Monthly Archives: April 2013

When Jane and I decided to accept a tour of Virgin Gorda with “Elvis”, a tall large black man with long dreadlocks we should have realised we were in for a treat! We were on our first day exploring the …

There’s a bunch of strong sailing women (some might say scary Alpha women) from around the world whom I met when I participated in my first Caribbean regatta at Antigua race week with On Deck in 2009. Every year since …

Have you ever been in a team where almost every one of the other players could have been your child? That’s if you’d remembered to have children of course! Well, that’s how I felt when I boarded The Spirit of …

I stopped off in Dallas for a night on my way to the Caribbean to get a taste of Texan life.  I arrived early afternoon after the long flight from Australia (now direct to Dallas from Sydney) to stay in …