Team Geared Up

CHICAGO, UNITED STATES (Team Geared Up) - Ger Owens and Phil Lawton have moved into the top ten after winning their second race in the 470 class. I’ve just finished watching the video replay of Race 5 and they lead the fleet all the way. Fantastic stuff from two Dubliners. More from RTE -Robi[...] Read More »

CHICAGO, UNITED STATES (Team Geared Up) - 28-year-old Ciara Peelo from Malahide in Dublin will carry the Irish flag at the Olympics opening ceremony today. I remember sailing against Ciara when I was just 11 years old in our local sailing club. Look where she got to, fantastic. RTE Report: Sailing [...] Read More »

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND (Team Geared Up) - When you are packing a bag for an extended outdoor trip what is one of the main things you remember to bring? A flashlight. And when does that flashlight suddenly run out of juice? Exactly when you need it most! So how would you like to have a flashlight that [...] Read More »

SINGAPORE (Team Geared Up) - TGU Alumni blogger Darran reports that Irishman, Damian Foxall and his French team mate Jean-Pierre Dick will sail into Barcelona tonight in the Paprec-Virbac 2 winning the 1st ever Barcelona World Race. The Barcelona World Race is a new two-handed, non-stop round the w[...] Read More »

SINGAPORE - The Piton posted it so I stole their title, they got it right in one go “47.2 knots of pure awesome-ness”. This video is of The French Hydroptère when it broke a world record for the fastest sailing speed (not including icesailing) when they hit 47.2 knots. Unreal. I lov[...] Read More »

DUBLIN, IRELAND (Team Geared Up) - The Water-Buoy, a flotation device for your keys has appeared on Springwise, one of my favourite sites for ideas. As featured on BBC’s Dragons’ Den last night, young entrepreneur James Halliburton is bringing an innovative solution to market for boater[...] Read More »