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Month: August 2017

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Week 1 done

Posted on August 28, 2017September 8, 2017 by Andreas Ettl

It’s Sunday and we just had our watch change-over. We are one week into our race to Uruguay and the mood is generally good. Unfortunately, we heard the bad news this morning about the skipper of the “Greenings” Clipper boat. He was injured brining the spinnaker down last night and apparently needs surgery – best Read more about Week 1 done[…]

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A few impressions from those left behind

Posted on August 21, 2017September 8, 2017 by Andreas Ettl

20 August 2017: Time to wave goodbye to our good old friend! Somehow this day seemed to have arrived out of the blue; it felt like only yesterday that Nic broke the news of his adventurous plans and there we were, bang in the middle of Liverpool’s (windy!) Albert Docks. Without further ado, we’ll let Read more about A few impressions from those left behind[…]

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Volvos

Posted on August 20, 2017September 3, 2017 by Andreas Ettl

During prep-week, we shared the marine with the boats and crews of the Volvo Ocean Race. They were training and preparing to participate in the Fastnet Race. Why are these guys interesting and why was I keen to visit one of their boats? The Volvo Ocean Race, is a sail race around the world. Sounds Read more about Volvos[…]

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Breakfast!

Posted on August 14, 2017September 3, 2017 by Andreas Ettl

The most important meal of the day. I normally ignore that, but on a weekend, I often go out for a treat. Then not only the quality is important, but also a friendly service. This post is not really about the boat – although there the friendliness of the team and the quality of the Read more about Breakfast![…]

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Panic!

Posted on August 10, 2017September 3, 2017 by Andreas Ettl

My last day at work, was actually not my last day in the office. I came back the next day to really clean out my desk and to say goodbye to my colleagues. The end of work life (for now) was a very relaxed. I didn’t leave any open ends, which was hugely satisfying – Read more about Panic![…]

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