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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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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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