"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." The time is finally here that we are getting ready to … Continue reading Race departure
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Message from CV28, 18th September 2017. Fran Baker Its mad that we're now nearly there, although it seems like its still a while to go sometimes!! Half of me wishes I could carry on but half of me is ready to get off and have a good nights' sleep, a beer and a shower. … Continue reading 18th September email home from 240 nm SSE of Rio
Saturday 19th May saw 500 Clipper crew turn out to the Portsmouth Guildhall for crew allocation. Now we know what yacht we are on, with which Skipper, and who the rest of our crew are. I'm pleased to say that I am on Team Roy (sponsor has not yet been announced), and below (some of) … Continue reading Crew Allocation
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I've just got back from Level 2 training down at Clipper HQ in Gosport and haven't got out of bed all day ! The week was brilliant but knackering, and has given me a lot more of an idea about how the actual race will be, though the race is estimated to take 35 days!! … Continue reading Training: level 2
On Monday this week it was 3 years since I came home from hospital after spinal fusion surgery for traumatic spondylolisthesis. I had spent 3 nights in intensive care followed by 5 more nights in the hospital. I remember a few things about that time which I have been thinking about a lot lately. I arrived … Continue reading 3 years
When I first moved onto strength training at the gym as part of my programme, I was really apprehensive and couldn't see how putting my body under stress like that could be beneficial, considering my spine surgery. Alex had to convince me a bit that it was worthwhile, as I started off really concerned and worried … Continue reading Weights
As we are now in race year and race start is just over 6 months away (gulp), everything is beginning to get a lot more real, and there is a lot more pressure to get sh*t done. Everything from being as strong and flexible as I can be, to learning knots, to (hilariously) learning to … Continue reading Simplify your life
JustGym fitness For the last 3 months since I joined JustGym, I've gone to classes, had set gym programmes as well as personal training sessions with Alex, all in order to get myself in the best shape possible for the race which is now THIS SUMMER! Because of this, I have landed in 2017 a bit … Continue reading The year is here..
Last week, my family and I suprised my Nannan for her 80th birthday by turning up on her holiday in Alcudia! There were 28 of us all together and we had a brilliant week celebrating. As Mallorca is a great place for dinghy sailing, I thought this would be a great chance to get a … Continue reading Dinghy Sailing
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