Paul Larsen
It was back in 2012 that Paul piloted the revolutionary Vestas Sailrocket 2 to a new outright world record speed of 65.54 knots to become the fastest man on the water.That record still stands and in our interview Paul mu…
Tom Slingsby
The latest episode of The Yacht Racing Podcast was recorded in San Francisco, Ca, where eight international professional sailing teams have been practising out on the bay ahead of the million dollar grand finale of the second season of SailGP.Justin Chisholm’s guest this time is the prolific Australian skipper Tom Slingsby who as well as leading the SailGP rankings with his Australia SailGP team, has also in recent months won the Moth World Championship and line honours in the Middle Sea Race aboard Comanche – to say nothing of mixing it with the top teams at his first ever TP52 Worlds.Slingsby has a mainstay of the SailGP movement from its inception and is very enthusiastic about its future. However he is also an past Americas’ Cup winner, and – as he reveals in the interview – he has not ruled out getting involved with the 37th America’s Cup.
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Leon Sefton
Justin Chisholm speaks to Leon Sefton, who as Head of TV Production for America’s Cup 36 ran the team responsible for the amazing TV coverage that was beamed around the world from Auckland, New Zealand.Leon headed up a p…
Hannah Diamond
Justin Chisholm’s guest on the latest episode of The Yacht Racing Podcast is British professional sailor Hannah Diamond.As well as spending many years with the British Sailing Team on the Olympic campaign trail in a rang…
Neal McDonald
The renowned British yachtsman Neal McDonald is Justin Chisholm’s guest on the latest episode of The Yacht Racing Podcast EXTRA.McDonald is perhaps best known for his ocean racing achievements in the Whitbread and Volvo…
Charlie Dalin
Justin Chisholm’s guest on the latest episode of The Yacht Racing Podcast is the French solo offshore racing skipper Charlie Dalin.Dalin hit the headlines earlier this year after he claimed the line honours victory in th…
Ray Davies
Justin Chisholm's guest is New Zealand sailor Ray Davies – a key member of the Emirates Team New Zealand syndicate that recently successfully defended the America’s Cup on their home waters off Auckland, New Zealand.As w…
Kyle Langford
Justin Chisholm’s guest this time is Australian professional yachtsman Kyle Langford.Kyle won the 34th America’s Cup as wing trimmer for Jimmy Spithill with Oracle Team UK and also won the first season of the SailGP inte…
Ian Williams
Justin Chisholm is joined by six-time world match racing champion Ian Williams to discuss the first four races of the 36th America’s Cup Match between the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand and the Challenger Luna Rossa…
Andy Rice
Justin Chisholm’s guest on the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Podcast is fellow British sailing journalist Andy Rice – creator of sailjuice.com and co-founder of the ‘Road to Gold’ online course on how to mount a pro…
Vendee Globe 2020-21 Week 12
Yacht Racing Life website editor Justin Chisholm is joined by Vendee Globe skipper Conrad Colman for the final episode of the Vendee Globe special series.After more than 11 weeks of racing the leading group have finally…
Giles Scott
Justin Chisholm’s guest on this episode of The Yacht Racing Podcast is reigning Olympic champion in the Finn class and British America’s Cup sailor Giles Scott.Giles is of course calling tactics for Ben Ainslie’s so far…
Vendee Globe 2020-21 Week 11
Yacht Racing Life website editor Justin Chisholm and his expert co-host, Vendee Globe skipper Conrad Colman, pore of the possibilities for the final 2,000 miles of the Vendee Globe solo around-the-world race and try to g…
Vendee Globe 2020-21 Week 10
Our guest on this episode of The Yacht Racing Podcast is the highly accomplished German ocean racer Boris Herrmann.Herrmann has an impressive track record that includes competing in two double handed around the world rac…
Matt Sheahan – 36th America's Cup
Yacht Racing Life editor Justin Chisholm is joined from Auckland, New Zealand by British sailing journalist and broadcaster Matt Sheahan. As well as producing all the excellent content we enjoy from the PlanetSail YouTub…
Vendee Globe 2020-21 Week 9
Yacht Racing Life website editor Justin Chisholm is joined once again by ocean racing expert Conrad Colman to mull over the latest goings on in the Vendee Globe solo around-the-world yacht race.Amongst the topics discuss…