by Mary Rook | May 27, 2013 | Mary Rook
I have just returned from a very cold, wet and windy week in Holland to be greeted by a sunny bank holiday in England! For once I am really appreciating being back! In this event I was sailing with Penny Clark previous Laser Olympian in Bejing. It was a tough week for us particularly as we hadn’t been able to get much practice before the event due to our...Read more
by Pauline | May 24, 2013 | Mary Rook
Into stadium races at 7pm tonight – watch live. Sea the colour of asparagus soup, strong shifty winds and wind chill of 2 degrees – its tough out there. Good day’s work today has seen the team move up to 6th overall and qualify for the...Read more
by Pauline | May 22, 2013 | Mary Rook
The Dutch regatta got off to a cold and wet start. A photo finish denied Mary and Penny a first victory in ‘New Girl’ but it was a very encouraging start to this regatta and partnership. the Danish sailor who seemed unbeatable in the Spanish regatta, although still leading, had a similar set of very mixed results. Mary and Penny recorded a 10,5,2,DNF scoreline today and were pleased with...Read more
by Mary Rook | May 17, 2013 | Mary Rook
Just completed our first week of training in England in 2013 and to our dismay the water is still a bit chilly and it doesn’t appear to be summer here quite yet! Horrendous news at the beginning of the week with the loss of our team mate Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson has made a sad atmosphere around Weymouth as we all miss his great presence in our lives. It...Read more
by Mary Rook | May 3, 2013 | Mary Rook
Back home now after what was a wonderful week of racing in Hyeres, in the South of France. The skiff sailing was very exciting, however the boat is very physically tough to sail and after a day’s racing I feel as if I have spent hours in the gym. As part of our GBR rotating squad I was sailing with Charlotte Dobson previous Laser Radial campaigner and after a...Read more
