What a truly amazing day. 6 of us went on a snorkeling and swimming trip to Whitehaven Beach. A stunning location with reefs full of multi coloured fish and corals. We took a tour with Ocean Rafting to some fringing reefs for snorkeling, the first spot being Black Island or Bali Hi as it's known locally. The fast rib got us there in about 20 minutes. We donned our stinger suits to protect us from jelly fish and jumped on in. Beautiful corals were only a few metre...

Here I am at Airlie Beach sitting in my luxury house drinking a cool beer. It's a hard life but someone's got to do it! It's been a whirlwind few days and it's only likely to ramp up. I arrived after 3 flights from the UK to the boats arriving that evening. I was on the marina dockside to cheer them in. We came second to LMAX by 42 seconds After a few cold beers on the pontoon we ventured in to Airlie Beach to a nightclub for more beer and loud music. I made it b...

As I write this I have just over 3 weeks to go until I leave for Australia. I can't quite believe I am nearly there. I've just watched the footage of the guys arriving in second place in to Sydney with a tear in my eye. It's going to be quite emotional just seeing them again let alone racing the boat! They've done so well and I want to do them proud. The daily blogs from the boat have kept me up to date with all their exploits and how much hard and at times dange...