Week 36 leg 7 race 10: The race is heating up
As we start week 36 I awake for my midnight watch to find we’ve got a new member of crew aboard. Sitting on the sails fast asleep is a booby, nicknamed “Jethro” it had been following us for a couple…
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Week 35 leg 7 race 10: A Hard week at Sea
Race 10 hasn’t started the best for me. It’s been a difficult and emotional week, all around the watch system and relationships with my crew mates. I’m probably reading too much into things and being over sensitive. The Clipper Race…
Week 34 leg 7 race 10: Seattle Send-off
It’s nearly time to leave Seattle for Leg 7 race 10. We have seven new crew which will be cool and I’m so looking forward to the Panama Canal. However it’s sad to see some of our crew depart. There…
Week 33 leg 6 race 9: Another 10 days…
The start of week 33 at sea, although this last week seems to have gone on forever, really cold, certainly the coldest I’ve been, wet and not a lot of wind. The standard question on the boat is “how long…
Week 32 Leg 6 race 9: Murder on CV25
Well as we start the week, I’m not even sure what day it is? My watch is telling me Tuesday but with the extra Sunday (due to passing over the International Date Line IDL, it’s a long story, read the previous…
Week 31 Leg 6 Race 9- Birthday on the waves
So, the 2nd week of the North Pacific Race begins and we are around 4th or 5th, but difficult to tell at the minute. The front three have managed to miss the light winds and have stormed ahead by nearly…
Week 30, Leg 6, Race 9 – The Mighty Pacific, The Race to Seattle
The Slow Crawl Out of Korea Well, there goes an absolutely great stop over in Tongyeong, the best stop over so far and so short. Probably a bit biased as my eldest son Robert, my youngest son Nick and partner…
Week 26, leg 5, race 7- The boom is back!
So we’re off again, this time to Qingdao in China and we’re expecting a great welcome from one of Clippers longest partnerships. This race will again have a Le Mans start as there are so many wind holes and fishing…
Week 23 leg 5 race 6: The Race That Tried to Break Us
Friends and family have said that my last blog was a bit grumpy and I suppose I was, but only due to frustration and I don’t know how I’m going to feel or what’s going to happen on a week-to-week…
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 the noise from the diesel transfer pump, used to fill the day…