After a leisurely breakfast with my fellow crewmates and some emotional goodbyes it was time for them to join their boats and get ready to leave Derry. With only 2 weeks to go until race finish the anticipation of these last two short races is palpable. Mem and I stood on the dock as the boats were announced and our boat song played. I don't mind saying I had a tear in my eye - not so much wanting to be on there but because they all mean so much to me and I want ...

It's been a while but I'm back with the crews at the Derry stopover, and what a fabulous couple of days it's been. I've working for Clipper talking to people about the race and encouraging potential sign ups. So what a job, being paid to talk about Clipper! Derry has been very welcoming, in fact I shared a taxi from the airport with 2 random strangers from the airport to my hostel! Meeting up with the guys had been lovely. I have really missed them, however I h...