The 2018 World Sailors of the Year Carolijn Brouwer (NED) and Marie Riou (FRA) talk to us backstage at the awards. Brouwer celebrates exactly 20 years since winning it the first time and Riou bows out of offshore racing. From the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota, Florida USA.

The battle for an Olympic place within the New Zealand team. The biggest fears and dangers of a round the world record attempt - Alex Alley crowdfunds his biggest challenge yet.

Guests: Logan Dunning-Beck & Alex Alley

Presenter: Alec Wilkinson

How a young family changed their lives and sailed round the world (and made millions). Caspar Craven explains how they did it and how we can do it too.

Giovanni Soldini - Italy's greatest sailor since Cristopher Columbus - talks about the business of sailing for Maserati, why he'll never do the Volvo Ocean Race and his speed record from Hong Kong to London.

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A star-studded preview of the 2018 World Championships plus how you can win a trip to Florida with the eSailing World champs. 

Guests include Mat Belcher (AUS) Haannah Mills (GBR) Jorge Zarif (BRA) Lijia Xu (CHN)

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A star-studded preview of the 2018 World Championships plus how you can win a trip to Florida.

Alec Wilkinson speaks to:

Hannah Mills GBR @1'30

Mathew Belcher AUS @5'00

Jorge Zarif BRA @8'00

Lijia Xu CHN @19'00

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Sam Davies and Lucy Hodges MBE guest. What's it like to sail blind and how it's done explained by World Champ Lucy Hodges. Yoho ho and a barrel of rum - Sam Davies prepares for the year's big transat and the 2020 Vendee Globe.

Sam Davies and Lucy Hodges MBE guest. Blind sailing World Champ Lucy Hodges describes match racing and the freedom sailing brings her. Yohoho and a barrel of rum - Sam Davies prepares for the year's big tansat as she trains for the 2020 Vendee Globe. Enjoy it? Please donate via the 'Patron' button.

Presenter: Alec Wilkinson 

Guests: Lucy Hodges at 02:00

            Sam Davies at 10:00

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Cancer survivor and Olympic champion Santi Lange inspires us with his story of beating illness to defend his Olympic title. Plus 'The race too far' - the dramatic back-story of the Golden Globe Race with author Chris Eakin. 

Alex Thomson shares his plans for 2018 and updates us on his team's progress as they begin to design the boat with which he aims to win the 2020 Vendee Globe race. 

Tracy Edwards shares her big plans for her iconic boat Maiden which she saved from the Indian Ocean. The first woman to skipper an all female crew around the world announces that men will be allowed on board for the first time as she sets sail around the globe once more. We also hear from the voice of BBC Radio 4's Shipping Forecast, Zeb Soanes as we preview the 2018 London Boat show. 

Guests: Mike Enser @1'30", Tracy Edwards @4'30", Zeb Soanes @14'45"

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