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Our Panama Canal experience
18 May 2008
“Wake up everyone - it’s 5.30.” was today’s dawn chorus. We needed to leave Flamenco Marina early for our slot through the Panama Canal with Jamaica, Liverpool 08 and Qingdao. Not everyone received this graciously but Terry and Kate, today’s mothers, leapt out of bed immediately. So eager were they…
Our Panama Canal experience
18 May 2008
“Wake up everyone - it’s 5.30.” was today’s dawn chorus. We needed to leave Flamenco Marina early for our slot through the Panama Canal with Jamaica, Liverpool 08 and Qingdao.…
Hello Costa Rica and Goodbye
13 May 2008
Today we popped over to Costa Rica for breakfast. We putt-putted into Banana Bay at 5.30 this morning just as dawn was breaking. The coastline was stunning, rugged hills &…
Beers at Banana Bay
12 May 2008
As we motor towards Banana Bay, our refuelling point, at the heady speed of 4 knots, the current debate on deck is whether beer is better for breakfast than it…
To Panama on a hope and a prayer
11 May 2008
Day 18 of Race 9 finds Nova Scotia some 300 nm from the Costa Rican port of Golfito and the Banana Bay Marina where we expect to get some Go…
Hey Macaroni!
09 May 2008
As we settle into our motor sailing regime a new watch system has been
devised with 4 watches each doing 2 hourly stints. This enables the crew to…
Busy Little Bees
08 May 2008
After a day of settling in to motor sailing towards Panama, the crew of Nova Scotia made good use of their time. Of course before any good day can begin,…
Rick’s birthday
07 May 2008
Our first non-racing day has been very eventful on Nova Scotia. First & foremost it’s Rick’s birthday. Our Foredeck All Star has had a relaxing day lying in the sun,…
We’ve finished!
06 May 2008
Yesterday afternoon found us vying for position with Qingdao who were 60 ft or so off the port side. Such close proximity to the competition encouraged us to focus as…
Return of the Killer Head
06 May 2008
Day 12 of Race 9 finds Nova Scotia some 1,300 nautical miles from Panama, having just crossed the line of the Acapulco Gate at 1541 hours UTC. We are currently…
The games we play
04 May 2008
Anyone who has been in a job, however exciting, for a certain amount of time will begin to attempt to liven it up by adding little games to the daily…
The Surgery Opens
03 May 2008
Dr Rob’s medical skills were needed today to lance Dans’ infected finger. The nav station was cleared and sterilised, the instruments laid out as if this was an episode of…
Slip, Slap, Slop
03 May 2008
The sound of sunscreen being generously applied to all sun exposed body parts dominated the airwaves today. As we continue down the Mexican coastline, the air temperature is up to…
My First Blog on Nova Scotia
02 May 2008
It’s my first time writing a blog on Nova Scotia since I joined the team in Hawaii. I’ve had the chance to sail on some of the other Clipper yachts…
Hola helicopter!
01 May 2008
Well what can we say about day seven? We spice up our lunch time salad with the donated lemons from Santa Cruz which are still going strong. The crew have…
Fogbound off Mexico
30 April 2008
Day 6 of Race 9 finds Nova Scotia some 200 nautical miles northwest of Cabo San Lucas (our first waypoint) and 2,000 nautical miles from Panama, sailing under spinnaker in…
Keeping the boat moving in fickle airs
29 April 2008
We awoke this morning to a glorious and sunny day; we alone seemed to have had this weather as the rest of the fleet were apparently sailing through thick fog…
We are not alone…
28 April 2008
Today we caught a glimpse of New York across the port beam and when checking the latest scheds they confirmed that they were five miles away from us and four…
California Dreaming
27 April 2008
As we surf along the coast of Baja California, I am still reminiscing about the hospitality that we received from the local Santa Cruz Yacht Club. The generosity was outstanding.…
The first 24 hours of Race 9
25 April 2008
Our first 24 hours of racing have been very exciting; after coming around the mark in last place we could clearly see nine lights behind us by midnight. The other…
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