The 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race: Recollections from B-52
In this age of technology, we now have incredible access to weather information using cell phone and satellite technology. The meteorological models have improved dramatically and we know what to expect in much finer detail than what was possible only 10 years ago. I...
Bar Karate Podcast. Sailing, Safety and the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race.
A great wide ranging chat with the men at Bar Karate in late January 2022. There was a strong focus on safety. We also discussed the 2021 Middle Sea and 2022 Transatlantic Races on Comanche along with the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race on Ichi Ban.
Podcast: Upside Down in Bass Strait; Conversations with Sarah Kanowski
Feb 2021. I had a great talk with Sarah about my earlier years of sailing and some adventures in the 1998 Sydney to Hobart Race and the 2000-01 BT Global Challenge. I hope you enjoy the chat. Cheers, Will
Adventures in the North Pacific (with the inimitable Arnold
Travels after the 1991 Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race It was May 1991 and I was sitting in Osaka tasked with sailing Knots, a Swan 53 to San Francisco. I had an able crew member in Dorothée, who was to join in Hokkaido, and was looking for one more. Arnold Tickle had...
Sleep Deprivation: What a nightmare
I first wrote this article in June 2016 for Australian Sailing. I've been talking about Sleep in my Masterclass course. Several participants enquired about getting a copy of the article so I decided this was a good place to post the article. Hope you find it...
Gybing in Jamaica: A visit from the Jamaican Coastguard
I thought it was time I finally put this story to paper. It happened in February/ March 1986. I was just 20 years old at the time. The story begins in St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. I was tasked with delivering a Swan 46 to Galveston, Texas. A few months...