Sorry for the slight interruption!
Normally I try to publish a new blog post once every three days. Sometimes it ends up being slightly more or slightly less frequent, but I think it has been six days since my last one. That’s because someone stole my last “Where am I going?” post. I’m not going to give them the satisfaction…
Read MoreWhere am I going?
Way back when I first applied for this race, all I knew was that I would be leaving eastern Australia and sailing to Singapore, then after a short break I would sail further – to Qingdao, China. This leg, Leg 5, seemed the most interesting to me. Unlike many sailors, I have never had an…
Read MoreRYA First Aid at Sea
This one-day course in Southampton marked the start of several Clipper-related activities for me, followed as it was by the team-building weekend and then my Level 3 training. In fact there were four other members of team Eric in the class. The other three class members were an Army officer, an Olympic sailor who had…
Read MoreTeam Eric becomes ….
Today Clipper Ventures announced the identity of Team Eric’s boat sponsor. We already have, in no particular order Switzerland – Vicky GREAT Britain – Simon One DLL – Oliver Jamaica – Pete Qingdao – Gareth Old Pulteney- Patrick Derry-Londonderry – Sean Weeks of suspense led us up the garden path in our attempts to guess.…
Read MoreBarnet Band and AnitaSailsAgain collide!
I am a member of the community wind band, Barnet Band, so when not sailing I am often to be found with my clarinet. Usually the two do not mix. My hydrophobic wooden clarinet does not go anywhere near salt water! However I’ve managed to talk them into supporting the Foundation for Conductive Education on…
Read More“Don’t waste your time”
Well, the last day of my level 2 course in June came, it was hot, we were already berthed and we had the deep-clean to look forward to. Truth is no-one particularly looks forward to it, exactly, but it is, a bit like emptying the bilges, necessary. The entire boat is emptied and every surface…
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