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Pumping iron in preparation
31 October 2007
When I signed up for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race I did think that for the most part we’d be screaming along at a fast rate of knots – not so currently on board Liverpool 08. Somewhere around 026’S and 028’W in the Brazil Basin of the South…
Latin Streets
22 October 2007
So here we are in Salvador.
I awake at 05:02 and remind myself.
The street outside the hotel is quiet but in the distance I hear…
A major milestone
13 October 2007
At 09:57 GMT this morning – just a couple of hours ago - we passed a major milestone in our journey.
We crossed the Equator.
Flying fish and foodie flights of fancy
07 October 2007
Less than 2,000 miles to go, we’ve slowly worked our way back to fifth place and are going well. If only we could stop breaking stuff! David has had his…
The highs and lows of ocean racing
04 October 2007
The Doldrums came early for Liverpool 08 as we sat off the Canaries for 36 hours with zero wind. So frustrating for all the crew. It saw us slip from…
The adventures of Superman and Water Boy
02 October 2007
It’s Saturday 29 September 02.50hrs and I’m on the helm going 7 knots; on course and with the watch-change in ten minutes.
The speed drops and…
The Leaving of La Rochelle
27 September 2007
Well what can I say? If the emotions when leaving Liverpool brought a tear to my eye then the conditions when leaving La Rochelle made me want to cry. The…
Moonlight and blown spinnakers
27 September 2007
It’s easy to see the on/off nature of the watch rota as monotonous but anyone who has sailed the Atlantic knows that each one brings a different array of activities…
Liverpool Update - Report Nr 1
19 September 2007
18 September 2007
A couple of days at sea and all the hard training over the last eighteen months appears to have paid off – after all, we’re…
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