13th January 2013 myself and a number of the Clipper 15-16 crew gather at St Katherine's dock, London at the invite of Clipper. Though the new Clipper 70 was at St Kat's for publicity, we were to get exculsive access as well as information on our Level 1 training dates.
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| Clipper 70 |
Previously, the biggest yatch I'd been on was a 46 foot cruiser, so this was something else. These are serious out-and-out racers, a V8 muscle car of the sailing world. Down below there are no home comforts, not one splinter of Cherry wood. This is designed for one thing and that is speed!
A bunch of met in the Dickins Inn. Some of us had meet before, some were just names on Facebook and some were completely unknown before we met in Dickins. What struck me during that afternoon was the social aspect that was developing. When signing up for Clipper it never occured to me that there would be this whole network of people opening up from all walks of life and from all parts of the globe.
With the public locked out, our reception began. More freinds made, two of which are second time Clippers. Snack were provided washed down with a drop of beer and our first set of training dates were provided. So next thing is to choose which week to book and then spend the whole summer in excited anticipation!
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