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Now displaying: May, 2016
May 30, 2016

In this episode we talk with Ken Thackeray the founder of the Shag Islet Cruising Yacht Club about how the unplanned idea for SICYC came about by sheer chance and how this unique yacht club has grown into a large organisation with no employees, no physical yacht club venue and 4,700+ sailing members in 14 countries.

SICYC is a great resources for cruising sailors and has created friendships is the most unusual of places as you'll find out in this candid chat with Ken at their 7th anniversary party.

Its annual Gloucester Rendezvous at Whitsunday in Queensland sees 200+ boats gather for 4 days of sailing, fun and activities.

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May 23, 2016

In this 2nd of the 2-part episode we continue to talk to Peter Montgomery, respected internationally as the voice of New Zealand Yachting after personally commentating on 12 Americas Cups, 9 Olympic Games and every Whitbread and Volvo around the world races to date.

If you missed Episode 6, I recommend you listen to it before this episode.

Peter shares personal insights into his 40 year career in broadcasting, how the Americas Cup sailing has changed, thoughts on some of the big personalities that drive the international yachting and why commentating will never be the same again. 

Peters reputation for colourful commentary that enhances sailing for the layman, helped develop a nations passion for sailing, through both the Americas Cup and Whitbread/Volvo Round the World Campaigns that New Zealand has been heavily involved in since the early 1980's.

This candid discussion with one of New Zealand's greatest ever sailing broadcasters is a unique opportunity to understand what inspired Peter Montgomery to approach the task with such energy and passion.

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May 16, 2016

In this 1st of a 2-part episode we talk to Peter Montgomery, respected internationally as the voice of New Zealand Yachting after personally commentating on 12 Americas Cups, 9 Olympic Games and every Whitbread and Volvo around the world races to date.

Peter shares personal insights into his 40 year career in broadcasting, how the Americas Cup sailing has changed, thoughts on some of the big personalities that drive the international yachting and why commentating will never be the same again. 

Peters reputation for colourful commentary that enhances sailing for the layman, helped develop a nations passion for sailing, through both the Americas Cup and Whitbread/Volvo Round the World Campaigns that New Zealand has been heavily involved in since the early 1980's.

This candid discussion with one of New Zealand's greatest ever sailing broadcasters is a unique opportunity to understand what inspired Peter Montgomery to approach the task with such energy and passion.

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May 9, 2016

We discover one of the most fascinating ocean sailing passages of the 20th century in this episode. In 1972 John Lucas set out from Geelong, Victoria to sail a 40-foot house boat, with a makeshift mast, sailing 3,000 nautical miles north up the east coast of Australia to Thursday Island, New Guinea for missionaries desperately in need of vessel to transit rivers to their local villages.

This 3-month journey led by skipper John Lucas and 3 novice crew led to the sailing adventure of a lifetime. They faced storms, mutiny, sand bars, media scrutiny, and needed the approval from 26 different government departments across 3 different states, just to start their journey.

John recounts his story from 44 years ago with such clarity that you would think he had just completed it yesterday. Described as Australia's Kon-tiki, the media coverage in 1972 fascinated a nation.

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May 2, 2016

In this episode we interview Ray McMahon, director of the Southport Yacht Club in the month the club celebrates its 70th birthday. Despite 70 years of history, offshore keelboat yacht racing only gathered momentum at the Southport Yacht Club in the past decade.

The Southport Yacht Club is located on the edge of the Broadwater at Main Beach, near Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in Queensland Australia. 

We retrace the birth of yacht racing at SYC and discover how a few passionate volunteers founded, what has grown into a successful club that hosts more than 500 races a year today.

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