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Awesome and Relentless

28 November 2007

Liverpool 08's Mike helming in the Indian Ocean

All I can say is that legs 1 and 2 were just warm up legs, with the wind changing in force so frequently I swear we have done more sail changes already than we did on leg 1. The waves crashing over the bow and soaking the majority of people on deck and sometimes the odd person down below there are 2 words that come to mind Awesome and Relentless. Awesome because the sailing is the best I have ever taken part in. Relentless because the living conditions are hard and I don’t think anybodies oilies will be dry till Christmas. We have had the Yankee 3 up for the longest period of time out of all the head sails and we have decided to leave reef 3 in for that extra bit longer.

There has been a lot of excitement since we left Durban, no more than 4 hours after the start we had our first injury since Liverpool, were Kev decided to go up the mast and head butt it whilst trying to sort the mess Will left up there, but when we saw a bit of blood we thought we should bring him down, and to his horror he realised I was the boat medic and that I would be the one to put the stitches in, but luckily during our stay in Durban one of our new crew is a doctor and he saved the day.

On Day 2 we celebrated Shaun’s 70th Birthday, which I believe everyone thinks is amazing. I also celebrated my mums birthday so happy birthday to Shaun and Mum.

We must say thank you to DJ Rob and everyone else in Durban who made our stay most enjoyable. We said goodbye to Neil, Richard, Helen and welcomed Doc Dave, Shaun, Matt and Traolach onboard. Must go now, because I need to go get us one of those yellow pennants.

Lots of thanks for all the support so far means lots to all of us onboard

Love Mikey.T

1. brian Moore, uk 28 November 2007

Mikey,great to hear from you.It all sounds absolutely amazing.The boat seems to be going really well.Keep it up and best wishes to you all.
Brian

2. Peter Nuttall, Cumbria 28 November 2007

Mikey ; I really thought in leg 1 I had expanded your vocabulary!! I’ll send in a separate e-mail alternatives to the A word!
Great to hear we’re collecting pennants - gutted for U & U but hoping to join you on the overall podium in Liverpool. And ... how’s the bean recipe going?

Peter

3. Emily Rogers, Wardington 28 November 2007

No more injuries please, would just like to see you all in Australia in one piece!!

Sounds as though sailing in the Solent won’t be demanding enough for you guys now. Best of luck Liverpool and please keep safe.

Lots of love
Emily, Freddie and Willa xxxxx

4. Alannah Gauld, somerset 28 November 2007

Good ol’ Doc Dave ey, just wish he was that sympathetic at home! Im just hoping he doesnt need stitches himself as he will happily stitch people up, but is a big-girls-blouse when it comes to him! Also he had better get a picture of those Quo pants up there pretty soon!

Good to hear you have good sailing conditions, come on the pool!

From Doc Daves crew at home!

5. Colin, Angie, Erin McGlue, Lytham 28 November 2007

Happy Birthday Dad (Shaun). Being on the boat is one way of avoiding buying everyone a drink for your 70th!

Just checked your location and you are in the lead! Well done to all the crew.

Love Colin, Angie and Erin
xxx

6. Brian Little (Wills Big Daddy), wallasey 28 November 2007

Hi all on board L08 a big belated birthday wish to Shaun and a big hello to our son William (clipper nipper) Well done on gaining prime position at 1800hr today. Keep up the good work and aim for Fremantle. May the winds be with you Brian and Jayne (Wills Dad and Mum xxx)

7. Fergus Jones, North Berwick 28 November 2007

Hi Doc Dave. Looks exciting out there on the open sea. The waves are huge. Hope you’re having a great time. Take care.

Fergus

8. Sue Haslam, Chester 28 November 2007

Boys and girls - you are all doing amazingly - sounds scarey and exciting - we are all behind you and would do anything to be of any use! Keep safe and well and wishing you favourable winds - there are no such things as fair winds where you are but we wish there were.....keep each other smiling however you can. Lots of love to all you brave people. Sue x

9. Kaz, My desk at work 28 November 2007

Big pat on the back to you all onboard the Liverpool 08 you are doing a fantastic job and at this present moment you are in 1st position.....woo hoo!! Ride those waves guys and keep up the good work. Hope you are all having fun and looking out for each other. I look forward to the next web update we’re all addicted to it and in need of our 6-hour fix. Keep up the pole position, stay safe and love to you all xx

10. Roy Stevens, Lytham St Annes 29 November 2007

Well done Liverpool you’re in the lead as I write. Read about Glasgow. Glad to know the MOB drill works, they did very well to get him back on board so quickly.
Happy birthday Shaun, I’ll have a pint in the Taps for you.
Stay safe everyone and keep clipped on PLEASE.
Best wishes
Roy
PS L’pool won 4-0 tonight.

11. kay, Adlington 29 November 2007

Good to read a blog and see how you are all doing. Sounds great sailing. Do you get to read these notes at sea?

Mat’s mum.

12. Andy Perry, Liverpool 29 November 2007

I can see by your position that you have been working very hard with not much rest between those headsail changes. Your stamina and commitment is relentless and I’m in awe of how well you are doing. The yellow one will be yours soon enough. Enjoy the Southern Ocean ride! Andy

13. Doreen Jones, La Rochelle 29 November 2007

WOW,it seems everyone is having to get over injury hurdles,and unusual incidents,but not so surprising in those sea,s eh.A yellow pennant would be tops,but id rather see you all arrive safe n sound.Good sailing for the rest of the journey,Bon Voyage Doreen Jones and the La Rochelle groupies

14. Alan Baxendale, Perth WA 29 November 2007

Excellent Blog! Sounds like hard work out there but rewarding even if one of you is paying with his own blood! I have the frothies on ice here in WA and can confirm that it was 35 degrees yesterday! Sail safe & fast and I shall get the binoculars out!!

15. Peter Liggett, Liverpool 29 November 2007

Mikey,
I think this is what you signed up for! It is great to hear from the Liverpool crew again.

Enjoy the ride and keep safety a priority - Glasgow have had an MOB so please keep those safety lines on.

Fantastic result into Durban and no doubt a great place to visit. Welcome to the new crew - Matt, I think that mast has your name on it.

Best regards, Peter x

16. Jenny Barnett, Manchester 29 November 2007

First place...well done! I hope it remains that way! Keep up the good work Liverpool! Hope all is well...and Mat, hello from England! Hope you are having the most amazing time! Stay safe, see you soon and...never forget. Love Jen x

17. ROY LOVERING, burnham on sea 29 November 2007

well done david glad to hear that you took your black bag with you but sorry that you have had to use it so soon. good sailing to you all. roy.

18. Richard Dowdeswell, 29 November 2007

Oh, my curly headed baby!
I’m so glad it wasn’t me up the mast!!!! - - As if it would ever would be!! Give Kev my best regards and ask him if his head hurts as much as it did after the flight from Lisbon to Salvador!
Keep it up, as the actress said to the bishop - I never stop thinking about you all.
Get on the podium again, see you all in China
Dick, the Doddering old F*rt

19. Shaun,Margaret & Helen, Lytham St.Annes 29 November 2007

Hi to all the crew,

Thank you all for the super time we shared with you in Durban. Watching you leave was a tremendous sight and Helen & I were on the pier until the boats were just dots on the horizon. Glad you enjoyed the birthday celebrations. Hope that Kev is now recovering.
Have just discovered your position, keep up the good work!! We need to see the pennant flying when you leave Fremantle. We arrived home this afternoon(Thurs.) after being delayed from Durban due to stormy weather and then being on standby for two days we flew back via Heathrow and then shuttle to Manchester. Have enjoyed reading the blog Mickey, keep them coming!! I will see you in Fremantle.

Love to you all and your fantastic skipper, Margaret & Helen.

20. Irmeli Loukkaanhuhta, Kesalahti, Finland 30 November 2007

Bon voyage Liverpool! The winter is here in Finland totally, snow and frost… Pictures from your november seems so different! Sun and fun I hope, but where�s the wind? Keep going! And Tiina-armastuinen: Taalla koko perhe on siun kera, ukki ja mummikin ovat taysilla mukana! Siun unelman toteutumisesta tuli meidan muidenkin juttu!! Imppu ja Vesku and the whole” Fan-club Liverpool” send best wishes to you all!

21. Ed Blunt, Somerset. 30 November 2007

Kev was very lucky, normally Doctor Dave just says “take 2 aspirin, It’ll settle down”, to his patients.

Good luck to all of you,
Ed.

22. Maree Barnett, Sunny Preston - Lancs 30 November 2007

Hi Shaun
Hope you had a fantastic birthday.
We are all missing you.
You’re doing really well with the race - keep the flag flying.
Love to all the crew.
LOL from everyone in Preston.

23. Alannah Gauld (Doc Daves Daughter!), Curry Rivel, Nr Taunton, Somerset 30 November 2007

Hello Liverpool
Keep up the good work, and hello to Pie, aka Doc Dave, named after

‘who ate all the pies’

well chaps, i hope that its all going, sorry to hear your a man down, but im sure you’ll get through it, bit of rum and you’ll be fine! Just read ED’s comment about not trusting my dad being the doctor, which to be fair i think that was pretty sympathetic for him, his usual cures are:

1. Take to brufen
2. Have a hot bath
3. Have a big dump.

his cures for everything

Love to all
Alannah

xxxxxxxx

24. Riikka Loukkaanhuhta, Nummi-Pusula, FINLAND 30 November 2007

Keep it going, Liverpool - stop zig-zagging and grasp the lead position! Well, just joking, you still have plenty of time to do “The Miraculous Liverpool Wonder” and start carry on to overtake the other boats! By the way, Tiina-Tinttura: how many merry barcaroles have you taught to the other members of the crew? I hope many… As you surely know, it is about the time to start teaching those merry “ Boats in Motion / People in Motion / Liverpool in Motion and especially Ocean in Motion"-songs!!!

Huge hugs
from Riikka and Jari

25. Anne Ardern, Birkenhead 30 November 2007

Sounds like its a fun ride, reading the blogs avidly, keep it up Liverpool!! and can we have our barman back please? the Clipper Nipper is missed at the Clubhouse!!

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