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Conquering the World's oceans and circumnavigating the globe is sure to throw up a story or two. Get the inside track on race conditions, crew experiences and general life onboard right here in our blog.
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Making our way up the coast
16 November 2007
We’ve been swimming in the snakepit, soaked on the bow and battling at the helm but finally, we have found Africa. As we make our way up the coastline towards Durban, we can see white sand beaches and civilisation within swimming distance (the navigators have assured us that it is…
Durban here we come
16 November 2007
Sailing along the coast we reached East London, as the sun set the land breeze was not enough to sustain our speed. This kept us busy with several sail changes…
Always follow your instincts
13 November 2007
Agulas Bank, South Africa, 1800 hrs, 13th November, wind gusting 40knots, swell 5-6 Metres…
Three hours earlier I had started monitoring the current, speed across the sea bed,…
Breaking the wave surfing record
12 November 2007
We have Fangio –Roger, Schumacher – John Boy, Hamilton – Jack, Jack Brabham – Brian, and last but not least Stirling Moss – Bruce, all being boys despite their ages,…
Ultimate trust….
10 November 2007
The views from aloft of the Big Blue Boat are amazing; huge Atlantic rollers coming in amongst the white caps of the wind driven waves, dazzling white against many shades…
Oops there goes another one!
09 November 2007
Yesterday, washing line disaster number 2 unfolded. Having been at the helm when the XXXL sheet had wrapped itself around the washing line, I was relieved to have been in…
A metaphorical spinnaker wrap
08 November 2007
There I was minding my own business enjoying my weekly bucket shower in the bathroom (more the size of a telephone kiosk). I’d just finished soaping the body beautiful, perched…
Ours is not to reason why…….
06 November 2007
So there we were, busy sailing and fine tuning this racing machine. The crew on watch were hard at it on the deck, trimming and working hard to gain that…
Life at an angle
05 November 2007
Back to life at 35 degrees, not the latitude or the temperature but the heel of the boat. We have wind again (no, not due to the spicy meal we…
Team bonding and surfing
04 November 2007
G’day again from our floating home, recreational & cultural base. Yes, we are participating in a sailing race around the world and that involves the expected sail changes, trimming…
Life on the bow
03 November 2007
The Bow person’s logo “Foredeck Union - free to do the foredeck without fear or financial reward”; the unsung hero, rarely a “thanks” and when anything goes wrong it’s always…
The birds
02 November 2007
Western Australia Daily 250 2 November 2007.
What is there new I can write about happenings on the Big Blue Boat (BBB) today? You’ll have seen on the…
The tale of two yellow buckets
01 November 2007
Two yellow buckets started life in a rather shabby discount hardware store in Liverpool, at the knockdown price of £1.50 each. These buckets were purchased on a wet, gloomy day…
Strange goings on
31 October 2007
Dear Doris
There are strange happenings on the cruise ship westernaustralia2011.com. It appears to be host to mysterious religious cult. For some time now I have been observing…
Cheese but no grin
29 October 2007
We have lived on this boat for nearly six weeks and have cleaned and scrubbed every corner, so we thought. Then came to what is commonly known on board as…
Living in close quarters
28 October 2007
Space available: “68 ft one-bedroom apartment, shared with 12 housemates. Rent 5 times what you are currently paying but all meals and bills included. You will be expected to spend…
Farewell Salvador, hello again life onboard
27 October 2007
The life, the colour, the vibrancy, the drums, the slums, the old old churches and houses, the lovely new high-rises overlooking the shanty towns, the crazy taxis, the nice hotel…
Slipping and sliding
17 October 2007
Over the last few days we have been rocketing along with good speed. Well, we have when compared to that hole we were stuck in near the Canaries. The boat…
Back in the southern hemisphere
15 October 2007
There was much anticipation as we drew nearer to the milestone latitude 0 degrees. Crew excitement grew as they watched the nav instruments count down the miles to the Equator.…
Still in the Doldrums
13 October 2007
G’day again from onboard the great azure blue vessel (aka: cruise ship extraordinaire – according to our esteemed Roger ‘Dear Doris’ Lee.)
As I type we have no…
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