Testimonials

  • Meticulous preperation ...

    Thanks to Allie Smith, the organisation that goes into a Sailing Logic campaign is meticulous and painstaking. Everything is prepared, the boats are ready, the rig is tuned, the sails are great, the hull is as slippery as it can be. We learned to play our part in race preparation to ensure that all the supplies, tools and safety equipment was present and correct. Allie’s home prepared meals heated up on board always hit the spot and kept us going strong. How does she find time to cook for everyone as well!? Nothing is left to chance. !
    Ben Kennedy - Consultant Haematologist

  • Only Sailing Logic for me ...

    Whether it is for the thrill of a race campaign, or to be guided through a Yachtmaster course, I would never go anywhere other than Sailing Logic .
    Becki Milton - Operations Manager

Alison Smith

Alison Smith

Alison Smith has spent the last 12 years in the sailing industry, managing high profile yacht racing events for companies and individual skippers. In October 2004, Alison founded the company, Sailing Logic with Philippe Falle.

Prior to setting up her own business, Alison was most recently Marketing Manager for Sir Robin Knox-Johnston at Clipper Ventures plc. Alison managed the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race start and finish events, and implemented a new company database system utilising web based technology, as well as developing further the Clipper brand. She also had the responsibility of managing the sponsor business club, involving direct client care and organising the start and finish events at Liverpool alongside event managers at Liverpool City Council.

Prior to this, Alison worked for Mike Golding Yacht Racing as Operations Manager, during which time she was responsible for all organisational and logistical roles within Mike Golding's Vendée Globe 2000, Around Alone, Transat Jacques Vabre and OSTAR campaigns. One of Alison's key roles was to provide Mike Golding with his race food and nutrition, a skill which she has developed and adapted since, advising on five round the world races to date. In addition she also managed Mike's yacht charter company, Round the World PromOcean. During this time, Alison helped develop an on-water management-training programme, which was successfully used by companies such as Jansen-Cilag, Heath Group, Group 4 Securitas and the England Rugby Squad.

A round the world yachts-woman and RYA qualified Commercially Endorsed Yachtmaster Alison was also Operations Manager for Sir Chay Blyth's Challenge Business during BT's sponsorship of the Global Challenge Round World Yacht races. Managing the company's 16 strong Challenge 67 foot yacht fleet, she was responsible for the smooth running of the corporate hospitality operation from Ocean Village Marina, Southampton, and was also involved in the selection and subsequent training of the 16 Race and relief skippers. The yachts were used for corporate hospitality, racing, race training and management training. Alison managed some of the port stop-overs of the 1996 BT Global Challenge including Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was Project Manager of the race start and finish at Ocean Village Marina, Southampton, coordinating sponsors, families, entertainment, on-water logistics and press. She was also the Project Manager for the inaugural Trans-Atlantic Rowing Race in 1997 from Tenerife to Barbados.

Alison has a Sports Management Degree and has spent some years working in France and Spain managing Summer Multi-Sport Activity Centres and Winter Ski Hotels for UK Travel companies.

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