82km man made canal joining the Atlantic and Pacific, allowing passage between the oceans without navigating the dangerous Cape Horn, Magellan Passage or the Arctic and Beijing Straits. Comprised of 3 sets of locks on either side of the Gatun lake, around 26m above sea level! First step is to make sure you have a …
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A mildly disappointing race 11 finish!
After a mild disappointment (yes we sailed well, yes 4th is a great result and still and improvement, and we had a nice time but I’d be lying if I wasn’t disappointed to be pipped out the placings right near the finish! Especially after making it 200miles ahead to the next finish gate in 2nd …
Panama to Bermuda
Highlights (and lowlights) A beautiful cruise out of Seattle along the sounds with stunning scenery, the snow capped mountains and forest of the Olympic park. Passed a group of small yachts racing towards Vancouver as part of Saturday racing, what a glorious place to live and sail 😄 will definitely be back! 24 hours of …
Winner winner!
Super proud of the team coming together, great spirit and hard work paid off!
Day 31
Did have a blog for Easter Sunday but managed to erase it by accident! Got my kite mojo back, loving it again. Paul made hot cross buns for Easter, absolutely amazing! We appear to be in first place! There’s an amazing full moon making night sailing fabulous! Mother duty again- not checked in for a …
12th April, twice
Well motherwatch went well, had a fun day in the galley, went over the date line around 3pm (3am uk time) and went back day to the 11th at3 pm! Made brownies and Yorkshire puddings to go with dinner and did some Galley-oke with Kaz and gave everyone a laugh. Decent sleep and woke up …
11th April
169 east, 42 north Next milestone – date line then ice limit (45n) Current position- 2nd to Punta Gained- 12 miles on Unicef (now 22 behind) and 60 on a Bermuda (now 70 behind!) Clothing layers -full change yesterday sad to take off the fleece trousers, £5 bargain from decathlon and the best purchase! 2 …
Day 20-24
Galley duty was tough! Beating upwind, falling off rollers. Even Kaz felt a bit squiffy but she carried on like a trooper to serve the gang their food to keep energy high- amazing how important food is on a boat for morale! Mother sleep- tried another bunk – the Lee cloth too loose and the …
Day 15-17
More light upwind sailing- morning Y2-Y1 changes two days in row, some stunning sunsets and the most fantastic pod of hundreds of dolphins all hunting in a circle then a long row over 500m long! Dave made cinnamon buns for breakkie, went down an absolute treat, had a pretty uneventful day, still very close racing …
Pacific crossing Day 14
Race day 10 Well it’s been an interesting few days! A day of boring upwind in 20knots. Then a day in the galley – soup for lunch then sausages and mash for tea- massive clear up job. Halyard sheath went- Dan up rig and was ragdolled and hit head- bruised and sore but ok otherwise …
Rachel's Race around the World 