by Natalie | Mar 25, 2020 | Editorials, Features
Dan describes his Home Counties upbringing as very normal and very middle class. One of four (elder sister, two younger brothers), Dan’s father was a financial advisor and his mother a wonderful homemaker, cake baker and unpaid taxi driver. The only fly in the...
by Natalie | Mar 20, 2020 | Editorials
Having grown up loving sailing, the thrill of the wind in your hair, crossing the starting line of a regatta, chasing the Js or following the exploits of the Volvo teams as they battle the elements in one of the world’s most grueling races, it is not surprising that...
by Natalie | Mar 15, 2020 | Editorials, Features
I had the honour of meeting Giverny, affectionately known as Giv, and the team from MY AWOL at the 2019 ACrew Awards where they were up for several awards including Giv for the Chief Stewardess. Unfortunately pipped at the post, it didn’t seem to upset her. She said...
by Natalie | Mar 10, 2020 | Editorials, Features
It is always a massive pleasure talking to a grandmaster and if there is one thing Carlo Borlenghi he is and that is a master of the art of yacht photography, so it was a delight for him to take some time out of his busy schedule to grant me a skype interview from his...
by Natalie | Mar 5, 2020 | Editorials
00°44′ 24,65″ N – 090°18′ 49,68″ W (UTC-6) Dear Pacific sailors, Many of you will sail to New Zealand for the Americas cup, directly after the Caribbean season through the Panama Canal or on your way up from the Southern Latitudes, and...
by Natalie | Feb 22, 2020 | Editorials
“I grew up on the outskirts of Liverpool and apparently had a relatively poor upbringing, although I didn’t know much about it. My mother and father did seem to be working all the time, but I had a happy secure childhood alongside my twin sister, who I still tease...
