A lot has happened since last posting here. In May 2023 as I stepped off 59 North’s Falken after a transatlantic passage, I received a call from Clipper HQ asking me if I wanted to be an additional qualified person (AQP: better known as first mate) on the race. Since then, I have been caught... Continue Reading →
The Test: Trials for first mate position on the Clipper Round the World Race.
I’ve been an AQP (first mate) on the Clipper Race for 8 months and we have sailed well over halfway round the world. It feels like we are on the home straight. Life has been super-fast paced since the trials for the position in February 2023. Since the race started on September 3rd I have... Continue Reading →