A podcast for racing sailors everywhere. Exclusive interviews with the sport's top names. Presented by British sailing journalist Justin Chisholm. www.yachtraci...
On the latest episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast Justin Chisholm’s guest is the British double Olympic gold-medallist sailor Giles Scott.
Aside from his Olympic triumphs Giles is also an multiple America’s Cup veteran – including taking part in the last three consecutive British challenges – and recently stepped into the role of skipper of the Northstar Canada team for the fifth season of SailGP.
During the interview – recorded in early January 2025 – Giles talks about his earliest days in sailing as a youngster who initially had no interest in racing and had to be bribed to compete by his mum.
He also discuss his approach to Olympic campaigning and talks through his very different run ups to his two Olympic gold medal victories at the Rio and Tokyo Games, as well as diving into his experiences with INEOS Britannia in last year’s 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona, before closing the interview with some chat about his high profile SailGP transfer from the British Emirates GBR squad to the Canadians.
Justin Chisholm’s guest is American professional sailor and coach, Tom Burnham, who takes on a fascinating deep dive into the New York Yacht Club’s American Magic syndicate’s recent challenge for the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona.
During the interview Tom shares his thoughts on the relative merits of the Shared Reconnaissance programme, explains the key elements of his role as the American syndicate’s head coach, describes what goes on aboard the coach boat during a typical training day, as well as giving his assessment of how AC37 played out between the six teams on the waters of the Mediterranean off Barcelona last summer.
All this plus loads more fascinating insight makes it an interview that America’s Cup fans absolutely won’t want to miss.
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Ricardo Pinto
Justin Chisholm’s guest is the renowned Portuguese sailing photographer Ricardo Pinto.
Ricardo is one of the most prolific shooters in the business right now and his work from around the world at our sport’s keystone regattas will be familiar to anyone following professional sailboat racing.
From the ocean going IMOCAs of the Vendée Globe and The Ocean Race, to the supercharged fast foilers of Sail GP and the America’s Cup, Ricardo’s stunning images help bring these events to life for sailing fans everywhere.
Ricardo’s pure passion – both for sailing and his chosen profession – shines through throughout the interview where he illustrates the skill, hard work and dedication that goes into becoming one of the world’s best yachting photographers.
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Tony Quinn
Ever wondered what it’s like to be in charge of an America’s Cup chase boat? Right at the very heart of the on the water battle - nobody, other than the AC75 sailors themselves, gets a closer vantage point on the white hot racing action.
Justin Chisholm’s guest on this episode of the Yacht Racing Life Podcast is Tony Quinn – chase boat driver for the British INEOS Britannia America’s Cup syndicate that last year in Barcelona Spain won the Louis Vuitton Cup Challenger Selection Series and took on the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in the 37th America’s Cup Match.
In the interview Tony shares what the high pressure chase boat driver role is all about and gives us a behind the scenes look at real life inside the highly professional environment of an America’s Cup team.
A podcast for racing sailors everywhere. Exclusive interviews with the sport's top names. Presented by British sailing journalist Justin Chisholm. www.yachtracinglife.com
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