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What Is The Clipper Race Really Like? Your Questions Answered

I’ve blogged my entire Clipper Race adventure, from training, to the various races. But I’ve been asked (a lot) to answer various question. So I thought it might be easier to blog it here instead…

Were you scared?
This has got to be the number one question I get asked. The answer is simply “No” – I wasn’t scared before or during the race. I wasn’t even mildly apprehensive. I’d spent a long while preparing and training for the race, so I felt completely ready for it, mentally, physically and in terms of my ability.

boom_water_sailing Sailing downwind, boom in the water

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Winter Logbook Entries And News

I haven’t blogged for a while, so I thought I would give you an update on my latest adventures. I’ve also decided that I will be posting one more Clipper Race blog, which will be more of a Q&A and should hopefully answer some of the many questions I’ve been asked over the last few months. Watch this space for that coming out soon. So, what have I been up to?…

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Clipper Race, Leg 8, Race 13 – N Ireland to England

After our Atlantic race (see part one and two here) followed by an incredible couple of weeks in N Ireland, we were ready to set sail again. The last ‘big’ race, 1,000 miles around Ireland and over the Irish Sea to the English coast.

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Robin Knox-Johnson waving us off, as thousands line the river banks, for the most incredible send off

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