There are highs and lows in all parts of life, but these are certainly amplified by sailing a little boat a long way by oneself.The Mini 6.5 racing yachts like mine are designed specifically for doing long downwind races like the Transat later this year but because they are so optimised for one point of sail the quality of my day is directly dependent on the way the wind is blowing.

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Welcome to the digital home of Conrad Colman Ocean Racing. 

I am a racing sailor from New Zealand and have moved to France to take on the home team in one of the most popular events of the ocean racing circuit, the Mini Transat. The season starts in April with small coastal solo races and culminates in the famous, and rather ridiculous, transatlantic crossing in our tiny racing yachts. 

Twice the size of the average dinner table, the Mini 6.5 racing yacht has been the platform that has launched sailors into the bigger and faster classes of the sport and I am working hard to follow in their wakes. 

Please come back here to check out my progress as I work my way from the frozen winter preseason through the heat of summer competition to the Transat in November. 

Cheers,

- Conrad