Skippers and Me
When the skippers for the 13-14 race were announced back in April, I read each of their profiles but didn’t know very much about them. Sure, I was curious about which of them would eventually be mine, but I didn’t spend huge amounts of time trying to work out which would be best. It wasn’t…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreI must need my head examined!
Don’t be mistaken. Don’t be misled. The smile is not a smile. The smile is a grimace. Roughly translated the smile would say “If I ever get off this Bosu ball without dropping this 12kg weight on my toe, you are for it. Darrell you want me to do how many!? And you are taking…
Read MoreClothing Crises
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…
Read MoreRace Start
Clipper 13-14 Race will start on Sunday 1 September in the south of the UK from a port that is new to the race.
Read MoreLevel 3 Training
My Level 3 training is booked to start on the 5th August.
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