Monthly Archives: August 2011

Day 10 of the second race in the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race started for the crew on-board Gold Coast Australia with the Skippers birthday.  During the race from Madeira to Rio De Janeiro Rich Hewson celebrated his 32nd … Continue reading →

After all the excitement of the previous week I am sure that you are wondering what can I possibly write about.  Well there is more. By the end of day 2 in the second race from Madeira to Rio de … Continue reading →

Day 8 of our first race down to Madeira ended with the birthday celebrations of crew member Patrick Cooper who was fortunate enough to be helming in ideal sailing conditions surfing waves with regular speeds of 14 knots. Competition also … Continue reading →

Every sail change has become a
fight as the waves threatened to take them straight off the deck and the
standby crew would find themselves huddled on deck in freezing cold
conditions trying to rest there tired muscles and catch a little of the
allusive sleep while copping waves in the face and rain in the eyes. 40%
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