Leg 5, Race 9, Singapore to Qingdao – Part 2 Hong Kong to Qingdao
You will remember that Race 9 was halted for rigging repairs. All of the boats have now been repaired and the race has been restarted from a “point” outside Hong Kong. The boats are now fighting their way north up the Taiwan Strait. More news about the Hong Kong stop from Sarah on board Henri…
Read MoreLeg 5, Race 9, Singapore to Qingdao – Part 1
So – Race 9 has well and truly started. Race 8 was an epic and ended with Henri Lloyd in first place, just four boat lengths in front of GREAT Britain. So far, Race 9 has had several obstacles to overcome. Firstly the start wasn’t possible because there was no wind! What?? The start of…
Read MoreAnita’s Race 8
I managed to talk to Anita while she was in Singapore at the end of Race 8. Would you believe that she wrote 24 posts during the race? The problem is that she didn’t actually have time to finish them properly before she needed to start Race 9. She was too busy sorting the boat…
Read MoreFeeding Kangaroos
While in Brisbane, I took a boat trip (!) up the Brisbane River to the Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary. There were koalas and apparently it was free to cuddle one but before you could get in the queue you had to have bought a photo. The sanctuary was established in the 1920s when it was…
Read MoreLeg 5, Race 8, Brisbane to Singapore – Result
Well, as you know, Henri Lloyd won Race 8A. Since then, the fleet has had a more relaxed time, swimming, training and generally tidying up. There has been some bartering of supplies between the boats as well. Then we saw that the leaders of the fleet seemed to have missed the start of Race 8B…
Read MoreRevised Race Schedule
As Race 8A has been so protracted, Clipper have changed some Race Dates. I showed you the original dates previously. Here is the latest info from Clipper. Following delays due to unseasonable weather in the first stage of the race to Singapore the Race Office has had to adjust the stopover timings and this will…
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