I published Part 1 of my Atlantic Race a couple of weeks ago and you can read it here. This is the much anticipated 2nd part, in which we encountered some of the issues which defined our race, and finished with a warm welcome in Derry.
Continue reading Racing The Atlantic, Clipper Race, Leg 8, Race 12 (Part 2)
Grab a cuppa, here’s the first part of my diary from the Atlantic Race (Clipper Race, Leg 8, Race 12). I hope you enjoy the story…
Tues 26th June – Race Start
Having slipped lines yesterday morning, I was on watch from 12 – 4am. An uneventful watch, bobbing around in the darkness of the night, approx. 60nm offshore. All of the Clipper fleet are in the area, ready to head to the race start rendezvous point. So it was nice to see the occasional familiar twinkling light on the horizon.
Continue reading Racing The Atlantic, Clipper Race, Leg 8, Race 12 (Part 1)
I wrote this post on-board CV22 for the official Clipper blog, but our satcomms failed and it wasn’t published, so I thought I’d share it with you instead…
Leg 8, Race 12, Day 10. 049 ,05’3″ N. 030, 11′ 8″ W
A Postcard From The North Atlantic Ocean.
