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Bermudes 1000 Race - Goose neck damage on board Superbigou
This morning whilst performing one of the regular deck and rig checks, Pip noticed that a critical pin holding the boom onto the mast had worked it’s way loose and was close to failing.
Bermudes 1000 Race - First night at sea
After a 24hr postponement due to a storm forecast in the Atlantic, Pip set out yesterday on her first IMOCA race, the Bermudes 1000.
Bermudes 1000 Race - Hurry up and wait
I am in Brest France, sitting on a beanbag at my computer waiting for the wind to arrive.
April Newsletter – The course to success
It's April, I am on a one month countdown to my first ever IMOCA race and the days are relentlessly charging by.
March Newsletter – Where There's A Boat There's Drama
I thought a long time before deciding to sail Superbigou single handedly 250 miles back from France to my home port of Poole.
February Newsletter – Mission Accomplished
I can't get rid of the knot in my stomach. It's been nearly two weeks since I first sailed the boat I will be racing around the world, and the enormity of what I have set out to achieve really settled on me for the first time.