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Bread of heaven, Wales, whales and the fuel transfer mission
18 March 2008
We thought we will have few easy going days sailing to Hawaii but we were proven wrong again. The last 2-3 days have been anything but uneventful.
Now that we weren’t racing we decided that fishing sounds like a great idea. Oscar was in charge of it all.…
It’s not Aloha yet!
18 March 2008
Having roared downwind for 4,000 miles, progress has been very slow since the race ended. We’ve been beating into the wind under reduced sail. For a while it was cold…
‘There but for the grace of god go we’
15 March 2008
So, the race to Hawaii has been brought to an early end due to circumstances beyond our control. Given our recent podium potential performance we were, of course, frustrated at…
East meets West for the Lady Qing
11 March 2008
Groundhog Monday cometh - we arrived at 180 00 .00 E/W at 0245 last night and greeted the date line with some silly hats/scarves, a tuck box and a bottle…
Time raiders of the lost plot
10 March 2008
Good afternoon folks from the space cadets on board Qingdao. We, I am reliably informed, we will travel through time shortly, when we cross the date line. Upon hearing this…
Is there anybody out there?
07 March 2008
This is one of the questions we often ask ourselves at night, when visibility is poor, or if conversation is flagging. Sometimes, when sailing apparently into nothing, it seems that…
Celebrations on Qingdao
03 March 2008
It’s been a week since we left the Olympic port of Qingdao. Since then we’ve had all kinds of weather starting with snow, then warm sunshine, strong wind, no wind,…
Introducing… Peter Leung
28 February 2008
While I was having a night’s rest after mother duty my crew mates have been working hard all night. Several headsail changes and few sail and winch repairs. They were…
Introduction to motherhood
26 February 2008
The snow is finally gone and the sun, even though not so warm, makes everything better. We are sailing at an average speed of 12 knots so hopeful we will…
Snow surprise
25 February 2008
First night watch. Qingdao surprised us again. This time it wasn’t a very pleasant one. We have been anchored for several hours because of the strong currents. To top it…
Sailing away from home
24 February 2008
Qingdao impressed everyone again with an amazing send off. Thousands of spectators came to the Qingdao Olympic Marina to watch the start of the race to Hawaii.
I…
The End of an Adventure
14 February 2008
And now, the end is near, the final curtain….
Well, today the sixth race was officially finished and also my little adventure on the seas, away from the…
Made in Taiwan
11 February 2008
From early childhood everything I had was made in Taiwan. Toy cars, tennis rackets, live ammunition. Now we have discovered where the wind is made too. Two nights ago we…
Brick walls and beating heads
07 February 2008
Good morning all, from the South China Sea.
Call me old fashioned¸ but not having sailed these waters, I pictured Med style conditions decorated by the odd sailing…
Dismay on board as news of the Spice Girls’ latest separation reaches us
04 February 2008
In days gone by seafarers may have waited months, even years, for news from home. But our trusty (shurely shome mishtake? Ed.) satellite link with home keeps us updated daily.…
Bucket overboard!
01 February 2008
Bit of a tragedy since the last update. Our lives revolve around racing, sleeping and mother duties. One of the delights of mother is in passing the slop bucket up…
Island dodging!
28 January 2008
Second day at sea on Race 6, and its good to be back on the Lady Qing again!
Our farewell was as slick and professional as the welcome,…
News from the Qingdao clinic
12 January 2008
For 12 days we have sailed the ocean .after the first two days when we keenly counted the other clipper sails by day and the mast head lights by night…
The working week
09 January 2008
To all of our world wide audience, a very warm hello from all on board.
We are now into the second week of our adventure towards Indonesia and…
Invasion of the flying fish
05 January 2008
Day five of the fifth race, and we’ve sailed more days downwind then our entire time in the Southern Ocean! Nearly. On one day, the sea swell was just as…
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