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Monthly Archives: June 2011
Level 3 Clipper Training – Gale winds and a torn main sail
The week started with blowing a gale and our first introduction to the complete watch system. This watch system will become our lives for the next 11 months as we circumnavigate the world sleeping no longer than 3-4 hours at a time. This was also the week that we held the projectile vomit contest with 70% of the crew getting friendly with the leeward rail as they feed the fishes.
Latest Video Diary
Wahoo, I have just found enough signal to upload the last video diary. This one is of my Costal Skippper Prep week talking about the blind navigation, sail handling and boat handling under power.
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Force 8 winds, engine fail, Coastal Skipper prep and Rotary Presentations
Well, lots has been going on lately and I am sorry for the delay in the blog postings – technology dramas…. So last week I was out completing the long distance sail as part of my Yacht Master Fast track. The idea of this week was for us to skipper and pilot passages of over 60 nautical miles around the English Channel. During the week we sailed across the English Channel with the intention of reaching Sark. We were told that Sark was a really traditional island without any roads and where the locals still get around using horse and cart as there mode of transport. Needless to say that my curiosity was woken but as our luck would have it our engine died and Continue reading
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