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      Welcome to our newest episode of 22 Questions! Throughout this series, we will chat with sailors from all walks of life giving them the chance to quickly (in 22 questions, or thereabouts – we’re sailors, not mathematicians), chat about their job, boat of choice and why they love sailing it. We caught up with local yacht broker Colin Rees from Busfield Marine Brokers! We went sailing on the new C42 and Colin walks us through why it is so popular!   Catch up with Colin and the other brokers at Busfield Marine down at Westhaven Marina. They know their stuff!

Welcome to our newest episode of 22 Questions!     Throughout this series, we will chat with sailors from all walks of life – giving them the chance to quickly (in 22 questions, or thereabouts – we’re sailors, not mathematicians), chat about their job, boat of choice and why they love sailing it. We went over to Howick Sailing Club and caught up with Annabelle & Lachlan before they went out for a training session in their Optis!  

    Andrew Brown or “Brownie” caught up with Laser World Champion Tom Saunders after he settled back into New Zealand life. Tom recently won ILCA Men’s World Championships before heading home. Brownie talks to Tom about growing up sailing in New Zealand, his time overseas and, of course, what coffee he is drinking! Read More The resurgence of the mighty P Class Eat my wake 2021 Merry Festive Season! Registrations for the 2022 New Caledonia Groupama Race Inaugural Barfoot & Thompson Bridge to Bean Huge Success!     <...

Welcome to our fourth episode of 22 Questions!   Throughout this series, we will chat with sailors from all walks of life, giving them the chance to quickly (in 22 questions, or thereabouts – we’re sailors, not mathematicians) chat about their job, boat of choice and why they love sailing it. We caught up with local legend Bex Hornell who is a rigger at RigPro before she shot off to Sydney for the Rolex Sydney Hobart of TP52 Zen! Catch Bex on the bow of Zen at the start of the Hobart next week – good luck, Bex! ……………………….. Related Articles 22 Questions with Oldsie and Ben Newton 22 Questions with Matt Mitchell ……………………….. Next Episode: Tuesday 28 December Lauchy Wills and Annabelle Cartwright take us through the Opti

Normally a yacht club AGM comes and goes with a few changes like flag officers, maybe a constitution change, and ongoing chats about what the annual subscription fees will be. But the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron AGM is one that was on everyones radar, because a guy named Mark Dunphy was always going to drop his 2 cents, and offers of millions, to the listening crowd of financial members. We all know the name Mark Dunphy. He’s attempted to fund Emirates Team New Zealand on their quest to defend the Auld Mug at the 37th America’s Cup, but the team, and Grant Dalton, firmly shut the door on the offer, and the deal. And then former Team New Zealand director Jim Farmer QC lodged a petition, with the support of some RNZYS members, “that the America’s Cup be defended in the waters adjacent to the City of Auckland”. Mr Farmer’s petition saw RNZYS call for a Special General Meeting to address his concerns, but just a few days ago, that meeting was withdrawn. Meanwhile, Mr. Dunphy pushes on, emailing members of the RNZYS with his plans. On the 8th December he stated that it seems “increasingly obvious that the current leadership of the Squadron are unwilling to make any effort to hold the next America’s Cup Defence in 2024 here in Auckland. This is despite sufficient funding clearly being available in New Zealand to host the Cup.” Some of the Live Sail Die crew are members of RNZYS and know first hand that the club wants nothing more than to have the 37th America’s Cup held in Auckland. They understand the economic impact that the event has on the city of sails – so for Mr. Dunphy to think that they are unwilling to make any effort just seems like a stretch to far. So we sat down and spoke with Commodore Aaron Young, who at the end of the day is just a yachtie like the rest of us, to fill you all in on what really happened at the RNZYS AGM. Take a listen to our latest podcast as we chat about the money, the venue, the teams and just sailing in general.

He tacks to give himself a break from hiking!  Welcome to our third episode of 22 Questions! Throughout this series, we will chat with sailors from all walks of life giving them the chance to quickly (in 22 questions, or thereabouts – we’re sailors, not mathematicians), chat about their boat of choice and why they love sailing it. We caught up with local legend Matty Mitchell who is an absolute fizzer for the Des Townson designed Zephyr dinghy. Matty is no stranger to high performance racing, and the Zephyr provides just that – in slow motion! Next Episode: Tuesday 14 December Bex Hornell talks about being a professional rigger

Welcome to our second episode of 22 Questions! Throughout this series, we will chat with sailors from all walks of life giving them the chance to quickly (in 22 questions, or thereabouts – we’re sailors, not mathematicians), chat about their boat of choice and why they love sailing it. We caught up with Oldsie and Ben on their 12ft Skiff before they went off sailing for the afternoon! Oldise is a regular in the 12ft skiff scene and is bringing Ben along for the ride as they tinker and update the skiff to be the fastest on the water. Next Episode: Tuesday 30 November Matty Mitchell talks about the Zephr class

23 year old Laser/ILCA sailor George Gautrey from New Zealand is in Barcelona, Spain for the 2021 ILCA Standard Men’s World Championship ready to take on the fleet of 139 sailors from 44 nations. After claiming the bronze medal at the worlds in 2019, and then 29th in the 2020 event in Melbourne, George is super focused on claiming the gold in this event as he campaigns for the Laser spot in the NZL Sailing Team for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. George chats about the competition he’s up against, race tactics, what he eats for breakfast, and the shit storm that he encounter at his AirB&B. Have a listen to our podcast!  

Welcome to our first episode of 22 Questions! Throughout this series, we will chat with sailors from all walks of life giving them the chance to quickly (in 22 questions, or thereabouts – we’re sailors, not mathematicians), chat about their boat of choice and why they love sailing it. We are kicking off with Mike (Moose) Sanderson and his son Merrick. They are igniting the relaunch of the Cherub class in New Zealand and are leading the way to get sailors back into this unique little skiff designed in kiwi land by John Spencer. Mike Sanderson and his son Merrick sending it on their Cherub! Photo: Adam Mustill – Live Sail Die Next Episode: Tuesday 16 November Thomas “Oldsie” Olds and Ben Newton chat about their 12′ Skiff Mr. Scruff

In this episode, Live Sail Die UK team member Tor Tomlinson chats with Tom Cheney and our very own Cameron Dunn about all things sailing in the Northern Hemisphere. Here what they have to say about: The Maxi Worlds 52 Super Series Cape 31s The Fastnet (which Tom and Tor won overall on Sunrise) America’s Cup (briefly)  

Suellen Hurling and Alison Kent from Live Sail Die ended up in New Zealand because they love sailing. Suellen is from Brisbane in Australia and Alison is from the Milwaukee on Lake Michigan in America. Both Suellen and Alison are now used to spending significant special days away from their families, but thanks to the power of the internet, everyone was able to get together to celebrate their Dads. Suellen’s Dad – Ken Hurling OAM Alison’s Dad – Tim Kent Alison’s Step-Dad – Eric Jones   

Cam and Brownie wrap things up this morning after the last day of sailing in Tokyo! Where will the teams go next? Who should we watch out for in the next cycle and what changes will we see? Hear what they have to say about it! Our Olympic Podcasts are proudly supported by PredictWind and B&G          

Cam and Brownie are joined by George Gautry to discuss the many medal and nail biting races we saw yesterday! They talk about how the 470 guys feel going into today and Brownie shares some insights from his previous coaching days! Have a listen! Our Olympic Podcasts are proudly supported by PredictWind and B&G      

Cam and Brownie are joined by sailing legend Carl Whiting to talk about the busy day in Tokyo today for the sailors. After a day of no breeze yesterday, there will be a lot of medal races today! Our Olympic Podcasts are proudly supported by PredictWind and B&G Video: Adam Mustill Photography & Georgia Schofield / Live Sail Die Photos: Sailing Energy / World Sailing      

Cam, Brownie and Susannah talk about today’s 49er and 49erFX medal races, the Laser and Laser Radial medalists, dive deep into their own experiences within the circuit and the PredictWind weather! Have a listen! Our Olympic Podcasts are proudly supported by PredictWind and B&G.

Cameron Dunn and Andrew Brown were joined by Kiwi 49er sailor Logan Dunning Beck at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club to give us the latest run down and talk about the impressive RS:X medal races, the disappointed 49erFX girls that didn’t quite make the medal races, and today’s weather!

Cameron Dunn and Andrew Brown were joined by Kiwi 49er sailor Logan Dunning Beck at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club to give us the latest run down on all things sailing in Tokyo as the competition progresses to the business end of things. Have a listen! Our Olympic Podcasts are proudly supported by PredictWind and B&G.

Here we go again! Cameron Dunn and Andrew Brown are back to chat all things Tokyo Sailing this time with special guest and Sam Meech’s training partner, George Gautrey. There was plenty to chat about coming into todays scheduled races so have a listen! Our Olympic Podcasts are proudly supported by PredictWind and B&G.

Cameron Dunn and Andrew Brown are at it again chatting all things Olympic sailing with 1992 470 silver medalist Leslie Egnot. Our Olympic Podcasts are proudly supported by PredictWind and B&G.

Cameron Dunn and Andrew Brownie were at it again this morning chatting all things Olympic sailing with special guest and former Olympian Leslie Egnot! Have a listen to all the inside information about the day that was, and what to expect for todays racing in Enoshima. Our Tokyo podcasts are proudly supported by PredictWind and B&G

Sailors talking to sailors about sailing! Back in February when the America’s Cup hype was at full peak, Live Sail Die team members Chris Steele, Cameron Dunn and Suellen Hurling had a bit of chat with Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli main man Max Sirena. If the Olympics aren’t your juice, then take yourself back to the AC days, and have a listen, especially at the the part when Max talks about how it feels to sail an AC75. Prefer to watch the video? Click here!

Olivia Christie, joins Cameron Dunn and Andrew Brown to chat about the opening day of racing at the Tokyo.

Check out this preview chat with Cameron Dunn and Andrew Brown as we get underway at the sailing venues for the Tokyo.