Skipper – Nick Roberts
I am relatively new kiwi having moved to NZ from Sydney 6 years ago. I’ve been sailing since I was 2 when my dad would take me sailing on Sydney Harbour in his leaking wooden bluebird yacht with a a car seat facing aft bolted to the starboard side of the companionway! Later on I got into dinghy … Read More
Skipper – Laurie Wager
Skipper – Trish Beken
I did plenty of single handed sailing on my Reactor, Wishbone, but last year’s single handed series was the first since I changed to a Chico 30, Chico Too.. Read More
Skipper – Richard Limbrick
Single-handed sailing has always been appealing. I have plenty of friends however the idea of managing the boat on my own in a range of conditions is a challenge that I relish. Cool Change is a neat boat. Easily managed solo and challenging enough to be raced fully crewed… Read More
Skipper – John Davies
Skipper – Logan Fraser
Skipper – Andrew Macdonald
Skipper – Nigel Garland
Skipper – Alan Yardley
I came to sailing fairly late at the grand old age of 32 having spent most of my younger years involved in Surf Life Saving, Triathlons, and Surfing.I had never stepped on board a yacht until I arrived in England … Read More
Skipper – Tony McAlwee
I have been sailing for a few years now, and still love the challenge of racing alone. Of course you don’t race alone, you might be by yourself on the boat but you are racing with others in the event. To me that is the key enjoyment…. Read More
Skipper – Damon Paling
Lockdown served up a much-welcomed silver-lining as I kicked back on the couch and read Running Free by Robin Knox-Johnston; an inspiring, entertaining, and somewhat terrifying insight into the world of single-handed sailing by a remarkable individual… Read More
Skipper – Nick Beckett
Skipper – Michael Paauve
A real late starter in sailing. Only a few years back and almost straight away jumped in to buying my own yacht. I signed up for the single handed series as a personal challenge with the goal of completing every race, learning as I went. It’s not as hard as I expected and it certainly makes you a better sailor. .… Read More
Skipper – Cory McLennan
Sailing solo has been something I’ve dreamed about since I was young, so I decided to do something about it. In 2014 at the age of 19 I competed in the solo Trans-Tasman Challenge. 16 days at sea and two broken autopilots later I had completed the challenge… Read More
Skipper – Peter Locke
Skipper – Jeremy Barrow
We grew up cruising the Hauraki Gulf on a Beale33, which we raced during my teens. I spent a short time crewing race boats in Europe and have done a few deliveries around the Pacific.… Read More
Skipper – Andrew Peacocke
Having sailed a couple of times before with friends, I reckoned if anybody gets to do this, it might as well be me!… Read More
Skipper – Nigel Collins
A late starter trying to learn guitar, ‘Wish You Were Here’ was the first song I could sort of play and sing along too. it made sense to name my new (in 2012) cruising Beneteau 34 with the same name… Read More
