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Bar Karate - The Sailing Podcast

Jordan Spencer, Bret Perry, Nick Bice

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Bar Karate is a weekly discussion of the world of sailing. Our team straddle the globe and bring all the news and inside gossip with a lot of fun thrown in. Bar Karate - you might not learn anything, but you will have fun doing it.
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Published 7 December 2025 This week we weigh into the ORC XR41 controversy. After winning the ORC Worlds the ORC's technical committee have imposed a 10sec per mile handicap on the design. Well that is what we have been hearing, but what actually is the case? We reached out to two designers, (Britt Ward VP -Farr yacht design and Nicolas Goldenberg …
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Published 30 November 2025 This week we focus in on the 18' Skiff season. We talk to the skipper of the shiniest new boat, (Shaw and Partners) Keagan York. Keagan is a longtime stalwart of the Sydney sailing scene. A classic yacht club kid, whose passion for sailing hasn't waned. Keagan is also a fixture in the Moth class and part of the Riley fitt…
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Published 23 November 2025 The week we talk Formula Kite Foiling. We sit down with Olympian Breiana Whitehead and ask all the dumb questions. It is a full bore sport which we haven't done, and so we were like kids in the candy store trying to learn. It was a lot of fun. Enjoy! #kiting #disrupta_ #vaikobi #vaikobisail #radixnutrition #barkarate #sai…
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Published 16 November 2025 It's SailGP final time again, so it is time for us to review the season, talk about the upcoming final and also reveal a few bits of news. If you are interested in SailGP this ep. will give you all the knowledge of what has been happening behind the scenes. Enjoy. #sailgp #disrupta_ #vaikobi #vaikobisail #radixnutrition #…
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Published 9 November 2025. This week we talk about how to grow sailing. We talk to Malcolm Page, former club sailor, former Olympian, Gold medallist and World Champion and now CEO of Australian Sailing. Mal has just spent weeks meeting with clubs around Australia. We asked the key messages he received, and what ideas and goals Australian Sailing fo…
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Published 2 November 2025 This week we discuss the iconic Australian sailing class The Sharpie. The Sharpie is a fantastic class that is very popular. The combination of a three person crew, close racing, fun regattas and affordability make it very appealing. And with their Nationals in Port Lincoln and each of us having sailed them, we couldn't re…
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Published 26 October 2025 This is a massive episode, so much to cover. First we chat to Andrea Davey as she starts her campaign for the 2027 Mini Transat. Another young sailor who is risking it all for her shot. Then we chat to Sarah Desmond from Final Final, to get the other side of boat ownership. And then we chat to Suellen Hurling from Live Sai…
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Published 12 October 2025 We found Bice, so we chatted with him about all the stuff that he has been doing the last few weeks (Maxi Worlds, St Tropez) and what next week has to offer, (Middle Sea Race). We also discuss my plans to attend Annapolis Sailboat Show, (which were destroyed by ridiculous flight delays). It was a lot of fun. Enjoy. #vaikob…
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Published 5 October 2025 This week we chat to Sara Stone, navigator for the World Champion American Magic Quantum Racing TP52 team, skipper of the American Magic womens AC team, and a member of Team Aqua, the RC44 team. Sara has one of the most amazing paths to becoming a pro sailor and talking to her it is obvious how professional she is with ever…
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Published 28 September 2025 This week is a great listen. We chat to Andrew Dolly Divola, Windsurfer, Skiff sailor, coach and commentator. Dolly loves a good story and he shares plenty with us this week. This was another episode where the time just raced past. You will love it. #andrewdollydivola #18skiff #aussieskiffs #sailmedia #we_are_windsurfer …
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Published 21 September 2025 This week we chat to Ruaridh Wright, Scottish pro sailor. Working for North Sails in Gosport in the UK, Ruaridh has been living his dream, sailing on all your favourite boats including Cape 31's, TP's, Fast 40's, Volvo 65's. His pathway is very accessible for those who share the same dream. Ruaridh takes us behind the sc…
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Published 14 September 2025 This week we chat to the new Finn World Champion, Deniss Karpak. The Estonian sailor has just won the Finn Gold Cup in Cascais in Portugal. It was a true mix of conditions and his consistency won the day. The Gold Cup win has been a dream for Deniss for many years and after 4 years out of the class he came back to the Fi…
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Published 7 September 2025 This week we chat to Tom Stuchbery. Tom has a Youtube channel where he buys cheap boats, interesting boats, whatever takes his fancy and makes them sailable. On his channel he takes you on the journey with him, both the sailing and the boat work. He has loved sailing his whole life and he has found away to keep it fun. We…
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Published 31 August 2025 This week we get excited about the Invitational Cup, a biennial event hosted by the New York Yacht Club in Newport, R.I., featuring the top amatuer teams from around the World. Our guests are Mike Ritchie and Chris Way the principals behind the team from RPAYC. Great guys, positive attitude, plus a cool event. Plenty of int…
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Published 24 August 2025 This week we chat to Graham Vials and Chris Turner. The boys have just won the Flying Fifteen Worlds. It is the sixth Flying Fifteen Worlds they have sailed and it is the sixth time they have won them. Obviously they know what they are doing so we asked for some tips. Enjoy! #ovingtonboats #flyingfifteenffi #sailgp #theocea…
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Published 17 August 2025 This week we take time to chat to Alex Maloney, multiple World Champion, Olympic Silver medallist and all round fun person. Alex is a talented sailor, adventurer and someone who makes things fun. We have wanted to have her on the show for a long time, so we were very happy to chat to her this week. Plus our roundup at the e…
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Published 3 August 2025 This week we talk to the 49er FX pairing of Laura Harding and Annie Wilmot. Both champion youth sailors, they paired up in 2021 to pursue the 49er FX. They came oh so close to Olympic selection in '24 and now they are totally focussed on '28. We check in to see how the hard work is going for two young women who are always sm…
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Published 27 July 2025 This week we go in depth and behind the scenes of the Admirals Cup with a surprise insider. Plenty of discussion on boats, atmosphere and preparation for the Fastnet. Enjoy. #admirals.cup #rorcracing #rolexfastnetracecherbourg #vaikobi #vaikobisail #radixnutrition #barkarate #sailingpodcast #barkarateconversations #worldsaili…
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Published 20 July 2025 The Tasar class are hosting their 50th World Champs this week on Lake Garda. The Tasar class does a lot of things well, holding their World championships in great locations, quality racing and lots of fun. To find out more about the class and the championships we spoke to the person who has been sailing the class longer than …
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Published 13 July 2025 One week until the Admirals Cup kicks off and we are fired up. Bicey is racing on Final Final. But this week we chat to Shane Guarnaria from the yacht Zen. Shane is the principal of Doyle Sails in Sydney, he has been part of the Zen team for years. He gives us insights into the preparation, the vibe, the regatta, everything. …
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Published 6 July 2025 This week we speak to former 470 German Sailing Team member, Lena Stuekl. Lena has also provided commentary for a bunch of sailing events including Sailing Champions League and Kieler Woche TV. She now fits a bit of 5-oh sailing in around her engineering career changing the future for us all. Lena is a great sailor and human a…
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Published 29 June 2025 This week is all about race preparation. We talk about the things you need to be doing before heading offshore. To help us, we spoke to two pro sailors who have raced around the World and have businesses helping sailors prepare for their events. Hannah Diamond and Stacey Jackson. If you want to go offshore and you want to do …
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Published 22 June 2025 The Moth Worlds are a couple of weeks away. At last years Worlds, we saw a youth attack led by Mattias Coutts. He walked away with the title at 19. Mattias has been training hard, preparing to defend his title, so we reached out for a chat to see how he was going. It was a great chat that descended into hilarity on many occas…
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Published 15 June 2024 We have rabbited on about this event for the years, the Stockholm Archipelago Raid. This year is a special edition, its the 25th running and they are doing the extreme course including a crossing to Finland. We reached out to Oscar Wetterling, a multiple participant and the last person to sink a boat during the race, (we thin…
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Published 8 June 2025 Plenty going on in the World of Finns. Finn World Masters 25 start next week. The Finn Worlds and Masters Worlds are coming up in Brisbane in February 2026. We wanted to know more. In Australia, in the Finn fleet, there is also a bloke who is the ultimate person when it comes to building a class. I have mentioned this about hi…
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Published 1 June 2025 This week we chat to Maud Jayet, one of the next wave of women leading the way in professional sailing. Maud is great fun and very open in her discussion and a great story teller, so we were very keen to get her on the show. Enjoy it. #maudjayet #ilca_sailing #paris2024 #olympicsailing #vaikobi #vaikobisail #radixnutrition #ba…
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Published 25 May 2025 This week we have three World Champions from the Hobie Class. Cam Owen, Susie Ghent and Paddy Butler, each of them putting time and energy in to growing the sport. Its a chat about excellence, but excellence in ideas to grow sailing. We also talk in depth about a bunch of catamaran events including Western Australia's Cat Summ…
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Published 18 May 2025 We couldn't put an episode together last week, so this week we bring you a rip snorter. We chat to Rohan Veal, the man who brought foiling to the masses, the game changer, the man who invented the Veal Heel, the first King of foiling. The two time Moth World Champion gives us all the detail on how foiling came about. Its an aw…
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Published 4 May 2025 This week we reach back out to Dan Turner as he sits at anchor in the Marquesas Islands. Dan is competing in the Mini Globe Race, sailing a 5.80m self built boat around the World and he has really started to find his legs. Part race, part adventure, all awesome, there is plenty to catch up with. Enjoy!! #dan.turner.adventure #m…
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Published 27 April 2025 This week, former WMRT World Champion, former AC skipper, multi World Champion in the Maxi class, Jesper Radich. One of Denmarks top pro sailors and all round good guy. Its another great conversation. Enjoy! #jesperradich @worldmatchracingtour @americascup #wmrt #vaikobi #vaikobisail #radixnutrition #barkarate #sailingpodcas…
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Published 20 April 2025 This week, we chat to one of the best, the Master of Match Racing, Ian Williams. 8 times World Champion in one of the most intense forms of sailing. He is also an Americas Cup coach, SailGP coach and World Champion in a bunch of other classes. Detailed and analytical. Our conversation was fantastic. The chat felt like it was…
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Published 13 April 2025 We think this weeks episode may become one of our most listened to of all time. It was a riot. So much fun. Our guest was Tracy Schmitt, one of the competitors in the Hansa World Championships. Tracy is a Canadian, Quadruple amputee. She won a bronze medal in alpine downhill para-skiing at the Ontario Parasport Games and was…
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Published 6 April 2025 We chat to Tom Dolan, 2 times Irish Sailor of the year, winner of the 2024 Solitaire du Figaro in the Figaro 3 class, sailing his boat - Smurfit Kappa - Kingspan. Another Irishman. You know how this will go. We were all in our happy place. Enjoy! #tomdolanskipper #classefigarobeneteau #vaikobi #vaikobisail #radixnutrition #ba…
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Published 30 March 2025 We had one two hour window over two weeks to put an episode together. We spoke to Luigi Maffioli from Gottifredi Maffioli. Luigi is a long time friend. His companies ropes were used in the Cup, in the Ocean Race, throughout the Olympics, Superyachts and at Foiling Week. They make some very cool stuff and understanding ropes …
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Published 16 March 2025 We have wanted to do a cruising chat for a long time and with the Oyster World Rally about to come to an end, we made a call to a boat in the middle of an ocean. We spoke to Scott Bailey, long time marine identity as he cruised his Oyster 595 JaZoFi around the World. We talk dreaming, planning, and the whole adventure. If yo…
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Published 9 March 2025 Episode 300, who would have thought! To celebrate we reached out to Cole Brauer. 2nd in the 2023–2024 Global Solo Challenge, setting a new around-the-world speed record for the class 40. And the first woman from the United States to race single-handed around the world nonstop. Plus, she has changed the game in her ability to …
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Published 3 March 2025 Published a day late because of travel and MAFS, (not me). It is a great chat with Elizabeth 'Za' Tucker. Za has bought Cole Bauers Class 40 First Light with the goal of competing in the Global Solo Challenge in 2027. We find out about the delivery, the race, the program and contribute in our own special way. It is pretty fun…
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Published 23 February 2025 With the 18' Skiff JJ Giltinans, (their World Championships) just a couple of weeks away, we reached out To Harry Price, skipper of the Rag and Famish, current 18 National Champion, current Moth National Champion, former Youth World Match Racing Champion and coach of the Australian Youth and Women's AC team for a chat. If…
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Published 16 February 2025 This week we are fired up about the start of the Mini Globe Race, https://minigloberace.com/ starting in one week in Antigua. We reached out to the event organiser Don McIntyre. He is always a good chat and he filled us in on the event, the people and what to watch for over the next year this event is underway. It is a re…
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Published 9 February 2025 A very enjoyable conversation with a remarkable young sailor. Chris Bateman has just won the B14 Worlds with Lucy Loughton. Chris shares the incredible story of their win as only an Irishman can. You will love this episode and it may even change the way you approach sailing. Apologies, the audio isn't perfect, but it is a …
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Published 2 February 2025 This week we focus in on the Melbourne to Osaka Race, A 5,500 mile doublehander race. It starts in March in Melbourne and races north through the Pacific to Osaka in Japan. It's the 9th edition of the race which is held usually every 4 years. We reached out to one of our great mates Paul Schulz. He is going again after com…
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Published 26 January 2025 This is a massive episode, but it is so good. We celebrate Australia Day by talking to one of the US's greats - Bill Hardesty. Former World Champion in the J/70, Etchells, Melges 20, Melges 24, Farr 40, and match racing. He was also the 2011 U.S. “Yachtsman of the Year”. We talk about his journey, and the Etchells Worlds t…
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Published 12 January 2025 It's a busy time of year in the Southern Hemisphere. There are so many sailing regattas happening right now. We try and discuss as many as we can and talk about all the different boats out there. It is a pretty enjoyable episode. #mustoskiffint #b14sailingaustralia #ilca_sailing #aussieskiffs #aclasscat #hobieclassaustrali…
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Published 5 January 2025 We wanted to talk 5oh and Etchells Worlds, so we thought lets get a person doing both. Sandy is currently fighting for first place at the 505 Worlds and will be sailing with BP at the Etchells Worlds, so he was the perfect guest. #binksmarine #international505sailing #vendeeglobe #etchellsclass #vaikobi #vaikobisail #radixn…
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Published 29 December 2024 The Australian Sabot Championships are underway at Drummoyne Sailing Club in NSW. The Sabot is a popular junior class in Australia. Many of its past National champions are now some of the top sailing pros in the World. It is always interesting to hear what the youngsters think about our sport, so given we are a sponsor of…
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Published 27 December 2024 The Second of our twice daily updates for the S2H. This is Audio only. There will be a video on our Youtube channel as well. #officialrolexsydneyhobart #vendeeglobe #vaikobi #vaikobisail #radixnutrition #barkarate #sailingpodcast #barkarateconversations #worldsailingofficial #sailing…
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Published 26 December 2024 The first of our twice daily updates for the S2H. This is Audio only. There will be a video on our Youtube channel as well. #officialrolexsydneyhobart #vendeeglobe #vaikobi #vaikobisail #radixnutrition #barkarate #sailingpodcast #barkarateconversations #worldsailingofficial #sailing…
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Published 22 December 2024 We focus in on the Hobart again. After Tony Mutter and Law Connect last week, this week it is James Mayo and Master Lock Comanche. James is the man, along with Matt Allen, who is responsible for keeping Comanche in Australia and campaigning her for another go at the Hobart. He has won the race before, won several World Ch…
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Published 15 December 2024 With so much sailing going on, it's hard to believe we are less then 2 weeks from the start of the Hobart. Its time for us to focus in. This week we chat to one of our favourite blokes, Tony Mutter, sailing master on Law Connect, the supermaxi that took line honours last year by the barest of margins. It was one of the gr…
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