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BBC News
6 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Harrogate's Burrell pens deal and is made captain
Harrogate Town defender Warren Burrell has signed a new two-year contract with the League Two 34-year-old has made more than 350 appearances for the club in all competitions and has been named captain ahead of next takes over from Josh Falkingham who will no longer hold a playing role with the club."I'm delighted, the club means a lot to me, I've been here a long time now and I'm glad that journey is continuing," Burrell said."To be captain is a proud day for myself and my family, it means a lot to me wearing the armband and I hope I can do it justice because Falks was a great captain and a great leader."
Forbes
6 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
How To Sail In The Tropics—When You're Not A Sailor Yourself
Off the island of Raiatea in Tahiti, an impossibly blue bay sits empty save for a single sailing catamaran. It anchors on the sandy bottom, against a wildly scenic backdrop of soaring mountains draped in jungle. The occupants of this custom yacht charter can fill their afternoon however they see fit: snorkel off the back of the boat in nearby coral, swim, lounge in the sun with a cocktail, practice yoga on deck, motor to shore in the boat's dinghy to hike, or read a book inside the plush cabin—all of it crowd-free. This is the stuff adventure travel dreams are made of. And the people aboard didn't even have to master the craft of sailing themselves to get to experience it. A captain handles the sailing and navigation along a custom route, and a chef handles all meal preparation. These travelers are part of a growing trend of non-sailors opting for ocean-based vacations. Travelers increasingly want more personalized, sustainable, and adventurous travel experiences, and there's little that fits that bill more than sailing on your own custom itinerary. Sailing tourism can be a new way to experience a place for people who otherwise don't have the skills to make that experience happen on their own. It also holds the delicious luxury of privacy. Hotspot destinations in French Polynesia, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean can often feel overcrowded on traditional travel itineraries, from hotels and restaurants to tour operators for snorkeling, diving, and wildlife watching. But sailing on your own private adventure yacht charter represents the ultimate serenity and freedom. Marc Pedrol, Global Chief Marketing Officer for Dream Yacht, which offers yacht charters worldwide, explains that when the sailing charter industry started in the 1960s, charters from the few professional charter companies were largely reserved for the rich. Most were booked by avid sailors who could sail the boats themselves, and even those had limited availability. 'Advances in boat building technology, the internet, and globalization led to rapid growth in the industry by the 2000s,' Pedrol said. 'Since its beginnings, Dream Yacht was one of the pioneers in making ocean-based vacations accessible for non-sailors. First through skippered and fully crewed charters on private yachts and then through other more social models, like our cabin cruises, where you have a private ensuite double cabin on board one of our sailing catamarans that you share with like-minded travelers.' Dream Yacht has been seeing increasing demand for this vacation model—so much so that it now offers twenty-three different itineraries in twelve countries around the world, with plans to add others. For U.S. travelers, the Caribbean and Bahamas are good 'starter' destinations thanks to their proximity to the States—and, of course, their natural beauty, rich culture, and coveted climate. But Dream Yacht has also seen an increasing interest in yacht charters for more exotic locations, 'where sailing on a more organized experience provides confidence and more depth in the exploration of the destinations,' Pedrol said. He cites Thailand, the Seychelles, and French Polynesia as destinations that have seen a significant increase in bookings in recent years. There's not much that compares with watching the sun set over the sea from the deck of a sailboat. If the romance of sailing through the tropics has always appealed, but you don't know the first thing about sailing, a custom private yacht charter might just be your next adventure travel vacation.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Carlton's new AFLW captain follows famous father
Carlton star Abbie McKay will become the first AFLW player to captain the same club her father led. Twenty-two years after dad Andrew - who played 244 AFL games - stepped up to captain the Blues in the absence of Brett Ratten, McKay will be Carlton's sole AFLW captain for the upcoming season. It comes after long-time skipper Kerry Peterson was placed on the inactive list as she prepares for the birth of her first child. "I am so honoured and so excited to be named as captain," McKay, 24, said. "It is hard to believe that just a few years ago I wasn't getting picked in the side, so if my appointment is anything to go by it is to dream big. "I have so many incredible people around me and I know leadership is not a role for one person: our team has a one-in-all-in mentality. "I am grateful that leaders who have come before me such as Kerryn Peterson, Darcy Vescio and Breann Harrington (nee Moody) have set a standard that has empowered our group to take this program to another level in the coming years." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carlton FCW (@carltonfc_w)McKay will be joined in the leadership group by fellow gun midfielder Mimi Hill, former Gold Coast player Tara Bohanna and experienced defender Harriet Cordner. "Abbie is not only an exceptional footballer but also a very natural leader: seeing her growth in this space in recent years is something our entire club is incredibly proud of," Carlton coach Matthew Buck said.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
‘I was in chronic pain all the time': Retiring Scotland captain Rachel Corsie on injury hell
In the last eight months there were days when Rachel Corsie wondered whether she would be able to run again without extreme pain. After knee surgery in October, she was initially expected to miss eight weeks of Aston Villa's season but a combination of hip and calf problems meant she did not make her return until earlier this month. Corsie was adamant she would make her comeback and after achieving that goal, she has now taken the decision to retire from professional football. The 36-year-old defender will hang up her boots after Scotland's two Nations League games against Austria and Netherlands. Corsie, who has captained her country since 2017, opened up on how the challenges of her latest rehab influenced her decision to retire. 'It's been extremely tough,' Corsie said. 'I've had six surgeries in total, five on my left knee. I remember doing my ACL back in 2012, and you're obviously much younger then, you follow the steps, you get there. I was lucky, I had an experience where everything pretty much went to plan.'I think this time around, I was sort of told by the surgeon before having the surgery that there was the option to have surgery, but the condition of my knee was fairly concerning, and that surgery would potentially give some relief, but there's quite a serious likelihood that the damage that's been done over the course of my career is going to be impactful to the rest of my life, and that's happened over time. 'I wanted to do the surgery because I knew that I couldn't get back playing leaving it as it was. You have this self-belief that you think: I've done it before I could do it again. I basically was just in chronic pain all the time, walking up and down stairs to the house. Sitting in the car for periods of time, going to the toilet, getting in and out of the shower and having to climb out the bath. 'Like all these little things, they're the day-to-day things that for me are now normal. And you kind of tolerate that. And when you tolerate it in sport, when you go and do your training, you're willing to accept some level of pain and discomfort, but I think it's the rest of your day where it probably mentally impacts you more because there's no respite for it.' Corsie won over 150 caps for Scotland and picked out qualifying for and playing at the 2019 World Cup as the biggest moments of her career. 'One of my favourite moments – the one which was the most euphoric and brought the biggest joy – was when we qualified for the World Cup in Albania. I have a very vivid visual still in my head to just the moment the referee blew for full time. Those feelings are just unmatched. 'It's just been such an incredible experience to include two major tournaments. Of course we would've loved that to be a couple more. But I think that also makes the two we did make extra special, because it's extremely hard for nations like Scotland and around that ranking bracket who are trying to develop, trying to keep up with the top nations, it's so difficult to qualify. And to have managed to do it, I think that's extremely special as well. 'It is without doubt the best thing I've ever done in my life, playing and getting to represent your country. 'I think I will be in a total mess by the point the final whistle blows [on her last game]. 'It is so hard to stop and there's a new manager coming in. There's sort of that feeling that I want to impress someone else, maybe I could do this a little longer. But you know when you've given your all to something. You know where it's at, you know the players that are coming through, you know the work that's being done. And I think I get to stay involved in the fact that I will always have earned the caps I've earned.'
Telegraph
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
‘I was in chronic pain all the time': Retiring Scotland captain Rachel Corsie on injury hell
In the last eight months there were days when Rachel Corsie wondered whether she would be able to run again without extreme pain. After knee surgery in October, she was initially expected to miss eight weeks of Aston Villa's season but a combination of hip and calf problems meant she did not make her return until earlier this month. Corsie was adamant she would make her comeback and after achieving that goal, she has now taken the decision to retire from professional football. The 36-year-old defender will hang up her boots after Scotland's two Nations League games against Austria and Netherlands. Corsie, who has captained her country since 2017, opened up on how the challenges of her latest rehab influenced her decision to retire. 'It's been extremely tough,' Corsie said. 'I've had six surgeries in total, five on my left knee. I remember doing my ACL back in 2012, and you're obviously much younger then, you follow the steps, you get there. I was lucky, I had an experience where everything pretty much went to plan. 'I think this time around, I was sort of told by the surgeon before having the surgery that there was the option to have surgery, but the condition of my knee was fairly concerning, and that surgery would potentially give some relief, but there's quite a serious likelihood that the damage that's been done over the course of my career is going to be impactful to the rest of my life, and that's happened over time. 'I wanted to do the surgery because I knew that I couldn't get back playing leaving it as it was. You have this self-belief that you think: I've done it before I could do it again. I basically was just in chronic pain all the time, walking up and down stairs to the house. Sitting in the car for periods of time, going to the toilet, getting in and out of the shower and having to climb out the bath. 'Like all these little things, they're the day-to-day things that for me are now normal. And you kind of tolerate that. And when you tolerate it in sport, when you go and do your training, you're willing to accept some level of pain and discomfort, but I think it's the rest of your day where it probably mentally impacts you more because there's no respite for it.' Corsie won over 150 caps for Scotland and picked out qualifying for and playing at the 2019 World Cup as the biggest moments of her career.
