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 …
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Pacific crossing Day 7
Please excuse the grammar, written at sea in my bunk in a choppy old sea state! Day 1-2 of the race were all upwind in 25 knots- was pretty tough, lots of seasickness as it was still very hot and the most wind we have had so far! The nighttime shift was hard- big choppy …
Day 4- pre race start
It has been incredibly hot so far since setting off. We left subic at midday, paraded out and then we were off, but strangely not racing! MOB drill completed we started the unofficial race up the coast of Luzon, around 250 miles until the start line. It’s always a strange feeling leaving port- anticipation of …
North Pacific here we come!!
Well here we go again! Exactly 2years and one day since being escorted by the military out of Subic Bay to Manila airport… we are back and Betty is prepped and ready to sail in less than 2 hours time. It’s been a mission to get here and the Clipper Team deserve a well earned …
Phillipines here we come!
So.. What’s been occurring since the race was postponed? Well to compress 2 years into a few sentences! • Sadness and a feeling of loss- yes when the race was postponed resulting in a massive change in plans, I didn’t cope with this so well, it was tricky and not knowing when we were going …
Leg 4 Blog, better late than never!
Wow so I just found this unfinished blog on my phone from leg 4 Fremantle to Airlie Beach! I thought I’d post it as a reminder of some epic times. The intro is ironic; when writing this I would never have guessed that only a couple of months later a virus would have brought the …
New Year’s Day!
Been a while since the last post, here’s a little blog I wrote on New Year’s Day at the time. Leg 4 and 5 blogs to follow soon 😀 New Years Day! Well, it started with a yankee 2 – yankee 1 racing headsail change on the hour at midnight. Qingdao was visible on the …
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Sooo I have had an awesome, relaxing long break in Freo after the Southern Ocean. Mum and Dad have been here and we spent time with Helga, Chris and their wonderful daughter Toni. We have eaten well, drunk plenty of fabulous wine and shared excellent company. We visited the local wildlife, wonderful scenery and of …
Race two and leg 2!
Watch leading, victualling and falling in love with sailing So the first leg was a feat of endurance, 8 days, then a quick break in Portugal followed by 28 days at sea, crossing the north and south Atlantic oceans on the way to Uruguay. We had huge seas in the bay of Biscay, followed by …
Leg 1 Race 1
Getting into the swing of things! So race 1 started bright and early on the 2nd September. We had motored down the Thames the day before to the sound of cheers from all our supporters and then anchored overnight near Southend Pier. Sitting here at the end of the break wall at the entrance to …
Rachel's Race around the World 