Tag Archives: Clipper

Still going nowhere in anger, we did 54 miles in 24hrs which we normally do in 6 hrs. At least last night we had a squall that allowed me to have a shower. I now need another squall to do … Continue reading →

Still in the Doldrums and not moving at all. So little actually that some of us went for a swim, which without fresh water to rinse will probably mean seawater sores. 42degC in the sun, 35degC in the shade, 37degC … Continue reading →

I am in mother watch today which is a nightmare in this heat and with the squalls coming in and out the boat goes from flat to 45 deg in seconds throwing the pans all over the galley.

We are now in the Doldrums with its squalls. There was a massive one last night that blew off our spinnaker as it went from 5 knots to 25 knots in 20 seconds. We had to retrieve the spinnaker from … Continue reading →

9 knots average in a light wind allowed us some steady progress. On deck we are going through a rotation where everybody takes on a job such as helm and trimming for 15 mins during the night watches and 30 … Continue reading →

More wind today, a lot of spinnaker changes to optimise our speed with a record 9 minutes for a full change from one to the other. Catching up on the competition but still the Doldrums to go through. Not easy … Continue reading →

Wind dying again and more frustration creeping up. Our standing is not really improving which does not help. Hopefully we are going to find the trade winds soon, but we still have to cross the Doldrums. The story for next … Continue reading →

At last we found some wind, going 12 knots and being one of the fastest in the fleet in the last 24hrs. We now have flying fish landing on the deck and hitting people in the process on a regular … Continue reading →

Still very little wind, the story of the week really. So little actually that this is starting to question the Rio ETA. Plenty of wildlife today with dolphins, whales and flying fish. This is one part of the trip that … Continue reading →

I am on mother watch today. The good news (i) for the first time I managed my full mother watch without being sick and (ii) I have my first water wash, all be it 2 litres, since we left La … Continue reading →