Tony Quinn

Tony Quinn

Author: Justin Chisholm January 14, 2025 Duration: 43:19
Yacht Racing Life Podcast
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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 the British INEOS Britannia America’s Cup syndicate that last year in Barcelona Spain won the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series and took on the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the 37th America’s Cup Match. In the interview Tony shares what the high pressure chase boat driver role is all about and gives us a behind the scenes look at real life inside the highly professional environment of an America’s Cup team.

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Analysing the boldest America's Cup Protocol yet [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:35
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, prom…
SailGP Sassnitz Analysis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:02
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.
Supercharging the America's Cup [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 12:49
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.
Narrated story: Northern Raiders [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 13:01
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 Troph…
British Laser Olympian Micky Beckett [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:28
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…
SailGP Portsmouth Analysis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:37
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…
Ken Read [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 45:15
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 cr…
SailGP New York Analysis [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:50
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 Sai…
British Vendée Globe Skipper Sam Goodchild. [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 58:37
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 Thoma…
Francesca Clapcich [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:10:53
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…

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