Follow the excitement of Clipper 09-10 through the musings of the crews. They’ll be sending back daily diaries from the boats describing life on board and the huge challenges they face as they race across the vast, forbidding expanses of the world’s oceans.
No Leprechauns or Guinness - by Rachel Southall (Hull & Humber, Round Britain and Ireland Yacht Race) - 31 August 2010
The northwest coast of Ireland greeted us this morning, with no signs of Leprechaun or Guinness the crew of Hull & Humber continued to occupy their thoughts with the cat and mouse game with John B, an ever present threat on the horizon.
Becalmed and drifting past Black Rock left starboard watch wandering what exactly port watch had achieved other than eating large quantities of custard creams and cake. After a period of time inspecting Black Rock from every angle, the sea breeze kicked in and we have made some progress South along the stunning coast line with the spinnaker flying.
The woolly-mammoth efforts of mother duty continued with the Hull & Humber Master chef competition reaching new heights today, with Patrick and Colin producing 3 loaves of bread and cake to boot.
With light winds forecast the crew waits with baiting breath for the next gourmet experience! And hopefully some more wind!
Sit and wait - by Calum Macaskill (Edinburgh Inspiring Capital, Round Britain and Ireland Yacht Race)
30 August 2010
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An old saying - by Mark O'Hare (Hull & Humber, Round Britain and Ireland Yacht Race)
29 August 2010
There's an old saying in Scotland - "If ye dinnae like the weather, mon, then come back agin in 10 minutes, and it will ha changed!" - and so it was for Hull & Humber today - virtually every imaginable type of weather during the course of 24 hours (OK, so no snow, but it is still August.)
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