Archive for 2014
Race Dates
Talking to a friend (thanks Dave) I realised that unless you watch the Clipper Site, you don’t know when races are due to start. So – here is more detail! I presume most realise that Legs can have 1, 2 or 3 Races. **** This date is a best estimated date as Clipper Ventures PLC…
Read MoreLeg 5, Race 8, Brisbane to Singapore – Part 1
Henri Lloyd in Race 8 (with Anita on board) started in second place overall with 68.9 points to the leader One DLL with 71 points. This race will have different starting rules which I don’t profess to understand! They will be doing a Le Mans start. Here’s some news from Clipper about Race 7 and the…
Read MoreA Le Mans Style Race Start
Previous news about what these terms mean! Not being a sailor, nor a racing driver, I didn’t know how this would work. I wondered how many of you would know. After all, these boats don’t have brakes, gear levers nor accelerator pedals! So how can they line up like racing cars? I’ve just found out and…
Read MoreSailing and Snorkelling in Cairns
I arrived in Cairns from Sydney after what felt like a VERY long day! The sole reason for being in Cairns is that Cairns is the nearest land to the Great Barrier Reef. I have booked a two day live-aboard trip on a 20m motorsailing schooner called Rum Runner. You may think that a boat…
Read MoreLeg 4, Race 7, Hobart, Tasmania to Brisbane, Australia
Well, as you may remember, Henri Lloyd had to retire from the previous race (Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race) because of a problem with the bearing on the rudder. It also appeared that the same problem was present on PSP Logistics to a lesser degree. Both boats were hauled out of the water for repairs.…
Read MoreSlipping away to Sydney
They woke us up and fed us breakfast then told us that the local time had ‘slipped’ to late afternoon as we prepared to land in Hong Kong. Being there was a surprise to me – until the morning I left I had thought it was a direct flight, despite others expressing surprise that aircraft…
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