Training in Miami
I left for Miami on Wednesday. For some reason I had to transfer through New York which wasn't great but apparently it was cheaper.
View ArticleNarrow escape
Today was the first day of the Alex Caviglia Blue water Classic Regatta in Miami.
View ArticleGood performance in New Zealand
I left for New Zealand straight after Miami where I finished 5th.
View ArticleRacings YoBs
Last night I went up to Weymouth Sailing Club to help with Weymouth SC YOBs at one of their winter training sessions.
View ArticleSilver win in Hyeres
I’ve been back from Hyeres for three days. I’ve been sailing with my brother in our Merlin dinghy which was exciting if not a little hap hazard.
View ArticleFun on the water
With only a few weeks till sail For Gold preparations are well under way. I’m doing Frensham 2.4 open meeting this weekend.
View ArticleSeven-times Frensham champ
Frensham was last weekend. I finished 1st. So I’ve now held the trophy for 7 years.
View ArticlePlaying with cranes
I’ve just finished doing a week training at Weymouth Sailing club in my 2.4’s. It was a lot of fun in some really nice breeze.
View ArticleGetting ready to take on the World after summer fun
I am up in Ardingly at the moment finishing my packing for the world Championships in Norway. I’m really looking forward to a good end of the season. I had a frustrating time in Weymouth earlier in...
View ArticleMy Story
I was born in Shoreham by Sea in West Sussex but moved at an early age to Ardingly, near Haywards Heath in the same county.
View ArticleMin the 'old lady' boat
I had a quiet start to the week but on Friday I went sailing in my 2.4mR. I was training with two-times Paralympian John Robertson.
View ArticleA festive end to the season
I thought I would start by showing a picture of my boat Min. The picture shows me naming the boat when I went to collect it from Finland.
View ArticleFood for thought this new year
I’m writing this on the first day of 2010. The last two weeks have been quiet for me on the sailing front.
View ArticleWatching from the crowds
Today the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race left the sunny city of Geraldton to race through Indonesia to Singapore.
View ArticleUp for the challenge
This week I was planning on sailing but the temperature stopped that. Instead I went and worked with my brother repairing two old 2.4’s.
View ArticleTaming the inner chimp
YESTERDAY I started my journey to Miami by travelling to my parents’ house in West Sussex. Today I will get a lift with my twin brother to Gatwick and then get the bus from Gatwick to Heathrow.
View ArticleFrustrating delays
Yesterday was one of the more frustrating days in sailing. We were meant to start day 2 of the regatta at 11.30 but did not actually start a race until 3 O’clock.
View ArticleTriumph at the regatta
British team dominate at Alex Caviglia regatta. With four races on the final day of racing for the Paralympic classes tricky light winds lead to tight racing on Biscayne Bay.
View ArticleSunny sailing in Miami
Today was the first of two days of the 2.4mR US Midwinters regatta. After three frustrating days of training with little to no wind today brought 20 knots of wind.
View ArticleGearing up for exciting racing
The second day of the midwinters regatta brought no wind in the morning.
View ArticleA good day for Paralympians in Miami
Day 1 of Miami OCR was very uneventful as big rain clouds were forecasted so the race committee decided not to send us out racing as they were not sure it they would bring too much wind and thunder...
View ArticleHappy with a race win
Day 3 of Miami OCR saw similar wind to day 2. The British Skud team have moved up to second place with the Sonar team still in third.
View ArticleLearning lessons in Miami
Hard day 4 and 5. Day 4 for me was a bit disappointing as I did not perform to my best and let a medal slip from my grasp.
View ArticleCatching up on paperwork
This week has been a quiet week. After returning home from Miami on Monday I have been catching up on paperwork and preparing for the next month.
View ArticleTime out for snow angels
February is drawing on with Northerly winds that do not seem to stop.
View ArticleThe truth about rash vests
Last day of training before Palma starts on Sunday saw 20 - 27 knots offshore meaning that the day was very wet in 2.4 land.
View ArticleYOBS at Weymouth SC
My brother Sam Pascoe and I went to YOBs at Weymouth SC to help out on their last training night of the season.
View ArticleSailing sometimes is not that glamorous!
On Monday myself and Helena Lucas left for the Open 2.4 World Championships in Hoorn which is about ½ an hour east of Amsterdam.
View ArticleReturn from Holland
I returned from Holland on Sunday with three boats when I only took one.
View ArticleLooking forward to Florida
Around November time the team starts scattering to warmer climates to get some quality training in.
View ArticleArrival in Florida
I finally made it to St Petersberg in Florida on Friday after having a two hour delay in London to change a wheel on the plane which meant I missed my connection in Atlanta, but luckily I didn’t have...
View ArticleFirst regatta round-up
We are about our 8th day in Florida. We were up in St Petersberg where we just finished our first regatta.
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