Best justinchisholm@me.com (Justin Chisholm Podcasts (2025)

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USA SailGP Team CEO Mike Buckley 36:06

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7h ago36:06

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I sit down with USA SailGP team boss Mike Buckley for a frank and open chat about his experience of leading a team in SailGP, including: the importance of resilience and thick skin; the team’s challenges on the water; the impact of bringing in new sailors; the fundamental difference between America’s Cup and SailGP teams; and his plans for the team…

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SailGP Cádiz Analysis 33:03

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In this episode of the Yacht Racing Life podcast Justin Chisholm is joined by the Rule69Blog’s Magnus Wheatley to unpack a light-air weekend of racing at the SailGP event in Cádiz, Spain. Justin was on site for practice and day one before watching Sunday’s action on replay. The verdict: a picturesque venue and big crowds, yet a regatta that often t…

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Building Real Pathways for Women in Sailing — The Magenta Project CEO, Vicky Low 47:28

6d ago47:28

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Justin Chisholm sits down with Vicky Low, CEO of The Magenta Project, to unpack how a volunteer-driven idea born out of the Team SCA all-women campaign in the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 has evolved into one of the sport’s most effective engines for getting more women into sailing. From Team SCA to a Global Movement Magenta began when the Team SCA squ…

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Glenn Ashby on the Ferrari Hypersail project 20:24

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On the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Podcast Justin Chisholm quizzes Australian Olympian, two-time America’s Cup winner, and current wind-powered land speed record holder Glenn Ashby about his role as rig designer for the Ferrari Hypersail project. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/yacht-racing-life-podcast3387/exclusive-content …

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SailGP Geneva Analysis 34:18

16d ago34:18

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Justin and Magnus Wheatley give an honest appraisal of a tricky weekend in Geneva: beautiful setting, ultra-light winds, and racing that was “mostly non-foiling”—at times dull for viewers and deeply frustrating for the crews. The bright spot was Germany’s breakthrough: the team reached their first event final and converted it into a maiden SailGP w…

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SailGP St. Tropez Analysis 29:37

23d ago29:37

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In the latest Yacht Racing Life Podcast, host Justin Chisholm and regular guest Magnus Wheatley dissect the SailGP regatta held in Saint-Tropez, a weekend dominated by tricky conditions, new technical challenges, and some standout performances. The French event saw Mistral winds wiped out Friday’s practice and cancel Sunday’s racing, leaving Saturd…

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Analysing the boldest America's Cup Protocol yet 52:36

2M ago52:36

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The America’s Cup has entered a bold new era with the release of the Protocol for the 38th edition, and it’s nothing short of revolutionary. A new governing body — the America’s Cup Partnership — will run the event, promising continuity, a two-year cycle, and more transparency than ever before. Defenders Emirates Team New Zealand and Challenger of …

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SailGP Sassnitz Analysis 37:03

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Justin Chisholm and Magnus Wheatley get into the nitty gritty of the explosive first-ever German SailGP event that took place in Sassnitz over the weekend. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/yacht-racing-life-podcast3387/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/priva…

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Supercharging the America's Cup 10:20

2M ago10:20

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Justin Chisholm declares his support for the groundbreaking new Protocol for the 38th America’s Cup — a document that has reshaped sailing’s most prestigious event. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/yacht-racing-life-podcast3387/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.…

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Narrated story: Northern Raiders 11:32

2M ago11:32

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Justin Chisholm reads Ed Gorman's story about Britons Tim Robinson and Zeb Elliott, and Australian Dave Witt, who in 1999 made history by becoming the first Northern Hemisphere–skippered crew to win the JJ Giltinan Trophy – the world championship of 18 Foot Skiff racing on Sydney Harbour. Read the story on the Yacht Racing Life website. Support thi…

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British Laser Olympian Micky Beckett 1:09:30

2M ago1:09:30

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In this episode of The Yacht Racing Life Podcast, host Justin Chisholm sits down with British Olympic campaigner Micky Beckett for a wide‑ranging and candid conversation about his journey in the Laser (ILCA 7) class, the brutal highs and lows of Olympic campaigning, and his plans for the future. From growing up in a tiny Welsh harbour, crashing aro…

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SailGP Portsmouth Analysis 27:39

3M ago27:39

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Episode Summary: In the latest episode of The Yacht Racing Life Podcast, Justin Chisholm sits down with fellow sailing journalist Magnus Wheatley to unpack a packed weekend of world-class racing at last weekend's British SailGP event. From the electric atmosphere in Portsmouth to Britain’s much-needed resurgence, the pair dive deep into the stories…

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Ken Read 44:17

3M ago44:17

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Justin Chisholm sits down with North Sails president Ken Read for a look across the recent goings on in the sailboat racing world. We start with the IMOCA class — that wild, high-stakes solo circuit that somehow keeps cranking out close finishes in the middle of nowhere. Kenny was glued to the last Vendée Globe like the rest of us, marvelling at th…

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SailGP New York Analysis 38:52

4M ago38:52

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In this episode of The Yacht Racing Life Podcast, Justin Chisholm is joined from the UK by fellow yachting journalist Magnus Wheatley to dive into all the drama, intrigue, and slippery foils of the the sixth event of SailGP Season 5, which took place in New York last weekend. While neither of them got the call-up from Russell Coutts to attend in pe…

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British Vendée Globe Skipper Sam Goodchild. 57:38

6M ago57:38

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Justin Chisholm’s guest is the British solo around-the-world sailor Sam Goodchild. Goodchild recently fulfilled a 14 -year dream to compete in the Vendée Globe solo, nonstop, around-the-world race. Racing as part of Thomas Ruyant’s two boat TR Racing campaign and on a previous generation IMOCA he led the race several times in the early stages headi…

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Francesca Clapcich 1:09:55

6M ago1:09:55

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Justin Chisholm's guest is Italian / American sailor Francesca Clapcich. Frankie – as she is best known – has had an amazing career in sailing since having been introduced to the sport by her parents when she was a young child growing up in Trieste, Italy. She has won world and European titles, twice represented Italy at the Olympic Games, is the f…

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SailGP San Francisco Analysis 44:59

7M ago44:59

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Yacht Racing Life editor Justin Chisholm is joined from the UK by Magnus Wheatley as the pair give their independent analysis and commentary on the fifth event of the Rolex SailGP Championship 2025 season which took place in San Francisco, CA this weekend. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/yacht-racing-life-podcast3387/exclusive-conte…

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SailGP Los Angeles Analysis 35:47

7M ago35:47

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Yacht Racing Life editor Justin Chisholm is joined from the UK by Magnus Wheatley (Rule69 Blog) as the pair give their independent analysis and commentary on the fourth event of the Rolex SailGP Championship 2025 season which took place in Los Angeles, CA this weekend. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/yacht-racing-life-podcast3387/ex…

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John Croom: US America's Cup Cyclor 1:05:02

7M ago1:05:02

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Justin Chisholm’s guest on the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast is American athlete John Croom. Croom had an illustrious career as a track cyclist in the US National Team before switching sports to bring his physique and fitness to bear in the America’s Cup, where he raced as a ‘cyclor’ aboard the New York Yacht Club American Magic A…

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Anderson Reggio: Data Analysis and AI in the America's Cup 40:19

8M ago40:19

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Justin Chisholm’s guest on the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Podcast is the American sailor, meteorologist, and navigation expert, Anderson Reggio. Anderson has just returned home with his family to Newport Rhode Island after a two year assignment in Barcelona, Spain where he headed up the data analytics unit at the US America’s Cup syndicate …

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SailGP Sydney Analysis 1:13:00

8M ago1:13:00

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On the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast British sailing journalists Justin Chisholm and Magnus Wheatley catch up online to review the action at last weekend’s SailGP event three with took place in Sydney, Australia. As well as diving into the relative performances of the top three teams – event winners Emirates GBR, skippered by Dyla…

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Glenn Ashby 1:21:29

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Joining Justin Chisholm on the Yacht Racing Life Podcast this time is Australian Olympic silver medallist and two-time America’s Cup winner with Emirates Team New Zealand – Glenn Ashby. As well as his AC and Olympic achievements Glenn also holds the wind-powered land speed record with an incredible run of 222.4 kilometres per hour. For the 37th Ame…

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Giles Scott 1:07:31

9M ago1:07:31

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On the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast Justin Chisholm’s guest is the British double Olympic gold-medallist sailor Giles Scott. Aside from his Olympic triumphs Giles is also an multiple America’s Cup veteran – including taking part in the last three consecutive British challenges – and recently stepped into the role of skipper of th…

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SailGP Auckland Analysis 1:04:38

9M ago1:04:38

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Justin Chisholm is joined by fellow-British sailing writer Magnus Wheatley (Rule69 Blog) as the pair give their independent analysis of the second SailGP event of Season 5 which took place in spectacular style in Auckland, New Zealand last weekend. Cover image © Felix Diemer for SailGP Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/yacht-racing-li…

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Tom Burnham 1:10:46

9M ago1:10:46

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Justin Chisholm’s guest is American professional sailor and coach, Tom Burnham, who takes on a fascinating deep dive into the New York Yacht Club’s American Magic syndicate’s recent challenge for the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona. During the interview Tom shares his thoughts on the relative merits of the Shared Reconnaissance programme, explains …

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Ricardo Pinto: Life behind the lens 48:48

9M ago48:48

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Justin Chisholm’s guest is the renowned Portuguese sailing photographer Ricardo Pinto. Ricardo is one of the most prolific shooters in the business right now and his work from around the world at our sport’s keystone regattas will be familiar to anyone following professional sailboat racing. From the ocean going IMOCAs of the Vendée Globe and The O…

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Tony Quinn 42:20

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Ever wondered what it’s like to be in charge of an America’s Cup chase boat? Right at the very heart of the on the water battle - nobody, other than the AC75 sailors themselves, gets a closer vantage point on the white hot racing action. Justin Chisholm’s guest on this episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast is Tony Quinn – chase boat driver for t…

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Paul Goodison 51:58

9M ago51:58

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British Olympic gold medallist and America’s Cup sailor Paul Goodison returns for his second appearance on the Yacht Racing Life Podcast. Goodison needs very little introduction to most sailing fans. He is an Olympic gold medal winner in the Laser class, a three time Moth world champion and a veteran now of three America’s Cup campaigns – the lates…

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Tom Dolan 1:05:43

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During the summer of 2024 Irish solo offshore skipper Tom Dolan joined an exclusive club when he became only the third non-French sailor to win the hallowed Solitaire du Figaro regatta. His achievement is all the more impressive given that he did not come from a sailing family or grow up close to the sea. In fact, Tom was brought up on a farm in th…

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David Reed 1:17:00

1y ago1:17:00

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Justin Chisholm chats to Newport, Rhode Island-based Sailing World magazine editor David Reed. Get full access to Yacht Racing Life at www.yachtracinglife.com/subscribe Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/yacht-racing-life-podcast3387/exclusive-content Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcir…

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Luke Parkinson 1:03:08

2y ago1:03:08

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Australian-born Luke Parkinson is a high-performance sailor who has carved out an enviable career for himself in the ocean racing world – having won The Ocean Race 2014-15 with Ian Walker's Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing – and as an expert protagonist of the art of foiling in both SailGP and the America's Cup - with Ben Ainslie's Emirates Team GBR and INEO…

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Tom Morris 56:59

2+ y ago56:59

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Tom Morris is a talented British dinghy sailor, who aside from his sailing achievements – that include a national championship victory in the RS800 twin trapeze skiff class and winning the UK’s champion of champions Endeavour Trophy last year – is also host of the highly popular YouTube channel Mozzy Sails, where he and some of his sailing friends …

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Magnus Wheatley 1:09:53

3y ago1:09:53

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British sailing writer and America's Cup aficionado Magnus Wheatley has been obsessed with yacht racing's oldest and most prestigious competition since he was in his mid-teens.. Get full access to Yacht Racing Life at www.yachtracinglife.com/subscribe Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/yacht-racing-life-podcast3387/exclusive-content Ad…

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Andy Rice 47:59

3y ago47:59

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Justin Chisholm catches up with fellow British sailing journalist Andy Rice, who as well as being a regular contributor to all the major sailing publications, also hosts the Sailjuice Podcast as well as running the Road to Gold 12 step coaching programme that helps sailors of all abilities improve their racing performance. Get full access to Yacht …

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David Fuller 59:04

3y ago59:04

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Justin Chisholm is joined by friend and colleague David Fuller – host of the Yacht Business podcast which examines new innovative technologies, trends and business models that are having an impact on the global marine industry. On this crossover episode – which will be jointly published on The Yacht Business Podcast, (available on all major podcast…

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Hannah Mills 50:24

3+ y ago50:24

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Justin Chisholm’s guest this time is British Olympic medallist and SailGP competitor, Hannah Mills. Hannah won silver in the women’s 470 class at the London 2012 Olympics and followed that victory up with back to back gold medals at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 making her the most successful female Olympic sailor of all time. She called time on her …

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Rosalin Kuiper 1:00:00

3+ y ago1:00:00

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Justin Chisholm’s guest is Dutch offshore sailor Rosalin Kuiper who has just been announced as a member of Boris Herrmann’s Team Malizia IMOCA 60 crew for the upcoming edition of The Ocean Race which sets off around the world in January 2023. As you will hear in the interview, the young Dutch sailor has a fantastic back story. Whereas lots of peopl…

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Freddie Carr 1:04:16

3+ y ago1:04:16

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Justin Chisholm’s guest is British yachtsman Freddie Carr, a five time veteran of the America’s Cup who has recently signed on for his sixth campaign to win yachting’s oldest and most prestigious trophy. Aside from his racing skills Freddie has also carved out a sailing media career for himself and is well known to high-performance sailing fans for…

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Morgan Reeser 1:24:48

3+ y ago1:24:48

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Justin Chisholm’s guest is American Olympic silver medalist and renowned performance coach Morgan Reeser. Reeser won a silver medal in the 470 class at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona sailing with the legendary Kevin Burnham and has since coached the Greek women’s and British men’s pairings to Olympic gold and silver respectively and established him…

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Damian Foxall 1:15:00

3+ y ago1:15:00

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When it comes to ocean racing achievements Damian Foxall sets the bar pretty high. He has six editions of the The Ocean Race under his belt, as well as wins in the double handed Barcelona Race, and record setting non-stop runs aboard monster sized maxi catamarans like Steve Fosset’s PlayStation and Cheyenne. Damian grew up on a farm in Ireland clos…

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Tom Slingsby 34:21

3+ y ago34:21

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The latest episode of The Yacht Racing Podcast was recorded in San Francisco, Ca, where eight international professional sailing teams have been practising out on the bay ahead of the million dollar grand finale of the second season of SailGP. Justin Chisholm’s guest this time is the prolific Australian skipper Tom Slingsby who as well as leading t…

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Matt Gotrel 45:49

3+ y ago45:49

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Justin Chisholm speaks to British America’s Cup sailor and Olympic gold medalist rower Matt Gotrel, who has just re-signed as a member of the powerhouse grinding team for the British Challenger of Record at AC37 – Ben Ainslie’s Ineos Britannia. Gotrel comes from a sailing family and began his career crewing in dinghies on lakes in the south of Engl…

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Laurence Mead – Cowes Week Regatta Director 51:05

3+ y ago51:05

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Justin Chisholm’s guest is British sailor Laurence Mead, the regatta director at the world’s oldest and largest regatta week: the annual UK spectacular that is Cowes Week. The first Cowes Week regatta was back in 1826 and it now takes place every year on The Solent – that narrow tidal waterway between the English south coast and the nearby Isle of …

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Phil Robertson 52:06

3+ y ago52:06

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Justin Chisholm’s guest this time is the New Zealand high performance foiling supremo Phil Robertson. Robertson made his name as a professional sailor on the international match racing circuit where he twice won the World Match Racing Tour World Championship. Now though he is fully fledged disciple of the high performance foiling revolution and bes…

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Pip Hare 1:11:42

3+ y ago1:11:42

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Pip Hare is the British solo sailor who set the social media world alight during her single handed circumnavigation of the world in the last Vendee Globe. She was sailing on one of the oldest and least technologically advanced boats in the fleet and faced a raft of issues along the way. But she made it around and finished in 19th place – the first …

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John Gimson 1:09:13

4y ago1:09:13

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Justin Chisholm chats with British Olympic campaigner John Gimson whose 16-year Olympic career culminated last year in he and his sailing partner Anna Burnett winning the Silver medal in the Nara 17 class at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Justin caught up with John just before Christmas and shortly after he and Anna had returned from kicking off the…

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Alex Thomson 59:18

4y ago59:18

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Justin Chisholm’s guest is British solo racing skipper Alex Thomson – a veteran of no less than five editions of the Vendée Globe solo around the world race. He made his first attempt in 2004 but damage to his boat put him out of that race and the following edition in 2008-09, but he went on to finish third in the 2012-13 edition and second in the …

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Ed Gorman 1:32:05

4y ago1:32:05

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Justin Chisholm’s guest is Ed Gorman - a veteran British journalist who during a 25 year career with the British Times newspaper was deputy foreign editor, deputy news editor and a war correspondent – before switching gears to cover Formula 1 and sailing. Ed was instrumental in introducing two British sailing legends – Dame Ellen MacArthur and Sir …

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Sam Holliday 1:08:53

4y ago1:08:53

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Justin Chisholm's guest is fellow-Brit Sam Holliday - co-founder of the Race Around: a single and double-handed multi-stage around the world race in Class 40 yachts, scheduled to take place in 2023. Sam is no stranger to the professional yacht racing scene having been involved in Vendee Globe campaigns for British skippers Mike Golding and Mirranda…

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Andy Rice – Tokyo 2020 1:10:23

4y ago1:10:23

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Justin Chisholm's guest is British yacht racing journalist Andy Rice, who had just returned from Enoshima, Japan where he had been reporting on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic regatta for World Sailing. Andy is a veteran Olympic sailing correspondent so well positioned to comment on just how different things were for the sailors in Japan as they coped not o…

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