I have just spent the last two weeks in Palma de Mallorca, coaching two young kiwi girls - twins Courtney & Brianna (C&B), sailing in their first European event in my old boat. It was the first time I have really been back around Olympic sailing since Rio, and it was rather eye opening in …
Settling..
It’s an interesting process, renting a house, setting it up, making a ‘home’, all very grown up things in my eyes - Things I have avoided in my life thus far 🙂 I have been back in NZ now for about three weeks, I have kept it rather hectic, trying to get settled as fast …
Body & mind
I have been mostly lucky I think throughout my sailing career to escape too many serious injuries (although actually now looking back I can see a few!!), but I have always had pains and imbalances that affected me while training and race. For the six years leading up to London I had rather consistent pain …
Fitness or Enjoyment..?
Balance. What exactly is balance when it comes to fitness & lifestyle. For me, thats a question that I probably still can't answer as well as I should! Having been a high performance athlete for as long as I can remember, fitness has always been a part of my work. My body was my tool, …