Sarah Kanowski

Do you imagine there'll ever be a time when you stop doing these kind of high-stress, high-demand races and, I don't know, get back on your dinghy and just potter about the coast?

Well, long may you continue to do so, Will.

Thank you so much for being my guest on Conversations.

I spoke with Will Oxley in 2021 and Will recently completed his 21st Sydney to Hobart race on the yacht Scallywag.

These days, Will spends most of his time sailing in Europe on a 111 foot long boat called Raven, which he describes as a very cool yacht.

So if you see that passing by, give it a wave.

Will also recently appeared on an episode of the gripping ABC TV series, I Was Actually There, talking about the 1998 Sydney to Hobart race.

And you can watch that on iView now.

This episode of Conversations was made on the lands of the Turrbal and Yagera peoples.

The producer was Nicola Harrison and the executive producer was Carmel Rooney.

I'm Sarah Konoski.

Thanks for listening.

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