Header image: Henri Lloyd in St Katharine Docks before the race start

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Level 0 Training !?

Clipper Vessel "Welcome to Yorkshire"

My Level 1 training took place over the first week of September 2012 in the Clipper Vessel “Welcome to Yorkshire“, pictured at the 11-12 Race Finish. I joined really early on the Friday and was given jobs to do. I had to use a hot knife to make short lengths of rope that we could…

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The Clipper 13-14 Campaign Starts

Start

The start of the 13-14 Clipper race campaign coincided with the finish of the 11-12 race in Southampton. While that race finished on the Sunday, there was an event to allow the Clipper 13-14 crew to meet each other on the Saturday evening. I had a terrible day in the lead-up to the event. Nervous…

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Applying for Clipper 13-14

A view of the Spinnaker Tower from Clipper Headquarters

After an initial discussion with the Recruitment Manager for the 13-14 Race, David Cusworth, we decided to do things backwards. So before I even applied for the Race, I had already obtained the medical report and knew that I would be accepted for the insurance. I filled in the application form over Easter 2012 and…

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