A year ago today, me and my guitar (and a lot of sailing kit) boarded a plane to Miami. It was not a particularly well-thought-through plan. I had been hoodwinked into the idea by a certain John Bertrand, who had somehow convinced me that a month of training and racing in Florida would be a […]

“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.”  – Rabindranath Tagore It is scary and exhilarating to launch into an endeavour with so many challenges and unknowns. But the opportunity to pursue the dream that I have had since I was a child is too great to pass up, and […]

I have just battled my way through what will be my last international sailing event for some time. It was really difficult mentally to race knowing that it was my final regatta before taking a break due to lack of funding. On the plane home from Abu Dhabi, I was reflecting on what international sailing […]