I am grateful for the wind at my back. It is making for good progress, which is encouraging on a day like today as I lost my primary autohelm. This…
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Good winds, clear skies and a beautiful view from my office chair today.
It’s just over a week since we started and the winds are once again tail winds, so it’s back to making progress. While I had my para anchor out, I…
I’m sorry this post is late – I had a little technical difficulty. As you can see from the picture, Christmas was not forgotten at sea – my stocking was…
Christmas Eve. The magic this year was certainly a bit different than years before – in the form of a self-righting boat. As I was heading out this morning a…
Today is when the magnitude of this endeavour really gets clear. I’ve covered some great distance in 2 days – 140 miles thanks to favourable winds and currents. It was…
Things are off to a solid start. I was very ready to be on my way. South African Greg, Sea Rover the last man out waved the other teams before…
At last. Time to set off. The wind is still strong, but out of a favourable direction. We are expecting big waves (4+ meters) not too long after we set…
More race briefings and plans are holding for our start tomorrow morning. And all the crews are in that space where things get serious and even the mood in the…
I am about out of things to do. There is always something you can work on with a boat, but really The Dog House is in good shape. So I…