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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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The ocean is beckoning
26 November 2007
The morning of the 25th November signalled the end of the fabulous stop over in Durban and the beginning of leg 3 across the Southern Ocean to Fremantle, Australia. The tension had been slowly building over the last few days and there was a degree of relief as the boats…
Freeze Frame
16 November 2007
Freeze Frame
At the end of a lengthy ocean race, the minds of the crew begin to stray from the usual channels of day-to-day living. Sailing, eating, and…
Exclusive report from the front line
12 November 2007
This is Tony Peters (aka Rageh Omaar) reporting from the front line currently embedded aboard New York in the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race.
It has…
Surfing for beginners
08 November 2007
Ahoy from NY Clipper,
After much beating and beaming with the wind, it was time to master the art of down wind sailing … aka running with the…
Bear Necessities
05 November 2007
All the crew have had a mention in these blogs so far, except one. Since that’s me, I decided it was time to write about my experiences so far.
…Bear necessities
04 November 2007
All the crew have had a mention in these blogs so far, except one. Since that’s me, I decided it was time to write about my experiences so far.
…Tubes and Top Gun
01 November 2007
Salutations from NY Clipper,
After eight days at sea we have finally named the two watches: the former Port watch has been re-christened Top Gun after a late…
A postive start
29 October 2007
A positive start from New York so the boat is feeling buoyed up (ho ho). No sharks spotted as yet only tankers and the odd pair of giant Y-fronts (see…
And we’re off!
25 October 2007
Hello readers this is New York over…
Start of Leg 2. Across the Atlantic again! Flying fish were a problem on the last leg. Apparently it’s sharks on…
And now, the end is near…
19 October 2007
“Not so,” Gary points out, “It’s scorching hot, sweaty and we’re going slow”.
That’s probably got something to do with the doorstep peanut butter and jelly sandwich he…
It doesn’t get much better than this
13 October 2007
A few of my favourite things…
Sharon helming on course whilst dancing to the music. Justyn covering the first hour of our shared mother watch. An e-mail from…
The Port watch idyll
09 October 2007
The wind gods have smiled upon us of late and we are now borne forth by a spinnaker ballooning at the bow of the boat. The gods have not always…
Hello from the big pond - 05 October 2007
06 October 2007
Hello from the Big Pond (which has in fact resembled a pond for far too long now). As most of you are probably aware, we are now making some progress…
North Atlantic highs and lows
28 September 2007
Hello everybody, New York here, dropping in with the latest from the Atlantic.
The last few days have seen highs and lows in terms of the race having…
New York calling - 25 September 2007
26 September 2007
Hello sports fans, New York calling.
Tuesday lunchtime off the Spanish coast and the sun is shining. To the best of our knowledge we are currently 6th but…
New York’s Race Start - 16 September 2007
18 September 2007
Finally the day of the start of the race had come around. For many this was after months and even years of planning. Emotional farewells were said. Friends, family and…
The joys of boat prep, New York style!
15 September 2007
An amazing sight! Ten Clippers in the Albert Dock awaiting the start of the Clipper 07-08 Race. To the public eye – lean, mean racing machines prepared and ready to…
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