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RORC Time Over Distance - Series Wrap

by RORC 18 Jul 2020 00:30 PDT
Time Over Distance | Series Wrap © RORC

It's been a great 15 weeks speaking with guests as part of the RORC #TimeOverDistance series. We've compiled some of the best bits from the series for you to watch!

Over the course of the past few weeks we have spoken to Brian Thompson, Alex Loison & Jack Bouttell, Andrew Palfrey, Skip Novak, Carlo Borlenghi, Dee Caffari, Ian Moore (Walk the Rolex Fastnet Race Course), Sam Davies, Brad Butterworth, Ian Walker, Harold Cudmore, Jon Holt (Greig City Academy/Scaramouche Sailing Trust), Jason Carrington, Luke Patience and Michel Desjoyeaux!

Thank you to all the guests who joined us and to those who tuned in each week. We'll be back very soon with more enthralling conversations and stories with sailors around the world.

Watch the series wrap now on the RORC YouTube channel - Time Over Distance Playlist.

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