Matt Gotrel

Matt Gotrel

Author: Justin Chisholm March 18, 2022 Duration: 46:47
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 England. He quickly progressed through the 29er class and into the 49er to join the British Olympic Sailing Team before putting his sailing on hold to go to universityThat’s where he was lured into the world of competitive rowing – a sport in which he worked his way up to Olympic selection and won the gold in the Men’s 8 at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.But Gotrel wasn’t done with sailing yet and joined Ineos Britannia for the British syndicate’s 36th America’s Cup campaign. Now he is back for another try at winning sailing’s oldest and most prestigious trophy.

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SailGP Rio de Janiero [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 55:11
Justin Chisholm is joined by fellow British sailing pundit Magnus Wheatley to mull over SailGP's first ever event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where Tom Slingsby's Australian BONDS Flying Roos made a spectacular return to…
Chris Draper at Emirates Team New Zealand [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:10
Justin Chisholm sits down with British yachtsman Chris Draper to discuss his move to join the America’s Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand and life inside one of the most successful teams in modern sailing.Draper, an…
Sébastien Sainson – design director at Gitana Team [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:21
Justin Chisholm’s guest is Sebastien Sainson – design director of the French Gitana Team, that recently launched the latest generation Maxi Edmund de Rothschild Ultim trimaran – Gitana 18.After a guided tour of this trul…
James Pleasance – executive director of the World Match Racing Tour [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:05:18
On the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast I'm joined by James Pleasance – executive director of the World Match Racing Tour to discuss the history, evolution, and future of one of sailing's most iconic compe…
SailGP Sydney analysis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 42:33
On the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast Justin Chisholm is joined once again by fellow British yachting journalist Magnus Wheatley to chew over the goings on at the third event of SailGP Season 6, which to…
ROCKWOOL Racing SailGP skipper Nicolai Sehested [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:44
On the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast I'm joined by Danish SailGP skipper Nicolai Sehested from the ROCKWOOL Racing Team for a catch-up on the Danish team's journey since joining SailGP back in 2020 at t…
SailGP Auckland Analysis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:47
Justin Chisholm and Magnus Wheatley discuss the recent SailGP regatta in Auckland, New Zealand, which was marred by a serious collision between the Kiwi and French teams. They delve into the implications of the crash, sa…
Dee Caffari on The Famous Project CIC all-women circumnavigation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:06
Guest presenter Matt Sheahan from the PlanetSail website catches up with British ocean racing yachtswoman Dee Caffari just over a week since she and the all-women crew aboard The Famous Project CIC 103-foot long trimaran…
Will Oxley on Raven RORC Transatlantic Race line honours performance [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 44:18
In this episode of the Yacht Racing Life podcast, host Justin Chisholm speaks with navigator Will Oxley about his recent experience racing the foil-assisted superyacht Raven in a transatlantic race. They discuss the desi…
SailGP Perth analysis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 47:20
In this episode of the Yacht Racing Life podcast, British sailing journalists Justin Chisholm and Magnus Wheatley dive into the thrilling opening event of SailGP Season 6 which took place in Perth, Australia over the wee…