The day dawned bright and sunny and we arrived at the boat at 9am full of nervous excitement! The sails and anchor were made ready on the deck, the water tanks were filled to the top and the engine was checked! We were allowed a short break to say our final farewells to loved ones …
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And we’re off!
Quick post to the link for the race viewer on YouTube where it will be live streamed from 2pm today https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PyJsAh8oDAg&feature=youtu.be
Arriving in London
So I’ve arrived in London, registered and my things are packed on he boat into my tiny cave locker! We had our boat naming ceremony on Tuesday night where our sponsors generously put on a hog roast, free bar and live band and we had such a party! The pontoon was bouncing and we literally …
Bags are all packed and off to London
These two small bags are all I have for the next year- one has a sleeping bag, pillow, waterproofs and drysuit and the other has clothes in it- most of it is thermals and the bright pink drybag contains my nice “in port” clothes for the year! #allmyportphotoswilllookthesame
Giving up caffeine!
Watch this space! I’ve decided to try and detox from my usual 6-10 cups a day- going cold turkey 😀😂
More kit arrives! Almost looking forward to being really cold and wet to try out my new sealskinz balaclava, waterproof hat and ski goggles 😎
Only 4 weeks to go!
Here’s a video of the stopover ports we will be visiting on the journey 😀 https://www.instagram.com/p/B0vilbLgNJJ/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
The Drysuit has arrived!
Exciting package from Musto today 😀Lily isn’t sure about the Banana suit 😂
Rachel's Race around the World 