Crew Blog

Ni hao from the crew of Qingdao

24 September 2007

22/09/07

A big thank you to La Rochelle for the much needed R &R not just for the crews but for the boats as well. The race to La Rochelle was exciting and over taking Singapore in the last moments of the race was pure elation, giving us sixth place. The morale of our crew is high and we have all pulled together and have become an awesome Slam-Glam unit,

And looking forward to the next race to Brazil.

23/09/07

Race day has arrived and we are hungry to get going, the day could not have started better

We celebrated Christian Lambe’s birthday by having a mid-morning picnic and lots of cake after which we readied for the off.

We slipped our lines and motored towards the start line with Slam and Glam ready and in their positions, and we are off. What an adrenalin rush it was as Western Australia bore down on us as we rounded one of the marks I glanced over my left shoulder and found myself looking at the whites of their bowman’s eye’s, none the less we held our ground and took the start line in first place. WHOYAH.

24/09/07

We are now racing towards Brazil crossing the Bay of Biscay and having a great time riding the waves, The crew are in high spirits and are looking forward to racing accross th Atlantic and having a few cheeky halfs of ice cold beer in Brazil.

Vee Howell

1. Butty & Jo, Polperro, Cornwall,UK. 24 September 2007

Great start Qingdao!! Good luck on this leg, hope you find some wind in the doldrums!!

2. David Paulsen, Washington, DC 24 September 2007

Excellent start!! Way to go Qingdao. Congrats to Carrie and her crewmates. Your Virginia friends are closely following your progress. Be fast and be safe.

3. Jules & Jackie, Glasgow 25 September 2007

Sounds like you had a great birthday Christian.May the winds be with you all the way to Brazil.Love Mum and Jules xx

4. neil burke, liverpool 25 September 2007

good luck to qingdao you will win for me your best mate neil security at albert dock neil could you pass this on to the crew thanks

5. neil moody, london 25 September 2007

Good luck Qingdao! Can’t keep my eyes off the race viewer. It’s now my home page. Enjoy your sailing. See you in China. Neil

6. Heidi Carter, UK 26 September 2007

Go Oingdao! Much love to my mum and the rest of the crew keep up the great work x Heidi xx

7. Pinar Ustun, paris, france 26 September 2007

It was amazing to see you guys in La Rochelle. We got totally addicted to this website. Good luck, and Olivia, please remember that you are living my dream! Enjoy…

8. Marlene & Chuck Cash, Winchester, Virginia 26 September 2007

Friends and family from Virginia, West Virginia, New York, North Carolina and Lake Tahoe are closely watching the race and cheering for Carrie Durham and all her crewmates on the Qingdao. Carrie’s mother can’t keep her eyes off the race viewer and anxiously awaits each update. Good luck on leg 2, enjoy the sailing and be safe.

9. Rich, Virginia 27 September 2007

Buckle up and safe passage for the long haul across the Atlantic. Wishing the Qingdao smooth waters and full sails for the race to Brazil. Shoddy sends his total support to Carrie...and so does his Dad.

10. Jim & Jane, Cheltenham 27 September 2007

Great admiration for you and your colleagues, Linda. Best wishes for the race but even more more the the experience; never to be forgotten. Love from us both.

11. neil, Haywards heath 27 September 2007

Good luck to qingdao and a message for Gary Jessop. I hope you remembered a place mat or two from shad thames for when it is lonely on the high seas!!

12. Charlie Burgess, London 27 September 2007

Qingdoaers
Hope you are all well, enjoying the race and keeping in high spirits.
Message to Gary - don’t forget to keep the log book updated. Often the best thoughts come when......
Chase that Dragon & see you in Durban
Charlie

13. Rosie, Princes Risborough 27 September 2007

Belated birthday greetings, Christian. Following you with pride.Rosiex

14. Nial and Carolyne, Perthshire 28 September 2007

First thing we do in the mornings is to check the race viewer and see how you are all faring. Looking good, keep up the high spirits and good luck for the doldrums! Good on you Linda and crew mates, enjoy! PS Snow here in the hills last night so hope it’s warmer with you all.

15. Bruno Bazzani, Perth,Australia 28 September 2007

G’Day Gekko
Have fun Matey!!!
Good luck to you and all on the Qingdao.
How’s that cooking going???
See you in Freo.
Ciao
Bruno

16. Deborah Smales, Hull 28 September 2007

It’s pouring down with rain here and freezing cold. You’re not missing a thing! Its great fun watching the race, reading your stories and seing your pictures. Keep them coming! Happy sailing and perfect trimming!
Debs

17. Jules & Jackie, Glasgow 29 September 2007

See you’re riding higher. Keep it up Qingdao. Love Christian’s Mum xx

18. Dave T, Gosport 29 September 2007

Well well well a good start, exciting I’m sure. Our best wishes from wet and windy Gosport. Hope the wind and sea gods smile on you. But Cholers you need to go faster!!! “To all those that have done well....well done and for those who haven’t, and you know who you are......well done anyway!!”

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