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Week 22, Leg 5, Race 6: Another Week That Didn’t Come Easy
I’ve woken for my next watch and the engine is off, thank God! The engine is noisy, belts out some heat into the living quarters. It’s stifling hot and…
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Week 21, Leg 5, Race 6 – Off to Subic Bay: A New Leg Begins
And we’re off again, this time to Subic Bay in the Philippines. However, as there are no customs in Airlie Beach, the fleet has travelled down overnight to…
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Week 19, Leg 4, Race 5: Lightning, Cyclones, and a Spinnaker in the Galley
As we enter week 19 and heading for the finish line, the lightning storm has passed and we can go off watch safe in the knowledge that we…
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Week 18, Leg 4, Race 5: Windholes and Wraps
Drifting in the Forties but Gaining Ground Sailing around the world and these vast oceans is so special as every day is different and here we are in…
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Week 17 Leg 4 Race 5, A Different Christmas: Racing, Repairs, and the Indian Ocean
Out of Fremantle and Straight Into the Deep End Time to leave “Freo” and it’s been a great stop over. All the teams meet at the Fremantle Sailing Club’s…
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Week 13, Leg 3, Race 4: Southern Ocean Grit: A Fierce Fight to Fremantle
Coughing and Crash‑Landing Albatrosses As I start my 13th week onboard CV25/LBS, the weather has most continued to be relatively kind. The boat is starting to dry out…
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