Sailing with the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race for suicide awareness and prevention
The Clipper 70 fleet in Gosport Marina, the home base. More and more people have been asking me what's up with this whole Clipper thing in light of that thing that's hanging around like the awful houseguest you keep hinting needs to find a new couch to crash on. The short answer is... who the... Continue Reading →
Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass have been some of my favorite books since my mother started reading them to me when I was a little girl. I enjoy the nonsensical nature of the characters and Alice's insistence on questioning both the world around her and herself. As I've become older... Continue Reading →
It would seem that the Rum Run continues to be a race that is a special one for me. Those of you who know my saga know that a previous Rum Run, welllll... Rogue Rum Run, was the day I can pinpoint as the day I really fell in love with sailing. It turns out... Continue Reading →
Welp, with three levels in and a month and a half until I'm back in the UK again for Level 4, probably makes sense to get on with talking about what I've done thus far on the Clipper Race training adventures. Getting there My journey began at the very busy SeaTac airport in Seattle. As... Continue Reading →
Y'all, this week has been an ADVENTURE. I'm feeling a bit too tired to get a full proper blog post out so in the meantime please enjoy these quick thoughts. Getting to sail a Clipper 70 has been an absolutely incredible experience. This week was my first time out on one and the high I... Continue Reading →
