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Barcelona Time
August 2010 - Star Chaser arrived safely with her crew in Barcelona after a fantastic trip from Bermuda, with stops in the Azores, Gibraltar and Palma de Mallorca......... Read more...
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Almost There !
Friday 23 July - Star Chaser and her crew had a great trip from the Azores to Gibraltar........ Read more...
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In the Azores!
12 July 2010 – Star Chaser and her happy crew sailed into Horta, Faial, in the island group of the Azores this morning after a successful and interesting passage from Bermuda........ Read more...
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Sailing off into the sunrise
1 July 2010 - Generally the expression is sailing off into the sunset, but Star Chaser sailed off into the sunrise this morning....... ....... Read more...
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A great finish
23 June 2010 - Yesterday afternoon at about 17.34 EDT, Star Chaser finished the Newport Bermuda Race successfully. For her entire crew this was their first race ....... Read more...
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3, 2, 1 – go!
18 June 2010 - Star Chaser will start on the Newport Bermuda Race today. Boogie, Marlies and the crew have worked hard ....... Read more...
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Race ready!
14 June 2010 – Most of Star Chaser’s race crew for the Newport Bermuda Race have arrived in Newport............ Read more...
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This is your chance to get to know the team behind Star Chaser Sailing a little better
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The Skipper : Boogie
Our skipper/owner Boogie is a qualified RYA/MCA Ocean Yachtmaster and Cruising Instructor. He runs the boat professionally as a charter boat for cruising, ocean crossings and racing events. Boogie is a passionate sailor and racer who has been sailing and racing since he was about 4 years old. He is tremendously enthusiastic and knowledgeable and loves teaching people about his passion, sailing. Since he started sailing, he has sailed in numerous places and regattas around the world, including Europe, the Caribbean and Australia, and this year’s Atlantic Adventure on Star Chaser was his 16th Transatlantic crossing and his 4th on Star Chaser.
Boogie is loved by all crews, not only for his racing skills, but also for his enthusiasm and his relaxed, confident way of running the boat!
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Ship’s Mate and sometime Skipper : Marlies
Marlies Sanders has been involved with Star Chaser since August 2007. She works both on and off the water with Star Chaser; not only sailing on the boat, as skipper or mate, but also takes care of the Marketing, Sales and the Operations for Star Chaser.
Marlies is Dutch and learned sailing on the lakes in The Netherlands when she was 18 years old. She has travelled extensively, both for work and pleasure. She has a degree in business and international marketing and started her career in Paris as a Trader. After 11 years working in international marketing and exports in a corporate environment, she decided to travel the world for a while and spent 2 years travelling on and off in Asia, South Africa, Australia, Europe, the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico. She speaks fluent French, English and Dutch, but also jabbers away quite nicely in German, Spanish and Portuguese, making things a lot easier for Boogie on the way south with Star Chaser!
In 2004 she started sailing professionally and has worked and sailed on a variety of boats, from 20 footers to 180 footers. She is a keen racer and can regularly be found on the foredeck.
Besides her work for Star Chaser, she works as freelance skipper and race crew.
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Marlies Sanders
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