Bob Brown

Time for a Rest With a great welcome, the boat secure, and we’ve finished our beers, we head up to the clipper office to be whisked off the passport control in a bus and until we’ve cleared immigration, the guys…

Dick Dastardly Takes the Helm The boat is flying, and our watch has started a new theme on helm handles referring back to the Whacky Races an old cartoon series that only those of a certain age, which is most…

Slipped Lines and Wild Winds The fleet is off again!  Cape Town, here we come. As per normal, we have the leaving format, slipping lines with military procession in an orderly and controlled fashion, the parade of sail, MOB drills and…

A New Arrival Leg 1 and Race 2 finished, with a 5th spot into Puerto Sherry in race 1 and 1st over the line, 2nd position (long story, mentioned more than once in previous blogs) and 2 points in the…

Saltwater Scars Hopefully, our last week on the high seas as the race is starting to take its toll on me.  My hands are ruined, covered in small cuts, got a really sore one, just under my thumb on my…

“Murder” on the high seas The race is beginning to take shape as we leave the Doldrums corridor. GOSH is to our East, Punta to our North and Washington & Qingdao to our West. We’ve picked up some good winds…

The Race heads South The race is on, we’re heading for cape Verdi islands with the scoring gate in our sights. We’ve been hitting a lot of wind holes since we blew our code 2 kite. I’m not so sure…

We’ve had a good rest, prepped CV25 and are ready for our next three weeks for race 2. Race 2 starts with a line gun start. We again are all jostling for position on the start line, but as our…

Arrival in Puerto Sherry 1st race completed and what a race it was, but time to recharge the batteries, repair the boat and catch up with family and friends. As we crossed the finish line into Puerto Sherry, there was…