Leg 5, Race 7 – A nice change from wind holes

LEG 5, RACE 7Start marinaSubic Bay Yacht Club, PhilippinesEnd marinaSubic Bay Yacht Club, PhilippinesStart date23rd February 2020Days at sea11 (predicted) | 11 (actual)Distance1600 (predicted) | 1977 nm (actual)Max wind speed52.4 knotsTypical clothesDay - shorts and T-shirt. Night - foulies (due to spray and waves)WildlifeMany many dolphins. Some flying fish, desperate to join us on deck!Clipper …

Leg 5, Race 6 – A team that inks together, stays together.

LEG 5, RACE 6The Asia-Pacific ChallengeStart marinaCoral Sea Marina | Resort - Whitsundays, AustraliaEnd marinaSubic Bay Yacht Club, Philippines - was supposed to be SanyaStart date20th January 2020Days at sea26 (predicted) | 26 (actual)Distance3800 (predicted) | 4403 nm - to SanyaMax wind speed41.9 knotsTypical clothesDay - shorts and T-shirt, if that! Night - shorts and …

Leg 4, Race 5 – What is…

LEG 4, RACE 5 The Australian Coast-to-CoastStart marinaFremantle Sailing Club, AustraliaEnd marinaCoral Sea Marina | Resort - Whitsundays, AustraliaStart date22nd December 2019Days at sea20 (predicted) | 22 (actual)Distance4000 nm | 3896 nmMax wind speed43 knotsTypical clothesDay - shorts and T-shirt. Night - foulies (due to spray and waves breaking over deck)WildlifeSo many dolphins!!1 x whale …

Patience is not the ability to wait but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.

St. Katharine Docks is the only marina in central London, and located close to some of the capital's most famous landmarks, namely the Tower of London and Tower Bridge.  The fleet of eleven 70 foot Clipper yachts were berthed in the docks’ Centre Basin for a week-long event in August, before they departed for the …

Practice does not make perfect. Only PERFECT practice makes perfect.

The long awaited Crew Allocation Day has now been and gone. I finally found out which team I will be racing with, and which lucky Skipper will have the privilege of leading me on this amazing adventure. I turned up to Portsmouth Guildhall (with my dad) for 10:00, and patiently queued to collect my Clipper …

If everyone is moving forward to together, then success takes care of itself.

Prior to my Level 2, I had an amazing couple of days with friends and family, the perfect opportunity to share details of my upcoming adventure with anyone and everyone who asked about it. Thankfully (for my Clipper Bug) the locals at The Crofton were particularly interested in asking about, and hearing about, any and …

Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success

Level 1 has now been and gone - wow what a first week my Clipper life on the sea has been.  It was one of the toughest mental challenges I've faced in a very long time, but I wouldn't have changed a thing.  I loved every minute! With my oversized waterproof sleeping bag & boots …