Heartbreak
At the end of what turned out to be my Level 0 training, the skipper gave individual feedback to each of us. Some on the Thursday afternoon during the deep-clean, others on the Friday morning before breakfast, so I saw nothing unusual in that I had not received my feedback until after breakfast. In fact…
Read MoreLevel 0 Training !?
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…
Read MoreClipper 11-12 Race Finish
A brilliantly hot, sunny day. As Anita was attending the Reception for Clipper 13-14 Crews, she had accommodation in Southampton booked for the Saturday and Sunday of that weekend but her Dad and I drove down on Sunday morning and back again on the evening. A long day but memorable for several reasons. We managed…
Read MoreThe Clipper 13-14 Campaign Starts
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…
Read MoreDiamond Jubilee, Royal Pageant 2012
Anita invited us to stay with her for the long June bank holiday weekend. What horrible weather! We were surprised when Anita suggested that we go to Tower Bridge on the day of the Royal Pageant. We didn’t expect to see much but did hope to catch a glimpse of some of the boats and…
Read MoreMy Interview
The day of my interview dawned. Excited, I had spent the previous night in Portsmouth, so it was quite an easy journey across to Gosport on the ferry and a walk to the Clipper headquarters – with a slight detour to look at the boats on the way! Armed with coffee, biscuits and fairy cakes…
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