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 | Mar 1, 2020 | Editorials
Well, apart from Storm Gloria, Palma seems to have been blessed with some amazing early Spring weather, with temperatures well above the norm, and making us think of getting back on to the water. The one positive of Gloria’s visit was the conditions allowing a record...
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...
by Natalie | Feb 15, 2020 | Editorials, Features
What started as an email from one friend to another in January of last year: “Would you be up for rowing across the Atlantic with me?” very quickly turned into a campaign to take on the “Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge – The World’s Toughest Row” in December...
