The thrills and spills of a decade of foiling with Sir Ben Ainslie. The British America’s Cup skipper looks ahead to an action-packed foiling year in SailGP and the AC World Series with INEOS TEAM UK.
This is the full interview featured in the March 2020 edition of The World Sailing Show which is packed with awesome shots of big boat foiling! Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A6kMC9ZQ6o&t=6s
How to build a Vendee Globe race team....when you're a woman. PLUS...when your team-mate is your opponent - the fight for the right to represent USA at Tokyo 2020.
Britons Sam Davies and Pip Hare on what it takes to challenge the French in the toughest ocean race. And we speak to American Olympic Bronze medallist Caleb Paine and Luke Muller - the youngster looking to knock him off his perch in the Finn.
Guests: Pip Hare 2.15, Sam Davies 11.10, Caleb Paine 18.00, Luke Muller 26.30
Two boats pushing the limits of technology to revolutionise how we will cross oceans in the future. Inspirational skippers show us around the floating laboratories that challenge our beliefs on boat design and the environment. Check out the on-board videos from Energy Observer and Race For Water on our Sailing Uncovered YouTube channel.
Guests:
Jerome Delafosse@2.30 (Energy Observer)
Hugo Devedeux@3.45 (Energy Observer)
Annabelle Boudinot@18.30 (Race for Water)
Backstage reaction from the youngest ever World Sailor of the Year Marco Gradoni. 3 Optimist World Titles in 3 years for the boy from Rome. He talks to Alec Wilkinson at the Oceanview Theatre in Bermuda.
Back-stage reaction from Anne-Marie Rindom after winning Female World Sailor of the Year 2019. The Danish Laser Radial sailor won World and European Titles in 2019.
At last the battle for the 36th America's Cup gets real. Special edition from the Ineos TeamUK AC75 boat launch. Photos and videos of all teams' boats are on our Sailing Uncovered Youtube channel & FB page.
Guests:
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston@1'45
Giles Scott (Crew)@4'45
Ben Ainslie (Skipper)@12'30
It'll be the Olympic Games' longest and toughest endurance event. The Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat will make history on its debut at Paris 2024 but who came up with the idea? Can it be a success? And what will it take to become Olympic champion in sailing's newest event?
Guests:
Matt Allen @40" (Pres Australian Sailing/Ocean&Offshore Committee)
Stan Honey @5'40" (Sailing&Media legend/Ocean&Offshore Committee)
Hannah Diamond @17'45" (Volvo Ocean Racer)
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A passionate call to action to defend the oceans we love. The greatest advocates for ocean life cover the hottest topics of our time. Dame Ellen MacArthur, Emily Penn, the UN and The Ocean Race on how we can turn things around. Episode brought to you by 11th Hour Racing
Emily Penn @1:15
Anne-Cecile Turner @12:00
Dr Lisa Emelia Svensson @22:15
Dame Ellen MacArthur @32:10
Get more on all our guests on the Sailing Uncovered Facebook page. We're also on Twitter @sailingshow
From record-breaking sailor to taking on the UN. Ellen MacArthur covers everything from offshore adventures to cancer, from saving the planet to the world's best flapjacks. There's more on this interview on Twitter @sailingshow & on our FB page.
