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Who’s who on the BBB
09 May 2008
Our only other round the world family member besides myself is John Boy or rather John man, having celebrated his 30th birthday during this leg. John is our amazing media mogul!! He is the one that keeps you up to date with stunning photos and comments via our website.
…Return of the 3 legger
08 May 2008
In my capacity of a returning legger it is my honour to report to you that at 1200UTC, Thursday 8th May 2008 the crew of BBB brought her safely across…
Going nowhere very quickly!
06 May 2008
Being back in the race is great; back fighting for every mile, eagerly anticipating every sched, knowing that friends and family have a reason to stop thinking about work for…
The effects of racing off the coast of Mexico
04 May 2008
It was a moonlit night in old Mexico, and as I wandered around some old adobe hacienda’s I suddenly heard the plaintiff cry of a young Mexican girl - “trim,…
Tour of the BBB
03 May 2008
I must admit, life on board is not that horrendous. We have an incredible community here, with a very colourful array of humour and different tempos of laughter. I’m not…
Joining westernaustralia2011.com as a “Legger”
03 May 2008
Having only been on board the BBB for a week and being one of only two for whom this is our first, and sadly our only leg, I thought I…
Can’t get the staff
02 May 2008
You can’t get good staff these days.
With my promotion to manager of Stormy watch comes many challenges, to motivate the crew I have implemented systems, given incentives…
Where’s the wind?
30 April 2008
Whether meeting friends at the various stops or receiving emails from them, the most common question and inquiry is always ‘how bad was the bad weather?’
But, strangely…
Long day in the salon for the WAGS
29 April 2008
The ever industrious and inventive WA Girls (WAGs) have decided enough is enough of going without the basic simple necessities in life. Happy to be pulling their weight when it…
The Visit of Spiderman (to sea or not to sea)
27 April 2008
There appeared a dark and stormy silence around us whilst the crew were quietly going about their business getting ‘Old Blue’ moving along under light spinnaker conditions towards Panama.
…Remembrance
26 April 2008
As a huge orange sun crept up into the cloudless blue sky, my thoughts turned to Australia on ANZAC Day. All over Australia, from the big cities to the smallest…
Chronological Order
25 April 2008
Well here we are whizzing out of Santa Cruz and my turn to write the 250!! You have all become accustomed to my in depth sailing reviews, but it has…
Nearly there!
21 April 2008
What a mighty fine sight to have a fully rigged BBB up to it again! Let’s play catch up! That was the aim as the rest of the fleet departed…
Coincidence???
20 April 2008
We are at it again, celebrating more birthdays that is - Billy & Jacki’s.
We’ve a relatively small group of people involved as crew on westernaustralia2011.com but we…
The plongeur and the rope
18 April 2008
“Cheer up, things could get worse”, somebody chanted this afternoon and sure enough, things did. Engine revs dropped as a slight knock was heard under the boat, and we carried…
Lessons learned
16 April 2008
Naturally being new onboard I want to make as good an impression as possible so eager to help with whatever asked of me. Lessons are being learned very quickly.
…The mammoth task ahead
16 April 2008
Mammoth Task AheadAs our approach into Santa Cruz nears, we can’t help but think of those crews who have just finished Race 8 of Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht…
Testing times again
15 April 2008
Well, after our forced layover enjoying the comforts of a shore base in Hawaii, and a comfortable first few hours motoring toward Santa Cruz, we are being tested again. We…
Steel Wire Rope
11 April 2008
Our two-tonne main is full, the two-tonne mast is tall, our bow is sitting low, and our spirits are high, for today we left Hawaii, laden with spare rigging, fittings,…
Surely this is the leg of legs!
09 April 2008
It was a night of excitement; powerful winds, huge seas and water crashing over the deck, speeds exceeding 10 knots and Waikiki beach surfing conditions; but for me the excitement…
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