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What a fraud!
28 April 2008
After my diary a few days ago, sharing my baptism of fire with you all, I now have to admit to feeling somewhat of a fraud.
Every time I wake up either a ‘mother’ or my watch leader (Anna) make me a hot or cold drink…
Beauty regime of a round the world yachtswoman
27 April 2008
One of the topics that most intrigued people before we started this race was our bathroom habits, and I’ve always been one willing to share those! All the hows, wheres…
72 to go
24 April 2008
Yesterday as did our final race prep while moored at the dock with Nova Scotia rafted outside of us in the Santa Cruz Marina, a member of their crew crossed…
Two months and lifetime of firsts
16 April 2008
It has been two months since I left Singapore in February for the start of my Leg 5 journey. During this past two months I have had many memorable experiences,…
And now, the end is near (for Lih Shiun’s adventure)
15 April 2008
This is an entry dedicated to Uniquely Singapore and the crew that had been, have been and will be sailing on it. In some way, it will also be my…
Still so much to learn
14 April 2008
We are back on close haul sailing, heading straight to Santa Cruz, after an enjoyable week on beam reach and even spinnaker sailing. Our gamble on heading more northerly has…
Ahoy Landlubbers!
13 April 2008
You diligent Uniquely Singapore supporters must have realised we’ve been going North, North and away(!). From the warm 24°C waters of Hawaii, the sea temperature has gradually dropped to a…
Woohoo!
12 April 2008
I hit a personal milestone yesterday for getting up the pole to spike the spinnaker kite. In layman’s term, the spinnaker is a large “balloon” sail that we fly in…
The gamble of breaking away
11 April 2008
First of all I want to reassure those of you familiar with Uniquely Singapore and our position that tends to be towards the back of the fleet, but we’re not…
“Sailing is like a box of chocolates…”
10 April 2008
Two nights before leaving Hawaii, we of Uniquely Singapore got together for one last crew dinner at BubbaGump’s, a restaurant based on the theme of the movie, “Forrest Gump.” Paraphrasing…
‘Off the block with all guns blazing’
09 April 2008
After a long and restful 18 days in sunny Hawaii, believe it or not, we’re off racing again! True to our word, we got off the block with all guns…
Thank you St Anne’s
07 April 2008
A big thank you to all year 3 students at St. Anne’s School for the presents and cards that we received in Qingdao, even though we didn’t discover it until…
Busy with maintenance
15 March 2008
It’s the third day since the current race was called off, and the crew have been keeping very busy with maintenance of the boat. The new evening watch system of…
What a shame…
14 March 2008
What a shame that our best race to date had to be cut short, and just as we were approaching a possible podium position! Mere minutes after discussing the new…
Rendezvous with Durban 2010 and Beyond
14 March 2008
We’ve just joined up with Durban 2010 and Beyond only moments ago, having spent the night hove-to so that they could stabilize what’s left of their rig and motor up…
What is being a mummy like onboard?
11 March 2008
This is an important part of the sail rotation! You get a long, busy day, from 11:30 til 22:30 and then 06:30 til 11:30. It revolves around watering and feeding…
Flying towards Hawaii
10 March 2008
We woke up two days ago to winds of about 40 knots, 6-metre swells and plenty of exciting rides on them, accompanied by frequent shrieks of “whoo-hoo” and “whoa”. Such…
Tried, tested and stronger for it
09 March 2008
Yey. I got my voice back. This calls for a mini-celebration as I am indeed glad to be verbally communicating once more with my fellow crew. Recall the Uniquely Singapore…
Safety first
08 March 2008
I would like to share my experience on the boat from a Health and Safety point of view. Most of the crew are shocked to find a health and safety…
Halfway there
07 March 2008
Anyone who says the world is a small place obviously hasn’t tried to sail across the Pacific! Fortunately, we’re already at the halfway mark! It’s been an arduous journey for…
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