Category: Recipients Articles

Every season seems to be going faster and faster; Palma 2023 feels like a decade ago. This year certainly dialled up the heat…

I was selected for the Australian Optimist Sailing Team to represent Australia at the 2023 European Optimist Championship in Greece. I prepared intensively…

My training and travel for the 2023 Sailing World Championships After a month in Marseilles, it was time to hit the road again.…

I arrived in Spain early to compete in the Pre worlds regatta – The Spring Cup. The conditions varied 3 knots to 18knots.…

I attended the International Optimist Dinghy Africans Championship which was held in South Africa.  This was the first time Australia had attended the…

Victorian Youth and Australian Sailing Youth Selection Event 2022 This year Australian Sailing announced the selection regatta for the Australian Sailing Youth Team…

My 2022 year started by competing in my first Kitefoiling Nationals (2021 Nationals held 2022) and winning the national title. I then joined…

Kitefoiling involves using a specialised hydrofoil board and a kite to glide above the water’s surface. When compared to traditional kitesurfing, kitefoiling offers…

Unexpected changes My 10th Laser worlds (now called ILCA) is now in the books. I’ve done every single one since 2013 and I…

I started the year training in champagne conditions out of Perth, before flying to Sydney for a four-week block under Rafa Trujilo, our…