I recently completed a week of work experience with the commissioning team at Oyster Yachts. I had seen posts about Oyster Yachts online and on learnt about their world rally on their website, so reached out to Oyster CEO Richard Hadida, who has owned the company since 2018, to enquire about potential sponsorship for the... Continue Reading →
I recently completed level 2 of clipper training, which includes sea survival techniques and learning about life at sea. Living at sea involves sailing round the clock, while working in watches, cooking under sail and forgoing the luxury of Marina toilets and showers On the first day, we met at a school in order to... Continue Reading →
I recently gained my RYA Day Skipper qualification. Before I could take the practical component, I was required to complete the theory course (which I chose to do as self-directed online study) and pass two theory examinations. The first part of the course and first exam covered sailing essentials such as points of sails, buoyage... Continue Reading →
You have to be 17 to start Clipper training, and I was so keen to get started that 2 weeks after my 17th Birthday I embarked on my Clipper Race journey by undertaking the first of 4 weeks mandatory training. I arrived at the Gosport marina with a sense of anticipation and excitement. I am... Continue Reading →
Last week I was notified that The Clipper 2022/23 race has been postponed for a year due to COVID. It will now start in August 2023. The 2019/20 race was postponed mid-race due to COVID and hasn't yet restarted. These delays and the time needed to refit the boats between circumnavigations has had a knock... Continue Reading →
In August 2020 when we were emerging from lockdown, I started sailing a 29er (called Brenda) with my crew Madie. We were both completely new to sailing a 29er, hadn’t sailed together before, or sailed a skiff, or used a trapeze. However, we had aspirations of getting to grips with Brenda before joining the Allen... Continue Reading →
As most of us are aware plastics are polluting our oceans, not only the production of them but also the 8 million tons of it that are dumped in our oceans every year. This makes up 80% of marine debris from surface waters to deep-sea sediments. theoceancleanup.com aims to develop technology in the hope of... Continue Reading →
The Youth Regional Championships at Datchet. Me on the helm and Chris Corke crewing. Whilst I was still learning to sail a Cadet class boat, Karen, the sailing school principal at my sailing club in Pevensey Bay (PBSC) mentioned the Youth Regional Championships, being held at Datchet sailing club. However, only a few classes of... Continue Reading →
When I first started sailing at Pevensey Bay Sailing Club, one of the club members, a gentleman in his 70s, called Roger, asked if I wanted to crew for him on Sunday races. I crewed for him for over a year, in his Laser 2000. We raced every Sunday and with Roger's experience, I was... Continue Reading →
Cadet Class My name is Ella Hebron and I am 16 years old. In August 2022 a couple of weeks after I turn 18, I will be setting sail from the UK heading for South American on the Clipper round the world yacht race. Once in South America, I will temporarily leave my crew and... Continue Reading →
