Catherine.Dec 27, 20191 min readDec 28th 2019 , at sea.......Leaving Fremantle on 22/12/19 was tremendously exciting. We were 48 hours behind the fleet and racing against two other yachts Sanya and...
Catherine.Dec 27, 20192 min readDay 3, my first report, Life here is tough and mostly at a 35 degree angle. Try and replicate at home. My bruises have bruises moving round the living quarters...
Catherine.Dec 25, 20192 min readOur Skipper Report , Day 1 Dec 25th 2020Day 1: Merry Christmas! Feliz Navidad! We are leaving the coast of Australia into the open ocean and it is Christmas Day! Doing two of my...
Catherine.Dec 23, 20191 min readLead Boat Departs.This is WTC Logistic’s leaving port. The skipper is Richard Gould who was my training skipper for courses 1,2 and 3. Top man but we will...
Catherine.Dec 23, 20191 min readBoat Tour- My home for the next five months!!On deck view ans weve made a Wilson , just in case !
Catherine.Dec 22, 20191 min readDeparture date confirmed as Dec 24th 2019.Since 2018 RTW Clipper Race have engaged in this research project   https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/news/article/clipper-race-colla...
Catherine.Dec 22, 20191 min readOur local supplier in Fremantle, lovely people.So what have I been up to? Seeking out bargains to resupply the yacht in other words victualling. Salvatore Galati has been a real...
Catherine.Dec 20, 20191 min readOut and about with crew membersTo greet Punta Del Este into port we went to the end of the harbour and than found ourselves on the wrong side of the Customs and...
Catherine.Dec 19, 20191 min readCrew Arrival and Race Winners. Punta Del Este are not far from Fremantle. Friends, family and new crew members including me are so excited to see them. It has been a...
Catherine.Dec 16, 20192 min readThe start of my adventure, Dec 14th 2019, Australia.Hi all I am here in Fremantle, Australia waiting for my yacht Punta Del Este, Sanya and UNICEF to arrive. Punta Del Este and Sanya were...
Catherine.Nov 30, 20191 min readPain Relief.Between training levels 3 and 4 I had very sore shoulders and back. However Gill Rose sorted me out. She was excellent and provided some...