𝐍𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐚 𝟏𝟓 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐒𝐂

Written by Stephen Brook
Most of the time, Brin Liddell and Rhiannan Brown are on the same page.
The two 17 years olds, competing in the Sail Sydney Nacra 15 class, have an easy familiarity with each other that comes from crewing together for two seasons and being friends since they were eight.
And sometimes they even finish each other’s sentences.
For both, passionate parents were their entrée into the sport: Rhinnan’s mum first showed her the ropes when she was just five, Brin’s dad campaigned in Tornadoes at the Barcelona Olympics, while his mum crewed on the tall ship Young Endeavour on its world voyage when she was aged 18.
The pair hope to sail all the way to the Youth World Championships in Brazil next December, and the youth spot will be decided early next year.
Brin steers, while Rhiannan crews. Asked how that was determined, Rhiannan replies succinctly, “He was already in it.”
And

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