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Nutrition Plans

The aim of the nutrition plans I have been given is to lose body fat while building and then maintaining lean muscle mass. The specifics were worked out for me using my current (at the time) weight and body fat percentage. I followed the first one for six to eight weeks, except over Christmas and…

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Man Overboard in the Head

Miller - our Man Overboard dummy

We practise a man overboard drill constantly, but what no one tells you is this. What you should do if the shout goes up, and you’ve just spent twenty minutes getting out of all your layers, all so that you can answer the call of nature. So you’ve got your knickers (sorry boys), thermals, mid-layer…

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Crew Allocation – Friends and Family View!!

Crew Allocation

Well, after a good breakfast, we met Anita and walked to the Guildhall – at least the park was open this time! They had warned us about the possibility of queues and they weren’t joking. After a long while we managed to reach the Friends and Family sign-in table, all well and good. Then there…

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Crew Allocation – The Evening Before – Friends and Family View!!

SpinnakerTower

Great – Mum and Dad were both invited to this important event. We had already booked accommodation – this was the the hotel right next door to where Anita was staying. We drove down to Portsmouth arriving later than we’d hoped but still in time for a meal in our hotel with Anita. Unfortunately the…

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A night in the White Swan

The night before Crew Allocation we were due to go to a talk by Ellen MacArthur. This was cancelled at short notice due to illness.  Too late to change travel plans, I travelled down to Portsmouth straight after work.  I met Mum and Dad and, hungry,  we ate in the George. There was a post…

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Clothing Crises

Laundry Basket

I keep having clothing crises. The sort where you’ve forgotten to do the laundry and you’ve got to magic some clothes from somewhere before you can get dressed. Or is that only me? Well mine tend to be with a difference – the clothes are clean, just I can’t keep them up. Getting dressed for…

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ANITA SAILS AGAIN