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Trim Trim Trim

03 October 2007

Another day, another big effort to keep boat speed as high as possible while we head south-west under spinnaker. We’re maintaining the West Is Best strategy and intend to pass a decent way west of the Cape Verde Islands in a few days.

The good news of the…

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Carving our way west

02 October 2007

Great news: the daily updates put Nova Scotia in the lead!  The three yachts taking the westerly route are making significant headway over the rest who remain near the Canary…

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West is definitely best

01 October 2007

At last all our hard work heading west seems to be paying off.  The whole crew had a boost at midnight last night when we went from 8th to 1st. …

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All change on Nova Scotia

01 October 2007

29 September 2007
Nova Scotia

Today’s been a weird sort of day… Bright sunshine and 20 to 25 knot winds, quickly followed and interchanged with squally…

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Pizza in a gale

01 October 2007

28 September 2007
Nova Scotia

At the start of the night we had light airs and we were sailing with the ‘Windseeker’. We then changed to…

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Pitch black

30 September 2007

Despite now being in perfect sailing conditions, with clear blue skies, a steady breeze and gorgeous deep blue water, we had somewhat different conditions overnight. Skies were overcast and the…

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Home from home on Nova Scotia

27 September 2007

This is the first day when the boat seems more like a home. Instead of the crew being divided into those crashed out on their bunks and those sailing, there…

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More spinnaker fun! - 26 September 2007

27 September 2007

It’s probably my fault for starting the diary earlier in the day with “The guy is repaired, the spinnaker is back up and the sun is out on a lovely…

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After an adrenaline inducing start….

25 September 2007

After an adrenaline inducing start, including very close tussles with Singapore and Durban, we emerged into what was initially an extremely calm Bay of Biscay.  For the first few hours…

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Breakages and Tactics - 25 September 2007

25 September 2007

We were zipping along at a steady 11 knots under the 2.2 spinnaker, really feeling like we were putting the miles under the keel, until.bang!  Our spinnaker guy decided it…

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The first official sighting of the Nova Scotia moose

24 September 2007

Nova Scotia arrived into La Rochelle, France to sunny skies and calm seas. The welcoming site of the twin historic towers standing guard at the entrance to the main town…

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Food glorious food - 19 September 2007

19 September 2007

After two days of rough seas and high winds, the Bay of Biscay isn’t living
up to its fearsome reputation. Spinnakers are currently up and down several

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In many ways… - 18 September 2007

18 September 2007

In many ways Liverpool, its hospitality, the parties and the preparation
seem such a long time ago. However, the heartache of parting from friends,
family and…

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Thrills, Spills & Ills - 16 September 2007

17 September 2007

Diary Sunday 16 September
Thrills, Spills & Ills

Race start was great fun - lots of blatting around the Mersey, some tight racing with Glasgow and…

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Branded, named and raring to go!

15 September 2007

We’re now two days from race start, the culmination of a build-up which for me has been going for eight and a half months – I decided one lazy Boxing…

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