Real Life Calling...

Sailing forth: Volvo Ocean Race, Clipper and more

I digress again. Can't sail but I absolutely love it, love the idea of it, love everything about it. Have always wanted to and still want to one day take part in the Round the world Clipper race, racing with yatchs for novices who haven't sailed but nevertheless love the idea of it. For all Volvo Ocean race news including great pictures (which I'd love to post here but you know what will happen right) anyway Volvo ocean race here - http://www.volvooceanrace.org/multimedia/gallery/gallery.aspx?type=image&bhcp=1 here http://www.sailing.org/default.asp?ID=j67Fh/6/?&format=popup and here http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/default.stm

Also amazing to me is the the sucessful but very eventful, even life threatening, return of Ben Fogle and twice olympic champion rower, James Cracknell in the 3000 mile race to row across the atlantic ocean in a 24ft open boat. This is racing on the water at its hardest, these guys rowed all the way, at one point had all their equipment and supplies ruined when the boat capsized, were almost mowed down by a tanker, their water maker broke down meaning they began to dehydrate (it started working again on Christmas Day). Just an amazing feat, not sure I could or would want do do it. They learnt the mind will let you down long before the body will - you must read more about it and can do so here http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/rowing/4652104.stm

And on a similar and final note - promise, - more info here on the *toughest* yatch race, The Global Challenge Round the World Yatch Race, 35,000 miles, 12 yatchs each with 17 man crew all novices and volunteers except for the skipper of each crew. It's around the world but into and against the tradewinds - would love to do something like this, see here for more info. http://www.clipper-ventures.co.uk/plc/index.php Enjoy.

posted by AS @ 8:06 PM