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Zorba Life 2020 - LEADERBOARD

Happy Hour with Stretch & Stirfry - Freddie Carr

by Stretch & Stir Fry 3 May 2020 13:00 BST
Stirfry and Freddie Carr during the John Merricks Sailing Trust 20th anniversary event in 2017 © Ian Holtedahl-Finlay / JMST

On this week's Happy Hour with Stretch and Stirfry we catch up with INEOS Team UK sailing star and all-round good bloke, Freddie Carr.

As a key member of the British America's Cup team and a veteran of multiple America's Cups, Freddie gives us a very special insight into a 'Cup campaign'. Expect a roller coaster ride as the boys cover a wide range of topics including rugby, the journey that one takes to be a full time sailor, INEOS Team UK's preparation, America's Cup memories and the joys of starting your pro sailing career as 'the nipper'.

You can also listen and download the Happy Hour podcasts on iTunes here.

David Carr celebrates Land Rover BAR's win at Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series in Fukuoka, Japan - photo © Lloyd Images
David Carr celebrates Land Rover BAR's win at Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series in Fukuoka, Japan - photo © Lloyd Images
David ‘Freddie' Carr names the new boats at Tudor Sailing Club - photo © Hannah Barnes
David ‘Freddie' Carr names the new boats at Tudor Sailing Club - photo © Hannah Barnes
David 'Freddie' Carr with competitors at HISC Youth Week 2015 - photo © Carol Letten
David 'Freddie' Carr with competitors at HISC Youth Week 2015 - photo © Carol Letten
Laser World Champion Nick Thompson and Ben Ainslie Racing sailor David 'Freddie' Carr officially open the 2015 RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show - photo © Paul Wyeth
Laser World Champion Nick Thompson and Ben Ainslie Racing sailor David 'Freddie' Carr officially open the 2015 RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show - photo © Paul Wyeth
Skipper and Team Principal, Ben Ainslie, Wing Trimmer, Paul 'CJ' Campbell-James and Runner, David 'Freddie' Carr at Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Gothenburg - photo © Lloyd Images
Skipper and Team Principal, Ben Ainslie, Wing Trimmer, Paul 'CJ' Campbell-James and Runner, David 'Freddie' Carr at Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series Gothenburg - photo © Lloyd Images

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