Shirley's own website - www.shirleyrobertson.com/podcast or via most popular podcast outlets, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast and aCast. The podcast is produced and written by Tim Butt - for further enquires, please contact podcast@shirleyrobertson.com.Support the Show.

In this exhilarating episode of Shipshape, we sit down with the renowned sailor, Rome Kirby, for an intimate look into his life on the high seas. From his early days being inspired by his father, Jerry Kirby, to his monumental victory in the 2013 America's Cup with Oracle Team USA, Rome shares his journey, experiences, and the lessons learned along the way.Dive deep into the world of professional sailing as Rome discusses the challenges of the Volvo Ocean Race, the evolution of high-speed foiling catamarans, and his take on the future of sailing technology. Get an insider's view of what it takes to conquer the oceans and the mindset needed to thrive in one of the most demanding sports.Rome also touches on the importance of teamwork, innovation, and sustainability in sailing, and gives us a glimpse into his personal life and future aspirations. Whether you're a sailing enthusiast or just love a good adventure story, this episode is an inspiring deep dive into the life of a sailing champion. Merrill CharetteBrought to you by SHIPSHAPE.PRO - Innovative platform that bridges the gap in marine repair& MIDA.PRO - Marine Industry Digital Agency - Web dev / MarketingPodcast - SHIPSHAPE INTERNATIONAL OCEAN INSIGHTSupport the show

This month, Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast hosts one of the sport's most recognisable talents as New Zealand's Dean Barker talks to double Olympic gold medallist Robertson about a career spent chasing the illusive America's Cup.From his formative years growing up in Takapuna, Auckland, Barker was soon sailing at a high level, and was inspired in no small part by the likes of Russell Coutts and the generation of remarkably talented New Zealand sailors making their presence felt on the global stage.  Barker discusses these early days through to the moment when Russell Coutts asked him to helm the final match of Team New Zealand's successful Cup Defence against Luna Rossa in New Zealand...:"It was quite incredible, it was something that I will never ever forget, just having the chance to be a part of it was pretty special....but to be on the boat when we crossed the finish line...it was a huge weight off the shoulders...it was the first time I had touched the Cup and it was the start of a pursuit of trying to do that again."From that Cup win, Dean Barker would spend two decades chasing the illusive trophy, in a career that would see him gain a reputation as one of the most clinical match racers in the sport.Robertson and Barker discuss many of the key campaigns that have punctuated his career, including his appearance at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, and his Match Racing world title.  They wrap up this, the first of two parts, as Dean discusses what his Olympic appearance meant to him personally, and how tough it was to qualify amongst the rich pool of sailing talent from his native New Zealand.In Part 2 the pair inevitably go on to reflect on the remarkable events of San Francisco 2013, a Cup that saw Emirates Team New Zealand concede eight losses in a row against eventual winners Oracle Team USA.  The build up to the 2013 Cup was a remarkable period of development that had seen Barker's Team New Zealand innovate in the extreme, the end result, the fast, powerful fully foiling AC72 that stunned sailing fans across the globe. before also discussing the campaign with American Magic, at home in Auckland, along with a cautionary tale of his fight with colon cancer throughout the build up to that Cup.  This edition of the podcast is another fascinating look into the life of one of the sport of sailing's biggest names, Barker's honesty and sincerity adding significantly to stories from a long and remarkable career.This edition of the podcast is in two parts and is available to listen to via the podcast page of Shirley's own website - www.shirleyrobertson.com/podcast or via most popular podcast outlets, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast and aCast. The podcast is produced and written by Tim Butt - for further enquires, please contact podcast@shirleyrobertson.com.Support the show

Part 2 of this month's podcast that sees Shirley Robertson talk to one of the sport's most recognisable talents, as New Zealand's Dean Barker reflects on a career spent chasing the illusive America's Cup.In Part 1 the pair discuss his formative years growing up in Takapuna, Auckland, and coming to the attention of Russell Coutts, the helm of a New Zealand team that would go on to successfully challenge and then successfully defend the America's Cup.Part two of the podcast kicks off with chat about the marathon Challenger Series in 2007 which saw Barker helm Team New Zealand to twenty seven wins from thirty two matches, to reach another America's Cup match.  Barker and Robertson then go on to reflect on the remarkable events of San Francisco 2013, a Cup that saw Emirates Team New Zealand concede eight losses in a row against eventual winners Oracle Team USA.  The build up to the 2013 Cup was a remarkable period of development that had seen Barker's Team New Zealand innovate in the extreme, the end result, the fast, powerful fully foiling AC72 that stunned sailing fans across the globe...:"To say the boats were under control would be a massive over statement, they were so hard to manage on that reach across from the start to the turning mark off St Francis Yacht Club...the speeds and the power and everything, and how out of control you felt at times...you're thinking if it goes wrong here, we're going to be picking up pieces off the waterfront here in San Francisco!"The result of the 35th America's Cup is well documented, and is much talked about from many of the protagonists here on Robertson's podcast, but the effect of the very public loss on Dean Barker has been profound, a fact that he discusses with Robertson as he looks back on what was a difficult time.Bringing his career up to the present day, Barker also discusses the campaign with American Magic, at home in Auckland, along with a cautionary tale of his fight with colon cancer throughout the build up to that Cup.  This edition of the podcast is another fascinating look into the life of one of the sport of sailing's biggest names, Barker's honesty and sincerity adding significantly to stories from a long and remarkable career.This edition of the podcast is in two parts and is available to listen to via the podcast page of Shirley's own website - www.shirleyrobertson.com/podcast or via most popular podcast outlets, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast and aCast. The podcast is produced and written by Tim Butt - for further enquires, please contact podcast@shirleyrobertson.com.Support the show

This is the second part of a two part interview with one of the most decorated sailors of the modern era, as multiple Olympic Gold Medallist Shirley Robertson finally sits down with one of sailing's contemporary greats,, multiple World Sailor of the Year, Tom Slingsby.In the wonderfully diverse sport of competitive sailing there can be few athletes whose accolades are as wide ranging as Sydney born Australian Tom Slingsby.  At just thirty eight years of age, he boasts an unprecedented roll call of success that includes an Olympic Gold medal, an America's Cup win, two Moth World Titles, two SailGP titles, multiple Laser world championship wins, he's even won line honours in both the Sydney to Hobart and Middle Sea Races.In Part One of this podcast Robertson and Slingsby discuss the Aussie's early career, so Part 2 here picks up as Slingsby is about to play a pivotal role in one of modern sailing's most fabled of regattas - the 2013 America's Cup.Regular podcast listeners will have heard the 2013 story from many of the key players from that San Francisco Cup, but this telling is perhaps the most revealing.  Slingsby's memories of the comeback are recalled from the perspective of the then rookie young America's Cup sailor somewhat overawedby his surroundings and the characters around him. His memories of the initial losses and the awkward meetings that followed are insightful and revealing, a must-listen to all fans of the modern Cup era..."I was getting yelled at by Russell Coutts, and I still remember sitting there thinking 'I can't believe I'm sitting there with these legends, Grant Simmer, Jimmy (Spithill), Ben Ainslie,  Russell Coutts', I remember I was really in awe!"What follows is a fascinating discussion on the dramatic turnaround of 2013, who made what decisions, and how the match was finally won.From the America's Cup to Sail GP, the displacement Laser dinghy to the foiling Moth, Slingsby's talent has seen him become one of the most applauded sailors of his generation.  Getting a glimpse inside the mind of the man that's created such success makes for a truly fascinating two part podcast and is a must listen for any modern day sailing fan.This edition of the podcast is in two parts and is available to listen to via the podcast page of Shirley's own website - www.shirleyrobertson.com/podcast or via most popular podcast outlets, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast and aCast. The podcast is produced and written by Tim Butt - for further enquires, please contact podcast@shirleyrobertson.com. Support the show

Series Four of Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast continues in fascinating fashion as the multiple Olympic Gold Medallist finally sits down with one of modern sailing's most decorated athletes, multiple World Sailor of the Year, Tom Slingsby.In the wonderfully diverse sport of competitive sailing there can be few athletes whose accolades are as wide ranging as Sydney born Australian Tom Slingsby.  At just thirty eight years of age, he boasts an unprecedented roll call of success that includes an Olympic Gold medal, an America's Cup win, two Moth World Titles, two SailGP titles, multiple Laser world championship wins, he's even won line honours in both the Sydney to Hobart and Middle Sea Races. It's an incredibly diverse list of titles, all stemming from one resolution made as a fifteen year old boy watching the 2000 Sydney Olympics...:"I was down there (at Bradleys Head) everyday, and just seeing the Olympic arena, I just, in that moment, watching that final where Michael Blackburn took bronze and Ben Ainslie match raced Robert Scheidt to gold, I said right then and there that I want to be a part of this arena."That moment was the catalyst to a remarkable, and still ongoing career.  But it wasn't always easy.  Slingsby's honest and candid account involves deep disappointment and harsh lessons at the 2008 Olympics, before moving on to detail the extraordinary lengths he went to, along with coach Micheal Blackburn to make sure he would prevail at the London Games of 2012.This is the first part of a  fascinating two part interview, in which Slingsby gives the listener a sometimes intimate account of life as a successful twenty first century professional sailor.From the decision not to defend his Olympic title, Robertson and Slingsby move on to his America's Cup career, and the much discussed 2013 San Francisco Cup which saw Slingsby help Team Oracle USA to the remarkable, and much documented comeback against Emirates Team New Zealand.Regular podcast listeners will have heard the story from many of the key players from that 2013 Cup, but this telling is perhaps the most revealing.  Slingsby's memories of the comeback are recalled from the perspective of the then rookie young America's Cup sailor somewhat overawed by his surroundings and the characters around him. His memories of the initial losses and the awkward meetings that followed are insightful and revealing, a must-listen to all fans of the modern Cup era - Part One ends as Slngsby begins in his role onboard Oracle Team USA, looking forward to the famous 2013 comeback in the Bay of San Francisco.From the America's Cup to Sail GP, the displacement Laser dinghy to the foiling Moth, Slingsby's talent has seen him become one of the most applauded sailors of his generation.  Getting a glimpse inside the mind of the man that's created such success makes for a truly fascinating two part podcast and is a must listen for any modern day sailing fan.This edition of the podcast is in two parts and is available to listen to via the podcast page of Shirley's own website - www.shirleyrobertson.com/podcast or via most popular podcast outlets, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast and aCast. The podcast is produced and written by Tim Butt - for further enquires, please contact podcast@shirleyrobertson.com. Support the show

With the much awaited announcement that the 37th America's Cup will be held in the Spanish city of Barcelona, Shirley Robertson's Sailing Podcast this month features interviews with several of the Cup's key stakeholders, as they discuss the excitement behind this landmark decision.It's been just over a year since Emirates Team New Zealand successfully defended the Cup on home waters in Auckland, and following a rigorous and in depth selection process, Emirates Team New Zealand CEO Grant Dalton was excited to name the Spanish city as the winning venue in a tender process that included three other significantly attractive bids.Dalton kicks off the podcast with a discussion about the process itself, highlighting what it was about Barcelona's bid that saw them come out on top, before inevitably discussing the complicated decision to hold the Cup away from Auckland.  In the one hundred and seventy years of America's Cup history, a defence away from home waters is a significant rarity, in fact only once, in 2017 (Oracle Team USA defending in Bermuda) has this decision been made without geography being a determining factor (2007 and 2010 saw Swiss team Alinghi defend in Valencia due to lack of open ocean at home in Switzerland).  The decision has faced significant criticism at home in New Zealand but Dalton's chat with Robertson is very clear - without securing the financial security for the sailing team, a viable defence against such a strong group of Challengers is an impossibility...:"The team will always be the priority...in saying that though, we want an absolutely amazing event, we're the Defender, we have a responsibility to that, but the team will always be the priority, and so we can't take money out of the equation...and the original motive was to put the team in it's best financial position to be able to have a chance against amazingly strong teams coming at us, to three-peat." clarifies Dalton.Robertson discusses several aspects of the decision process with Dalton, as the pair discuss the responsibility of the Defender to continue the legacy of the world's oldest international sporting trophy.Robertson, who herself sailed the first of her four Olympic regattas for Team GB at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, talks to several other key stakeholders in the 37th America's Cup, including podcast regular Terry Hutchinson,  team principal of American Magic, the Challenger representing the original holder of the trophy, the New York Yacht Club.  Hutchinson and his American team are delighted with the venue announcement,  and he does not underestimate the significance of the Defender's decision...:"The Defenders have taken an aggressive decision...and as a competitor you can't overlook that, and so I'm excited by the opportunity, I also recognise all the teams are really really good, so we know how this game goes, we lived it to the nth degree in the last one so I'm excited by the opportunity in front of us."In the second part of this two part podcast Robertson talks to team principal of the official Challenger of Record, INEOS Britannia's Sir Ben Ainslie, before discussing the implications of the announcement with North Sails President Kenny Read.  Part 2 wraps up with a chat with Emirates Team New Zealand's COO Kevin Shoebridge, who discusses the implications of the announcement on the New Zealand sailing team, and the opportunities it brings.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sailingpodcast)

Shirley Robertson this month talks to a man that has sailed in a remarkable six America's Cup campaigns, as she sits down to chat with New Zealand grinder Jono Macbeth.  As the pair discuss, Macbeth's career in sailing was in no way scheduled, starting after a chance encounter with the legendary Sir Peter Blake.  Team New Zealand had just won the 1995 America's Cup in San Diego when Blake invited a young Macbeth to join an exciting new venture in Auckland.  The pair first met after a random encounter at an Auckland kayak shop....:"I was down in a squat position and I was about to try and pick up this fridge all by myself and I hear this big booming voice behind me..."Do you need a hand?"  And without turning around I said "Yeah, that'd be good mate", and glanced over my shoulder and low and behold there was (Sir Peter) Blake, standing over me, arms folded."What followed is one of the most exhaustive Cup careers in the sport. Blake invited Macbeth to join the team, and since that first Team New Zealand defence of the Cup in 2000, Macbeth has been a regular feature competing for the illusive trophy, and has lived through some of the modern era's most fascinating campaigns.Macbeth stayed on at Team New Zealand as Russell Coutts and Brad Butterworth left the team to sail with ultimate 2003 Cup winners Alinghi, and then again sailed in the Cup match after New Zealand won through the exhausting 2007 Louis Vuiton Challenger Series in Valencia.As the future of the Cup went through the courts, and a Deed of Gift match looked likely, Macbeth joined Russell Coutts at BMW Oracle, and began sailing the monster 90ft trimaran that would ultimately win the two team Deed of Gift battle in Valencia.  It was a fascinating period, as designers, sailing teams and shore crew all came to grips with the introduction of the wing sail. Jono's story spans almost two decades of Cup campaigning - Part 1 wraps up after that Deed of Gift victory, before Part 2 gets underway in San Francisco 2013.This edition of the podcast is in two parts and is available to listen to via the podcast page of Shirley's own website, at www.shirleyrobertson.com/podcast or via most popular podcast outlets, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast and aCast.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sailingpodcast)

On This Day in 1962, Sonny Liston wins the World Heavyweight Boxing title, while on this day in 2013 Oracle Team USA wins the America's Cup as we Celebrate This Day for Tobin Brothers Funerals- Celebrating Lives.

On This Day in 1962, Sonny Liston wins the World Heavyweight Boxing title, while on this day in 2013 Oracle Team USA wins the America's Cup as we Celebrate This Day for Tobin Brothers Funerals- Celebrating Lives.

On This Day in 1962, Sonny Liston wins the World Heavyweight Boxing title, while on this day in 2013 Oracle Team USA wins the America's Cup as we Celebrate This Day for Tobin Brothers Funerals- Celebrating Lives.

Les mômes qui apprennent la voile sur le lac de Cazaux ne gagnent pas tous la Coupe de l'America. Mais on en compte au moins un, et il s'appelle Philippe Presti. A 56 ans, l'Arcachonnais est un coach très recherché par les teams qui se lancent dans la conquête de l'aiguière d'argent. Avant de devenir une référence, ce prof d'EPS a appris la voile à Bordeaux, avant de tomber dans la régate, presque par hasard. Lasériste à l'origine, il passe sur Finn et, trois ans plus tard, devient champion du monde en 1993, à 28 ans, puis champion d'Europe en 1995, avant de partir aux Jeux d'Atlanta en 1996 (14e) et d'enchaîner avec un nouveau titre mondial ! Il se lance ensuite dans le Soling (9e aux Jeux de Sydney) qui lui permet de découvrir le circuit mondial de match-racing, à l'époque antichambre de la Coupe de l'America. En 2003, il découvre la Coupe pour de bon, avec le défi français 6e Sens : c'est le début d'une longue histoire, toujours en cours, près de vingt ans plus tard. Luna Rossa (2007), BMW Oracle (2010), Oracle Team USA (2013 et 2017), Luna Rossa (2021), Philippe Presti participe comme coach aux cinq dernières éditions, en remportant deux, dont la mythique remontada face aux Kiwis à San Francisco en 2013. Enfin, depuis 2018, il cumule la Coupe avec le circuit SailGP, gagnant la première édition avec l'équipe australienne, avant d'être transféré dans l'équipe américaine à l'arrivée de Jimmy Spithill, avec qui il a collaboré lors de cinq des six éditions auxquelles il a participé. Une carrière - toujours en cours ! - incroyable, que Philippe Presti prend le temps de nous raconter avec chaleur et précision tout au long de cet épisode diffusé en deux parties. Dans cette 2e partie, on retrouve Philippe au moment où il quitte, Luna Rossa à l'issue de la Coupe de l'America 2007 pour rejoindre James Spithill chez les Américains d'Oracle team USA, pour des aventures extraordinaires, en multicoque, cette fois. Générique : In Closing – Days Past Post-production : Clovis Tisserand

Les mômes qui apprennent la voile sur le lac de Cazaux ne gagnent pas tous la Coupe de l'America. Mais on en compte au moins un, et il s'appelle Philippe Presti. A 56 ans, l'Arcachonnais est un coach très recherché par les teams qui se lancent dans la conquête de l'aiguière d'argent. Avant de devenir une référence, ce prof d'EPS a appris la voile à Bordeaux, avant de tomber dans la régate, presque par hasard. Lasériste à l'origine, il passe sur Finn et, trois ans plus tard, devient champion du monde en 1993, à 28 ans, puis champion d'Europe en 1995, avant de partir aux Jeux d'Atlanta en 1996 (14e) et d'enchaîner avec un nouveau titre mondial ! Il se lance ensuite dans le Soling (9e aux Jeux de Sydney) qui lui permet de découvrir le circuit mondial de match-racing, à l'époque antichambre de la Coupe de l'America. En 2003, il découvre la Coupe pour de bon, avec le défi français 6e Sens : c'est le début d'une longue histoire, toujours en cours, près de vingt ans plus tard. Luna Rossa (2007), BMW Oracle (2010), Oracle Team USA (2013 et 2017), Luna Rossa (2021), Philippe Presti participe comme coach aux cinq dernières éditions, en remportant deux, dont la mythique remontada face aux Kiwis à San Francisco en 2013. Enfin, depuis 2018, il cumule la Coupe avec le circuit SailGP, gagnant la première édition avec l'équipe australienne, avant d'être transféré dans l'équipe américaine à l'arrivée de Jimmy Spithill, avec qui il a collaboré lors de cinq des six éditions auxquelles il a participé. Une carrière - toujours en cours ! - incroyable, que Philippe Presti prend le temps de nous raconter avec chaleur et précision tout au long de cet épisode diffusé en deux parties. Générique : In Closing – Days Past Post-production : Clovis Tisserand

Justin Chisholm's guest this time is Australian professional yachtsman Kyle Langford.Kyle won the 34th America's Cup as wing trimmer for Jimmy Spithill with Oracle Team UK and also won the first season of the SailGP international series as wing trimmer for Tom Slingsby's Australian SailGP Team.He is now based in Gothenburg, Sweden but the conversation takes him all the way back to his first experiences of sailing as a demanding four-year-old in Australia on Lake Macquarie, his early years of dinghy sailing, and an aborted Olympic campaign in the Tornado class that turned out to be the trigger for him to set his sights on somehow finding a route into the America's Cup through the World Match Racing Tour.It's a long interview in which the pair dig into Kyle's two America's Cup cycles with Oracle Team USA, his first ever ocean racing experience on the last edition of The Ocean Race, as well as his new found love for ice boating which he tried his hand at in Sweden earlier this year.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yacht-racing-podcast/message

Peter Burling's former performance coach says an America's Cup victory is almost imminent for Emirates Team New Zealand.The home syndicate is one race away from victory after winning race nine against Luna Rossa yesterday afternoon.Murray Jones is a six-time America's Cup winner, with Team New Zealand, Alinghi and Oracle Team USA.He told Kate Hawkesby Burling was crucial to Team New Zealand's victory in 2017, and will play a pivotal part in its 2021 victory as well."Burling is passionate about the technical side of the boat and has worked on developing the boat to be fast."LISTEN ABOVE

Meet Kate Wilson Somers, Sailor, Sailing Instructor and Entrepreneur. A life-long sailor, and sailing instructor, Kate has also been involved with the Volvo Ocean Race as support crew for Team Vestas 11th Hour Racing, the America's Cup with Oracle Team USA in 2012-2013, and The Rolex Big Boat Series in San Francisco.At the 24th Annual Providence Boat Show (2017), the Rhode Island Marine Trades Association recognized Kate as the Rhode Island Boater of the Year. Kate received that For the work she did to transform youth sailing programs to keep kids engaged, gain experience on some big boats, and boost and diversify the enrollment in these programs. In accepting the award, Kate chose to dedicate it to all the volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure these programs reach as many as possible.Kate is the Founder & Chief Designer of a marketing and web design company called RisingT Media and Marketing. Kate has worked with many clients including The Herreshoff Marine Museum. Storm Trysail Club, National Sailing Hall of Fame, Confident Captain, and many more. Learn more about Kate by visiting her website: risingt.com

In this episode of The Greg Bennett Show, Greg Bennett chats with Ky Hurst. Ky is one of the greatest endurance athletes the world has ever seen.  For 24 years he has competed as a professional athlete across three sports.  He stormed onto the Australian sporting scene as a teenager winning his first of four Ironman Superseries titles at the age of 17. He went on to win Seven Australian IronMan titles, and 30 Australian Surf titles, he was inducted into the Surf Life Saving Hall of Fame and is known as one of Surf Lifesaving's greatest ever all-round competitors.  He went on to represent Australia at the 2008 Beijing Olympics & 2012 London Olympics in the 10km open water swim. He was 2nd at the 1998 & 2011 World Championships for his 5km open water swim. He won ten Open Men's Surf title’s from eleven starts, solidifying in many experts mind that he is the greatest surf swimmer the world has ever seen.  In recent years he has transitioned to his 3rd professional sport, sailing, competing for Oracle Team USA at last America’s Cup. He’s now a member of the Australian SailGP team who in 2019 won the inaugural season and the $1 million winner-takes-all championships.  In this episode, Ky discusses his involvement in the professional Sailgp series and what it's like being in a team sport after 20 years of racing as an individual.  Ky discusses his early years and the influence of his entire extended family with water sports. He shares his journey and his process from Surf Ironman to Olympic swimmer and professional sailor. His physical and mental preparation is remarkable, and Ky shares some of his epic workouts in the pool.  Finally, Ky discusses his interest in the sport of Triathlon and how he hopes to do his first Ironman 70.3 in 2021. Fun Fact: Ky Hurst has a lung capacity of 10.2 Litres, the average man has 6 liters.

Part 2 of double Olympic gold medalist Shirley Robertson's chat with America's Cup Hall of Fame inductee Grant Simmer. Currently in the role of CEO at British Cup hopefuls INEOS TEAM UK, Simmer is into his eleventh Cup campaign, a remarkable feat for a man who's relationship with the oldest trophy in world sport goes back to 1983.As a twenty six year old, Simmer sailed as navigator onboard Australia II in the 26th America's Cup, and was a vital part of John Bertrand's afterguard in the Cup that finally put an and to the longest winning streak in world sport. For one hundred and thirty two years the New York Yacht Club had successfully defended twenty four challenges to the Cup, but Alan Bond's team onboard Australia II finally managed to uproot the trophy and take it back to Australia, to a hero's welcome. Simmer's memories of this time are a remarkable glimpse into what was one of the most historically significant moments in International sport."When we heard that the Prime Minister of Australia was essentially calling a holiday because we'd won this event, everybody was just shocked by the magnitude of what we'd done. I remember thinking 'Wow! He called a holiday! What's that all about,,,? We had the ticker tape parade in Perth, it was quite a big deal."Post AC26 Simmer initially returned to work as an engineer, but was back working with John Bertrand for the 1995 Cup in San Diego. As design coordinator, Simmer was responsible for the build of One Australia's Cup boat, but the outcome of their race against New Zealand in the Challenger Series would become Cup legend."It was quite rough and choppy and there was some debate whether we'd race because it was so windy and I'd been arguing we should race so we can find out what would break. The engineers were a bit nervous, but we raced and famously the boat buckled in the sheerline and broke in half and sank."Simmer's stories from throughout his Cup career are illuminating, and provide a wonderful insight into a life spent chasing one of the most illusive trophies in world sport. From his campaigns with Swiss team Alinghi, through his relationship with Russell Coutts and his time spent campaigning with Oracle Team USA, Grant Simmer has played a pivotal role in the modern America's Cup era, and has an almost unparalleled place in the sport.The pair finish their revealing chat by looking to the future, and the rapidly approaching America's Cup in Auckland, as Simmer discusses his role with Ben Ainslie's Cup team INEOS, and how he hopes his decades of Cup experience will help the British team finally win the the Cup back for a nation that haven't held it since it's very first regatta one hundred and sixty nine years ago.."I am confident that we've made some good decisions, over the past year particularly, so making good decisions at the right time in the campaign is important. Continuing to learn is important and not to be too proud of your decisions, but to understand why other people have made decisions, technically. I always say if you run out money and time at the same time, then you've manage the campaign perfectly."

Sitting in the hot seat this month for Part One of his chat with double Olympic gold medalist Shirley Robertson is America's Cup Hall of Fame inductee Grant Simmer. Currently in the role of CEO at British Cup hopefuls INEOS TEAM UK, Simmer is into his eleventh Cup campaign, a remarkable feat for a man who's relationship with the oldest trophy in world sport goes back to 1983.As a twenty six year old, Simmer sailed as navigator onboard Australia II in the 26th America's Cup, and was a vital part of John Bertrand's afterguard in the Cup that finally put an and to the longest winning streak in world sport. For one hundred and thirty two years the New York Yacht Club had successfully defended twenty four challenges to the Cup, but Alan Bond's team onboard Australia II finally managed to uproot the trophy and take it back to Australia, to a hero's welcome. Simmer's memories of this time are a remarkable glimpse into what was one of the most historically significant moments in International sport."When we heard that the Prime Minister of Australia was essentially calling a holiday because we'd won this event, everybody was just shocked by the magnitude of what we'd done. I remember thinking 'Wow! He called a holiday! What's that all about,,,? We had the ticker tape parade in Perth, it was quite a big deal."Post AC26 Simmer initially returned to work as an engineer, but was back working with John Bertrand for the 1995 Cup in San Diego. As design coordinator, Simmer was responsible for the build of One Australia's Cup boat, but the outcome of their race against New Zealand in the Challenger Series would become Cup legend."It was quite rough and choppy and there was some debate whether we'd race because it was so windy and I'd been arguing we should race so we can find out what would break. The engineers were a bit nervous, but we raced and famously the boat buckled in the sheerline and broke in half and sank."Simmer's stories from throughout his Cup career are illuminating, and provide a wonderful insight into a life spent chasing one of the most illusive trophies in world sport. From his campaigns with Swiss team Alinghi, through his relationship with Russell Coutts and his time spent campaigning with Oracle Team USA, Grant Simmer has played a pivotal role in the modern America's Cup era, and has an almost unparalleled place in the sport.The pair finish their revealing chat by looking to the future, and the rapidly approaching America's Cup in Auckland, as Simmer discusses his role with Ben Ainslie's Cup team INEOS, and how he hopes his decades of Cup experience will help the British team finally win the the Cup back for a nation that haven't held it since it's very first regatta one hundred and sixty nine years ago.."I am confident that we've made some good decisions, over the past year particularly, so making good decisions at the right time in the campaign is important. Continuing to learn is important and not to be too proud of your decisions, but to understand why other people have made decisions, technically. I always say if you run out money and time at the same time, then you've manage the campaign perfectly."

The second part of Shirley Robertson's in depth chat with British sailing legend Sir Ben Ainslie sees the duo delve deep into the America's Cup, as Ben reveals his thoughts and experiences on a career spent chasing the illusive, oldest trophy in world sport.Throughout this second part Ainslie and Robertson discuss the Ben's passion for the Cup, and how his early experiences in the Cup world did not go as he had hoped they would. As his experience in the Cup arena grew, his exploits elsewhere in sailing soon put him on the most wanted list, and after the highs of London 2012, Ainslie joined Oracle Team USA, then watched from the sidelines as the team lost race after race to a seemingly unbeatable Emirates Team New Zealand....:"I was in the (chase) boat with Russell (Coutts) and Grant (Simmer) and I remember Russell's phone going off, and it was a bit, you know, slightly held off his ear, and it was pretty obvious it was Larry (Ellison) and he wasn't too happy about what he was seeing, you know. And then he just turned round to me and he said 'You, you'd better get your wet suit on."Sir Ben AinslieAinslie then goes on to share his version of how the team turned a massive deficit into a famous America's Cup victory, and how lifting the oldest trophy in world sport for an American team, solidified his resolve and convinced him that his future in the sport lay in creating a British team, with a long term goal and vision. His honest and insightful account of the 2013 Cup gives another angle on how this remarkable defence of the Cup unfolded.The final points of discussion in the podcast relate to Ainslie's current position, leading the British outfit, INEOS Team UK, into the next iteration of the America's Cup. The pair discuss how the initial Team came about, the rigours of raising money for such a financially dependent endeavour, and how lessons learned in the last Cup in Bermuda are helping the effort as the Team prepare for the 36th America's Cup in New Zealand in 2021.

This is the second part of two time America’s Cup winning skipper Jimmy Spithill's chat with Shirley Robertson which saw the pair settle down for an extended two part interview ahead of the first round of the America’s Cup World Series in Sardinia.In Part 1 Jimmy discussed growing up in the Australian sailing enclave of Pittwater, recalling the endless days spent messing about on the water. From childhood, through Australia's Young Sailor of the Year, to his first appearance in the America's Cup at just twenty years of age, and eventually onto his first Cup win in Valencia 2010, Part 1 is a great insight into the early life of one of sailing's leading stars.in Part 2, things get real serious, as Jimmy recounts the early days of the frighteningly quick AC72, as theCup turned to foils, wings and a massive leap in performance. In this interview Jimmy tells us the inside story of that incredible comeback to win the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco, his insight and memories of that sensational victory both candid and illuminating. Starting with the capsizing of the brand new AC72 just days after launching, to the cut and thrust of the daily press conferences and the eventual comeback against an incredibly quick and accomplished New Zealand team. The comeback propelled the sport into the spotlight, and was the start of relentless victory celebrations across the US…:“For the next couple of weeks you’re on all the late night shows, Jay Leno and Colbert, all the big ones going around and I’ll never forget we were on the Colbert show, and Tom Hanks was there doing a recording of something, so I’d done my piece and was having a beer and chatting to some of the guys….and it was surreal, sitting in the green room with Tom Hanks, and he’s asking questions about the racing, he’d seen it, we’re having a beer and the whole time his assistant is saying ’Tom, we’ve got to go, the plane’s waiting’ and he’s saying “No, tell them to wait”, he was genuinely interested in what had happened.”Jimmy goes on to discuss the disappointment of losing the Cup in Bermuda, and talks about his current role with the Italian team Luna Rosa Challenge. But he's also very open regarding his time spent sailng with french offshore legend Francois Gabart, and how much he loves the prospect of heading offshore on a foiling multihull. From his passion for surfing and foiling to his competitive spirit and drive to succeed, Spithill’s chat with Robertson is illuminating, engaging, and a thoroughly interesting listen.

Two time America’s Cup winning skipper Jimmy Spithill joins Shirley Robertson this month, as the pair settle down for this the first of an extended two part interview ahead of the first round of the America’s Cup World Series in Sardinia.Spithill has long been a fixture in the America’s Cup scene, having first led the Australian entry to the 2000 Cup in Auckland, as skipper of ‘Young Australia’. He’s skippered in every Cup since, winning for the first time in 2010 at the wheel of Larry Ellison’s BMW Oracle Racing. That first win, helming the giant 90 foot trimaran, secured his spot as the Cup’s youngest ever winning skipper. In 2013 a successful defence of the Cup in San Francisco saw Spithill lead the unlikely comeback against a New Zealand Team that was, at 8-1 up, just one race win away from reclaiming the oldest trophy in world sport. Having then lost the defence of the next Cup in Bermuda in 2017, Spithill is now in a key role at the long established Italian team, Luna Rosa.Spithill grew up thirty miles north of Sydney, Australia in the stunning sailing hotspot of Pittwater. He talks fondly of his childhood, taking a boat to school, where he’d whistfully wait for classes to end so he could head back out on to the water. He’s also very candid about his upbringing, and discusses with Robertson how his formative years have contributed to the character we see today out on the race course…:“We have a running joke, between Tom Slingsby, or anyone with red hair, and that’s there’s two things you get good at growing up with red hair, and one is running, for obvious reasons. The other is fighting, because you just get sick of running!….At some point you’ve got to decide what you’re going to do, are you going to continue to take this, or is it time to stand up, and when you do it’s an incredible feeling, and it’s an important lesson in life. That at some point you have to stand up for yourself.”This is the first of two instalments of Shirley Robertson's interview with Jimmy Spithill, and concludes with his take on how he skippered that 90 foot trimaran to victory in the 2010 America's Cup. Be sure to download Part 2, which sees Jimmy recount the fascinating story of how Oracle Team USA overcame that 8-1 deficit to defend the oldest trophy in world sport.

Renowned cycling researcher Dr. Jim Martin from the University of Utah joins the podcast this week to discuss the implications of crank length on cycling. Dr. Martin's research on crank length was originally motivated by examining kid's standard crank length and attempting to find the optimal solution. Although his research on this topic was published in 2001, many people have strong feelings about specific crank lengths and how it affects cycling. Dr. Martin provides a colorful and detailed picture of the science behind crank length as well as multiple examples from his long career of working with national and world level athletes. Learn More: https://blog.bikefit.com/podcast Episode website: http://bit.ly/BFPodEp9 Sponsors: Festka: www.festka.com -- Mention BikeFit when you contact them to receive an exclusive offer from our podcast listeners. BikeFit: Recieve 15% off your order from now until December 31st, 2019 with the code bikefitpodcast. Dr. Jim Martin Biography: Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, within the College of Health at The University of Utah and a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in biomechanics and muscle physiology. His research areas include neuromuscular function, biomechanics, physical activity, and performance modeling. Applications of these areas range from optimizing elite sport performance to facilitating physical activity in desk-bound office workers. He is an author on 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and three book chapters which have been cited over 2000 times. He has been an investigator on research funding totaling approximately two million dollars. He is the sole inventor on one patent and a co-inventor on one other. He has served as a consultant to several sport organizations including the USA Cycling, Australian Institute of Sport, the English Institute of Sport, Canada’s Own the Podium, High Performance Sport New Zealand, and Oracle Team USA where he has worked with World and Olympic Champions. He holds a Bachelors's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Masters and Doctoral Degrees in Exercise Science. Dr. Martin’s publications can be viewed on his Google Scholar Profile. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, cycling, and woodworking

Hey Team! Welcome to another episode of the Epic Table Podcast. In this episode we're joined by Australian Sail GP sailor Ky Hurst. Hurst has won 30 Australian surf titles, is in the surf life-saving hall of fame, is a multiple Ironman champion and a dual Olympian, having competed in the open water swimming at the 2008 and 2012 Games. In recent years he has transitioned to professional sailing, even competing for Oracle Team USA at the last America’s Cup and is now represents his nation in the sport of Sail GP. A big takeaway from this episode is how Hurst defines what an athlete is. Having done three different sports and three different modalities for over 23 years, he has a massive engine, and so he talks about how he builds that aerobic base and why we need to focus on recovery - not just for sport, but also for everyday life. In preparation for his upcoming Sail GP race in New York City, I also showcase how to build a protein-rich field-of-mushroom toast situation that is beautiful, delicious fuel for any athlete. You can learn more and follow Ky's journey on his Instagram (@ku_hurst) and follow along with Sail GP Team Australia here: @sailgpaus, @sailgp, Sailgp.com, FB: Australia SailGP Team, YouTube: Australia SailGP Team.

British sailor Sir Ben Ainslie is the most successful Olympic yachtsman of all time and skipper and team principal at America's Cup challenger Ineos Team UK.Ainslie knows better than most what it is like to experience the highs and lows of the America's Cup. He was an integral part of Oracle Team USA's amazing comeback victory at the 34th Cup in San Francisco, but came home from the 35th Cup in Bermuda a disappointed man after his Land Rover BAR syndicate failed to make it past the Louis Vuitton challenger series.Now for the 36th edition Ainslie is back with a fully funded campaign bankrolled by patriotic British businessman Jim Ratcliffe and he is more determined than ever to bring the America's Cup back to the UK. 

Surprise at Jimmy Spithill's latest move.The former Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill will join challenger of record Luna Rossa for the 2021 America's Cup regatta.The Australian was part of the Italian syndicate in 2007, before switching to Team USA with whom he won the Auld Mug in 2010 and 2013 but lost to Team New Zealand last year.Yachting commentator Peter Lester told the Radio Sport Breakfast it is an interesting decision."They're showing three helmsmen at the moment, with Francisco Bruni, Chris Draper and Adam Minoprio so Spithill will put that up to four helsmen on board."LISTEN ABOVE AS PETER LESTER SPEAKS WITH THE RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST

Surprise at Jimmy Spithill's latest move.The former Team USA skipper Jimmy Spithill will join challenger of record Luna Rossa for the 2021 America's Cup regatta.The Australian was part of the Italian syndicate in 2007, before switching to Team USA with whom he won the Auld Mug in 2010 and 2013 but lost to Team New Zealand last year.Yachting commentator Peter Lester told the Radio Sport Breakfast it is an interesting decision."They're showing three helmsmen at the moment, with Francisco Bruni, Chris Draper and Adam Minoprio so Spithill will put that up to four helsmen on board."LISTEN ABOVE AS PETER LESTER SPEAKS WITH THE RADIO SPORT BREAKFAST

Getting into some good tech this week as Rick is joined by Dr. Erika Angle and Scott Tindal of Ixcela. Like physical fitness, the fitness of your gut microbiome is critical to your overall health and wellness. Ixcela worked with ORACLE TEAM USA to improve internal health. Ixcela was co-founded by Drs. Erika Ebbel Angle … Continue reading Dr. Erika Angle and Scott Tindal of Ixcela →

Benedict, a member of Oracle Team USA, took a few minutes away from the race to share how the team is using an unbelievable amount of data they are able to collect during the race, along with video and pictures captured, to help change strategies in realtime to move the team forward. And while this is fascinating to see how modern tech is changing the race for The Cup, there are definite business lessons to take away. Plus, I get to bust out my cabana wear for the first time in a while. So I owe a big debt of gratitude to the folks at Oracle for inviting me down to see the races and learn more about technology’s role in the event.

Its just 36 hours out from the start of the 35th Americas Cup and Oracle Team USA and Emirates Team New Zealand pick up where they left off 4 years ago in San Francisco. In this episode we explore what ETNZ has to do to upset a very dominant and confident defender in Jimmy Spithill's Oracle Team USA. Will Oracles comeback from 8-1 down in 2013 come back to haunt ETNZ again or have they closed the door and moved on? We drill into the key differences between the boats and skippers, the battle of the press conference, the impact of the cyclists on sailing and exactly where Jimmy Spithill is likely to focus, to exploit weaknesses and gain advantage. With inspiration from Al Pacino and Jimmy Spithill himself, its winner takes all time in Bermuda. As Queen Victoria was told by her attendant in 1851: ”Your Majesty, there is no second place”. Visit Ocean Sailing Podcast for offshore sailing opportunities and podcast extras and follow us on Facebook.

In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with Ky Hurst: Dual Olympian, Champion Ironman & Team Oracle USA Member. Ky unpacks his journey of how he changed careers to grabbing a spot on Oracle Team USA as they gear up for the America's Cup Title. Ky shares insights on how it all happened, the training, nutrition and living in Bermuda. Listen in as we delve into the following: What scares Ky the most Ky discusses the newer sailing technique Fitness on the Oracle Team USA Ky joining the team without a sailing background Being based in Bermuda Ky on his early years in sailing Ky's biggest sporting transition into sailing Favourite training session Who Ky admires the most Ky's physical challenge – The Murph Challenge  If you have enjoyed the show please hit SUBSCRIBE for to ensure you are one of the first to future episodes. Jump over to POGO Physio - www.pogophysio.com.au for more details Follow @Brad_Beer Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat Please direct any questions, comments, and feedback to the above social media handles.  Powered by POGO Physio, Mermaid Waters, Australia 

The first Adventures of a Sailor Girl radio show for some time, packed with action from the Sailor Girl's twelve week stint in Europe. Show also available with music, head to www.AdventuresofaSailorGirl.com The Show Line Up – Sailing News in 60 seconds-ish – Ian Walker in Lorient – Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing take the win – Jason Waterhouse & Lisa Darmanin in Weymouth – a force to be reckoned with in the Nacra17 – Hilary Lister in Gothenburg – not your average Sailor Girl (20:34) **An exclusive with Paul Larsen after the Fastnet on the past, present and future of Speed Rocket… (32:41) – Highlight package from the America's Cup World Series in Gothenburg (1:01:16) Nathan Outteridge – home team Artemis Racing, Dean Barker – SoftBank Team Japan, Sir Ben Ainslie – Land Rover BAR, James Spithill – defending Oracle Team USA, and Glenn Ashby & Pete Burling of winning team, Emirates Team NZ.

A flash back on major events over the past year, following the sailor girl inheriting a model boat that her Grandpa made. Includes interviews with Mat Belcher, gold medalist in London in the 470, Tom Slingsby, our first gold medalist in London, and winner of the America’s Cup with Oracle Team USA last year, and […]

27 April 2014: A flash back on major events over the past year, following the Sailor Girl inheriting a model boat that her Grandpa made. Includes interviews with Mat Belcher, gold medalist in London in the 470, Tom Slingsby, our first gold medalist in London, and winner of the America's Cup with Oracle Team USA last year, and Jason Waterhouse, the skipper of Objective Australia while the sailor girl was in San Francisco last year. Also a catch up with Tait Fortier, the South Coast roving reporter from the ANZAC Regatta, and a recap of the results from the Hyeres World Cup.

In this week's edition of Extra Time - we ask what now for the America's Cup in the wake of Oracle Team USA's win? We hear from Oracle syndicate chief executive Sir Russell Coutts. The Warriors coach Matt Elliott discusses the recent signing of England and Wigan fullback Sam Tomkins and reflects on their disappointing NRL season. The Football Ferns continue their rise up the world rankings with an historic win over Brazil and success at the Four Nations Valais Cup in Switzerland. Rally driver Haydon Paddon finally gets a chance to crack the big time signing on for a World Rally Championship drive in Spain next month and the Breakers prepare for the upcoming basketball season as they chase fourth ANBL title on the trot.

In this week's edition of Extra Time - we ask what now for the America's Cup in the wake of Oracle Team USA's win? We hear from Oracle syndicate chief executive Sir Russell Coutts. The Warriors coach Matt Elliott discusses the recent signing of England and Wigan fullback Sam Tomkins and reflects on their disappointing NRL season. The Football Ferns continue their rise up the world rankings with an historic win over Brazil and success at the Four Nations Valais Cup in Switzerland. Rally driver Haydon Paddon finally gets a chance to crack the big time signing on for a World Rally Championship drive in Spain next month and the Breakers prepare for the upcoming basketball season as they chase fourth ANBL title on the trot.

In the programme this week Team New Zealand's just three wins away from America's Cup success, but somehow that mean's they are under pressure and not the defenders, according to Oracle Team USA. The Springboks spy a vulnerable All Blacks side while the Silver Ferns spy a vulnerable Australian netball team. The All Whites defender Ben Sigmund explains his moment of madness in Riyadh, Benji Marshall rules himself out of the Kiwis World Cup campaign and we hear what the appointment of new International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach means.

In the programme this week Team New Zealand's just three wins away from America's Cup success, but somehow that mean's they are under pressure and not the defenders, according to Oracle Team USA. The Springboks spy a vulnerable All Blacks side while the Silver Ferns spy a vulnerable Australian netball team. The All Whites defender Ben Sigmund explains his moment of madness in Riyadh, Benji Marshall rules himself out of the Kiwis World Cup campaign and we hear what the appointment of new International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach means.