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• And we’re off… – Abell Point Marina, Australia

  

  17th January 2016 Comments (0) Clipper, Home Page

  It’s Sunday 17th January, 23.00 and it’s the night before we actually set sail for Vietnam. I am just sitting here at the Marina, Abell Point Marina Yacht Club and I’ve been out with some of the crew for some dinner and a beer, or three! But seriously we will be taking it very easy …

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• The Starting Line 2 – Airlie Beach, Australia

  

  17th January 2016 Comments (0) Clipper, Home Page

  I got a bit distracted yesterday and had to cut the diary entry short, so filling in again now. Today was the first time everything felt very real. With so many crew all around today, team briefings and meetings going on… it’s a strange sensation but you can actually taste it in the air, the …

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• The Starting Line 1 – Airlie Beach, Australia

  

  16th January 2016 Comments (0) Clipper, Home Page

  Hello one and all. It is now Saturday 16th January. I’ve just had some breakfast and am making my way back up to Abell Point Marina in Airlie Beach.

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• Leaving the Home Comforts of Brisbane

  

  15th January 2016 Comments (0) Clipper, Home Page

  After spending 3 days of being well watered, fed and plenty of sleep at Johnny and Sandra’s place, I’m en route and about to catch the 6.25am flight from Brisbane Domestic Airport to Proserpine and onto Airlie Beach where I get to see my new floating home and meet the team mates who I’ll be …

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• En route to join the team – DownUnder

  

  14th January 2016 Comments (0) Clipper, Home Page

  After a week of wrap up and final farewells since my last recording I have managed to settle and record this update. I left Heathrow airport out of Terminal 4 at around 22.30 on Sunday 10th January flying to Guangzhou, China which took 11 hours and then I took a flight from there to Brisbane …

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