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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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Week 12, Leg 3, Race 4 – A week in the Roaring Forties
A Cold and Wet Welcome Boy, it’s bloody cold and wet. When we left Cape Town last week, I’m thinking is this the Southern Ocean and all it’s…
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Week 11, Leg 3, Race 4 – Zulu Dancing and Zero Sleep, Cape Town to Fremantle
Dancing Out of Cape Town After a great 14 days in Cape Town, it’s time to get back racing. We had a short walk into the V &…
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Week 10 – Arrival in Cape Town, a Well-Deserved Rest
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…
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Week 9, Leg 2, Race 3: Speed. Chaos. Cape Town.
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…
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Week 8, Leg 2, Race 3, New Crew and Strong Winds
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…
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