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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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Making a deposit
05 February 2008
Imagine if you will a young virile man, 18 years old and with a body of Adonis. He has just started his first job as a cocktail waiter in the city’s most prestigious club, and he is very keen to please when asked to perform. He speedily assembles the ingredients…
Altogether now… Tack!
04 February 2008
Conditions continue to be challenging aboard Hull & Humber as the wind is still ranging between 22-26 knots with accompanying seas. The consequence is that the boat is powered up,…
Avril’s Blog
02 February 2008
7 days in, and its clear that this race is going to be very different to the last. Wind speeds of up to 26 knots, beating into the wind and…
Zen and the art of helming in the dark
31 January 2008
So much is written about sailing techniques and principles – much of involving vectors and forces – that you would think that our own senses would play little part in…
Fashion Review
30 January 2008
Since our stashed copies of Hello Magazine have been thrown overboard to reduce weight, I decided it was about time to write the first Clipper Fashion review.
The…
Really good to be sailing
29 January 2008
So back at sea again, after two great locations of Batam Island Indonesia and Singapore for some R&R and a few Singapore Slings – its real good to be sailing!…
On the go again!
28 January 2008
Thank you very much Singapore and Keppel Marina for a fantastic welcome ceremony, a world class top marina to spend our stop over, and a great farewell event. All together…
My experience
14 January 2008
Today should see two memorable firsts for me – we are within a few miles of crossing the equator from South to North and should cross the finish line a…
Well here we are…
13 January 2008
12 days into the race and we’re moving along nicely. We left Australia in fine light winds and have progressed north through the Sunda Straight between Java and Sumatra, Indonesia…
Avril’s blog
12 January 2008
After the excitement of Krakatoa, the beauty of Indonesia and slightly over-eager fishermen throughout the last few days, it was a change to escape the confines of the Sunda straits…
An exciting couple of days
11 January 2008
It’s been quite an exciting couple of days: spinnaker run through the Sunda Straits at dawn, past a still-smouldering volcano, dodging fishing boats and nets, a quick trip up the…
Rachel’s blog
10 January 2008
Last night at around 3am we spotted the light house, highlighting the entrance to the Sunda Straits. Moving slowly towards it we kept a sharp lookout for the hundreds of…
Light winds and squalls
08 January 2008
Today my acceptance of our current predicament finally snapped as I felt my anger boil up inside me at the just how much the luck of the weather plays in…
Back to the Firm
07 January 2008
By Fred Hulcoop – a round the worlder on Hull & Humber who had to miss Leg 3 due to injury and rejoined his boat and crewmates in WA.
…Back!
07 January 2008
After a break from Legs 2 and 3, I have now rejoined ‘Ull & ‘Umber as they head towards Singapore and Qingdao for Leg 4.
It was with…
Love story 1: The scene
06 January 2008
Six days onboard a floating community in the middle of nowhere - I have waited for this since late August when the training in Gosport finished.
Onboard a…
New team, new diet
04 January 2008
New team
The golden rule of team identity is that no-one is allowed more than one syllable to their name – this helps communication, but there are exceptions.…
The four-hour watch system
03 January 2008
What an ordeal it is, and very difficult to adjust to, but eventually you do get used to it and the total disruption that it brings to your sleep patterns. …
New year, new focus
02 January 2008
New Year’s eve, all crews went down to the club house which was set up for a new year’s party. We were all taken aback by how brilliantly it was…
A time for reflection
20 December 2007
As we approach the finish line, it seems appropriate to reflect on the last three weeks’ events. I think the one word that sums up this race (and perhaps ocean…
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