Same storm, different boats....
Racing for the same Cup, 170 years apart (credits: Cameron Gregory - AC75 and AD Blake - Yacht America) A lot has happened over the last...
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robshepherd66
- Nov 9, 2019
- 2 min
Sparrowhawk in California
Earlier this year, the journey started in Seattle and ended in San Francisco. This time around, San Francisco was our point of departure....
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robshepherd66
- Aug 22, 2019
- 2 min
Race Day
My charming social-media assistant loves his Throw-Back Thursdays! It’s time I got into the act. Especially as today is the day which...
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robshepherd66
- Apr 11, 2019
- 1 min
Sparrowhawk lands in Seattle...
When we arrived in the ‘Emerald City’ - Seattle’s nickname because of the city’s lushness, the first thing I noticed was the expanse of...
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robshepherd66
- Mar 27, 2019
- 2 min
'Sparrowhawk' flies for DutchSail
I’ve been back to the Maritime Museum in Amsterdam! The first ever talk I did after publishing the book in November 2017 was at the...
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robshepherd66
- Mar 7, 2019
- 4 min
The power of hindsight!
Those lovely people at Yacht Racing Life (yacht racing.life) published this article from our author on 7 March, enjoy! "Reading the...
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robshepherd66
- Jan 23, 2019
- 2 min
Hear the Dutch Lion roar!
The nation with water and wind in its DNA has decided to join the spectacle on the water that is called the America's Cup, and rightly...
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robshepherd66
- Aug 31, 2018
- 2 min
America's Cup Overture
Friday 31st of August was a day dedicated to the Americas Cup. First up was a gathering at Cowes Yacht Haven: the America’s Cup...
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robshepherd66
- Jun 8, 2018
- 1 min
Royal Yacht Squadron
If one is interested in sailing and reading about sailing, one knows who John Rousmaniere is. And when he talks at the Royal Yacht...
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robshepherd66
- Mar 24, 2018
- 1 min
Talk at the Island Sailing Club
My first 'fitting out' dinner: a celebration of the opening of the sailing season. What better occasion than to celebrate one’s own...
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robshepherd66
- Mar 10, 2018
- 1 min
Sparrowhawk at HISWA
We couldn't leave the Netherlands without a visit to the HISWA, the Dutch equivalent of the London Boat Show. Also because this time...
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robshepherd66
- Mar 2, 2018
- 1 min
Dutch sailors
No time to be idle, a trip to the Netherlands awaits and finally a chance to talk to Dutch sailors about the America's Cup and...
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robshepherd66
- Feb 27, 2018
- 1 min
Royal Ocean Racing Club, London
We're back on British soil and straight into another talk at the elegant home of the RORC for the in London residing members of the...
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robshepherd66
- Feb 25, 2018
- 1 min
Antigua Yacht CLub
On our way back from Barbuda, we enjoyed the welcoming home of the Antigua Yachtclub. I spoke about the history of the America's Cup over...
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Rob
- Feb 5, 2018
- 1 min
Barbuda here we come!
Some of you may recall that, on the night of 6 September, the eye of Hurricane Irma passed over the tiny island of Barbuda, bringing with...
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robshepherd66
- Jan 12, 2018
- 1 min
Shelfbombing at the London Boat Show
We spent a day checking out how it was done...by testing what it would look like if Sparrowhawk would feature on a shelf (#shelfbombing,...
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robshepherd66
- Dec 5, 2017
- 1 min
Christmas Market Colets Healthclub
A few weeks before Christmas, I set up camp (table) with Sparrowhawk and some home-made decorations to spread the word (and Christmas...
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robshepherd66
- Nov 13, 2017
- 1 min
Speaking at the Dutch Maritime Museum in Amsterdam
I was lucky enough to be invited to speak at the Annual Dinner for the "Compagnie Fonds" (the private donors) at the Dutch Maritime...
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robshepherd66
- Nov 9, 2017
- 1 min
Finally, Sparrowhawk takes flight!
Finally the day arrived I launched my book at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in London. It was probably not the most conventional launch - a...
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