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Agatha’s Blog
07 December 2007
Lots of exciting things had happened since my last blog, we are now officially in the Southern Ocean, the Roaring Forties as the legend calls it. It has indeed turned cold, although fortunately not as extreme as I had imagine (keeping fingers crossed *hee*). So far, I’ve only utilised my…
Sailing hard on Qingdao
07 December 2007
Day 12 and taking the Mickey is now rife! All social barriers have been eroded by 17 adults cohabiting in an area the size of a caravan – everything is…
Uniquely Singapore team photos
04 December 2007
The crew of Uniquely Singapore had some photos taken in Liverpool before they left. Skipper Mark reckons they show the spirit of the team pretty well. We’ve put them in…
Thoughts from the skipper
04 December 2007
The crew of Uniquely Singapore have the bit between their teeth and are in real racing mode. Still smarting from a sched a few days ago that we lost out…
Memories of Clipper Races past
04 December 2007
Hi Dee/ All
Many thanks for your further messages in the later stages of Leg 2. Our sympathies are entirely with the dolphins, whales and other wild life,…
Never mind Atkins, this is the Agatha diet
02 December 2007
Finally, my first blog. To start with, the day after the boat started racing, I went down the spiral of seasickness yet again. It was experiencing the miserable feeling all…
The dark lord of seasickness is defeated
01 December 2007
It is already the first day of December! How time flies onboard a Clipper, especially when you settle into your four-on-four-off routine… at least that’s currently how we work onboard…
The kindness of skippers
30 November 2007
Finally I got the time to write this blog to update those who are interested to hear from me. I apologize for the delay as the demand to be in…
In at the deep end
29 November 2007
As we cross 37 degrees south, the temperature dipped further. It was only 5 days ago when I remember myself, enthusiastic as a legger can be, trying my best to…
What will tomorrow bring?
28 November 2007
I have not been seasick since crossing the channel from Guernsey to The Hamble, aged nine. Since then I have made use of various avoidance techniques including convince myself it…
The majesty of nature
28 November 2007
What a beautiful day it is to be alive and sailing an ocean! I’m writing this just having come off my morning watch, with sunshine streaming down the cuddy. Up…
The wonders of crossing an ocean
26 November 2007
We left Durban yesterday in the lowest of winds. Speed was measured by how fast the bubbles you saw in the water moved behind you, if they did at all. …
The skipper’s port report
22 November 2007
The preparation has been going on all week. The crew were keen to get most of the work done early so that we were okay to have some relaxing time…
Bullseye
16 November 2007
Today has been a day a whales breaching. I’ve personally witnessed about 20, anywhere from a mile away off on the horizon to 50 feet/15m off our starboard quarter. That…
A day for mothering…
16 November 2007
A day for Mothering…
We are currently 79 miles south of Durban, two miles or so off the coast, close enough to hear the waves crashing…
A day for mothering…
16 November 2007
A day for Mothering…
We are currently 79 miles south of Durban, two miles or so off the coast, close enough to hear the waves crashing…
My first blog
14 November 2007
Along with Anna I’ve also been meaning to write the diary since we left Salvador, unfortunately the desire for food and sleep has overtaken the urge to sit in front…
Land ho!
13 November 2007
This morning, only moments after I’d come up on deck at 7:00 a.m., I got to be the first to shout, “Land ho!” The watch already on deck had not…
South Atlantic harder than the North
12 November 2007
I have now been meaning to write this for over a week but as a result of the changes leg 2 has seen, have not found the time or energy. …
Some words from the skipper
11 November 2007
Last night we got in a good position to make the most of a front that was due to come through the area. We just made the second highest run,…
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