July 18, 2018
How a young family changed their lives and sailed round the world (and made millions). Caspar Craven explains how they did it and how we can do it too.
Giovanni Soldini - Italy's greatest sailor since Cristopher Columbus - talks about the business of sailing for Maserati, why he'll never do the Volvo Ocean Race and his speed record from Hong Kong to London.
Videos, book details and photos of Maserati on the Sailing Uncovered Facebook page.
June 20, 2018
A star-studded preview of the 2018 World Championships plus how you can win a trip to Florida with the eSailing World champs.
Guests include Mat Belcher (AUS) Haannah Mills (GBR) Jorge Zarif (BRA) Lijia Xu (CHN)
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May 18, 2018
Sam Davies and Lucy Hodges MBE guest. What's it like to sail blind and how it's done explained by World Champ Lucy Hodges. Yoho ho and a barrel of rum - Sam Davies prepares for the year's big transat and the 2020 Vendee Globe.
March 3, 2018
Cancer survivor and Olympic champion Santi Lange inspires us with his story of beating illness to defend his Olympic title. Plus 'The race too far' - the dramatic back-story of the Golden Globe Race with author Chris Eakin.
April 23, 2017
Dehydration, hunger and crossing the Pacific - Mutiny star and round the world sailor Conrad Humphreys explains the hardships of recreating Cpt. Bligh's voyage of survival on TV. Dame Ellen MacArthur announces her latest voyage with her Cancer Trust. Presented by Alec Wilkinson.
Guests:
- Ellen MaCarthur @4mins
- Conrad Humphreys @7mins
March 16, 2017
Equality and ecology in sailing. Don't yawn, tune in - it's actually quite entertaining. Ocean racers Abby Ehler and Annie Lush tell us about the Magenta project. There's an update from Volvo Ocean Race director Phil Lawrence. Vendee Globe hopeful Phil Sharp aims to be the first to circumnavigate the world in a fossil fuel-free boat.
Presenter Alec Wilkinson
Guests: Phil Lawrence @2mins
Magenta Project @7mins
Phil Sharp @15mins
January 22, 2017
Dame Ellen MacArthur, Alex Thomson, Mike Golding, Francois Gabart join Sam Davies and Alec Wilkinson in Les Sables D'Olonne for a Vendee Globe special as the race comes to an amazing climax. A who's who of ocean racing stars!
Guests: Alex Thomson@5.15, Ellen MacArthur@11.15, Mike Golding@12.30, Francois Gabart@20.30
Presented by Alec Wilkinson with Sam Davies
Duration: 30mins
December 12, 2016
Ticket giveaways and top guests from 2017 London Boat Show including BBC R4 announcer and presenter of the Shipping Forecast Zeb Soanes and Olympic silver medallist and ocean rower Guin Batten. Win tickets to the show and a chance to appear on stage alongside your sailing heroes.
Listen to this episode for details of how to enter. (Terms&Conditions on our Facebook page; Sailing Uncovered)
PRESENTER: Alec Wilkinson
GUESTS: Mike Enser (British Marine) @0.40, Guin Batten @4.40, Zeb Soanes @15.00
Tot Dur:23.46
December 2, 2016
Could Lance Armstrong compete in the next America's Cup? Has the winning boat already been decided? America's Cup veteran and commentator Kenny Read gazes into his crystal ball of forthright views. Sir Ben Ainslie, Jimmy Spithill and Peter Burling also look ahead to their Bermuda showdown in 2017.
And we hear about a British project aiming to snatch the Vendee Globe Race from its French masters.
November 9, 2016
Immediately after collecting sailing's top accolade Hannah Mills gives her reaction to Alec Wilkinson. Mills won gold in Rio with Saskia Clark in the 470 - adding to their silver medal at London 2012. The pair were presented the women's award at a glitzy ceremony in Barcelona.
