Durban 2010 and Beyond - Crew Blog
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Conquering the World's oceans and circumnavigating the globe is sure to throw up a story or two. Get the inside track on race conditions, crew experiences and general life onboard right here in our blog.
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Drying out
12 December 2007
For us the Southern Ocean has been characterised not by mountainous waves and fast downwind sailing, but by drizzle, waves over the bow and reaching (i.e. sailing with the wind from the side). The large amount of rain and spray we have experienced in the last few weeks has tested…
Christmas is on the horizon….
09 December 2007
Peter, Hagen, Keith and I (Neil) huddled together around the helm, all fully ‘storm suited and booted’ debating the options available to stay warm and dry as we pound our…
The mystery of the pink buoy
05 December 2007
We have been following and keeping apace with an area of high pressure for the last few days, which means the wind has been fairly constant in direction and speed,…
Thar she blows!
01 December 2007
Anne’s birthday proved to be a good day for Durban 2010 and Beyond: our southerly course paid off and we took miles out of the entire fleet to take first…
The fruity secret of success…
30 November 2007
Happy Birthday Anne, 27 again, just for those of you confused about her age. Judging by her helming during this morning’s watch she celebrated in style last night. The crew…
The calm after the storm
29 November 2007
We are continuing on our southerly course, making good speed. The sea state is finally calming down, enabling those of a courageous disposition to appear on deck without full foulies,…
Heading South
28 November 2007
Our new arrivals, Steve, John, Nigel and Tore, have had rather a baptism of fire, with very rolly seas making life above and particularly below decks a trial. The amount…
Race start day on Durban 2010 and Beyond
26 November 2007
Start Day for Durban threw up a number of glitches. To set the ball rolling, the main halyard broke as we were hoisting the main - in a hurry to…
Rapidly approaching Durban
14 November 2007
Those of you who have been following this blog since we left Liverpool will know that we have a tendency to end up on a collision course with islands, resulting…
For the record…
09 November 2007
For the record downwind sailing (poled out Y2 at the moment for those who are interested) with big seas and high winds is so much fun! As a wave approaches…
Strategies to keep warm
07 November 2007
Now that the temperatures are falling various strategies have been adopted
to keep warm, especially during the night watches. C Watch, The Talking
Heads - Claire,…
Pushing towards our home port
04 November 2007
As we gradually ease our way across the Southern Atlantic Ocean towards the Cape of Africa, hopefully into contention for a podium place in our home
port of…
What we wish we’d known before
01 November 2007
Leg 2 has seen us joined by Johan, the Yappy Japie - who told all of Salvador that South Africa won the Rugby World Cup even though they had no…
Magnetic islands
28 October 2007
Our magnetic attraction for islands has struck again, as we are currently heading for two tiny specks of land called Ilha da Trindade and Is Martin Vaz. The good news…
Decisions decisions…
26 October 2007
Race start in Salvador seemed to come just at the right time. The crew were rested, the boat was prepared, and we had over indulged enough on beers and caipirinhas…
Hotting up en route to Brazil
13 October 2007
Things are really starting to hot up now as we approach the coast of Brazil. The topic of conversation for the past few days has be course and the prospect…
Things that go bump in the night
08 October 2007
Around 6pm some tropical storms started to show on the radar with lightning confirming their presence. Team B, Prima Donna Watch, dropped the spinny and reset to headsails, we joked…
Narrowly avoiding spinnaker trouble
07 October 2007
Although we have a whole ocean to play with once again we seem to be heading towards a small group of islands with the prospect of having to gybe to…
00:00 – 03:00 Clean heads, check generator, grow sprouts
04 October 2007
One of the jobs on the list for the 00:00 – 03:00 Standby Watch is to “Grow Sprouts”. This has been the source of much confusion and head scratching amongst…
The plan pays off
02 October 2007
The last few days on Durban 2010 and Beyond for me, as skipper, have been characterised by extreme anxiety, constant self doubt and finally sublime relief as the plan was…
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