Day 02 – 1^st September

Sunny But Cool

The sun came out and we were happy. We overhaul UNISEF and Ichorcoal during the day which helped pick the mood of the boat high. Unfortunately, my seasickness weakness reared its ugly head whilst trying to lifting out the Code 3 from the sail locker. I was wearing a patch as well, which was very annoying. However, I managed later to wool the Code 3 down below, which I was quite pleased about. Had some great fun helming, which is what it is all about! 

Skipper's Blog

Good morning from ClipperTelemed+. We just got the Windseeker up with the sunrise and will probably need to swap it out for the lightweight spinnaker as soon as the breeze builds a little. The sailmakers are still working on sewing the medium weight spinnaker back together.

We are stuck in a cozy little spot in the current between Ile D'ouessant and the Traffic Separation Scheme and trying to nudge our way forward. There is almost no wind and definitely a strong current taking us north. We can see the other boats around us wallowing in the same lack of wind and current. Nothing like waiting for the breeze to fill in!

Lunch

The good news is that the food has been great so far. We've had some interesting combinations of beans, chilli, potatoes and cheese on top. We are also very lucky on ClipperTelemed+ to have a large stash of Frank's Red Hot sauce, which makes a great addition to every meal!

Our daily happy hour started off with a bang yesterday. Happy Hour is a chance for both watches to get together and spend more than five minutes together. We have added a story telling moment in our happy hour where one or two of the crew tell us a bit about where they are from and where they have been in the world. We certainly have some well-travelled people on board!

I smell breakfast.....time to go!

Crew Blog

4-4-6-6-4. Repeat. 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

That's our current watch system, we rotate between a Port and Starboard watch which in a constant rotation you will always be on a different watch each day...we've set in and are working out the kinks...and don't worry if we are not getting enough rest...on a yacht when given the chance you can sleep instantly.

2200-0200...Port

0200-0600...Starboard

0600-1200...Port

1200-1800...Starboard

1800-2200...Port

Welcome to day two...we understand that Race Viewer is quite addictive. So all of you get back to work! JUST KIDDING! We need and appreciate your support.

Food: Thanks to Mark and Mark for keeping us well fed asides from the fact they themselves had little appetite because well it really sucks having to be in a listing galley at 40- degrees and cooking and having the green monster always lurking around...but they were fantastic.

Breakfast: easy...bread and some cereals...Lunch...whoa! Baked Potato and Chilli! Yummy tummy...and dinner Rice and lots of good and healthy while they last fresh veggies...

Weather: Of course sunny all day!

Wind: fantastic. While we are not at the right angle to fly our kite (and the kitemare repair continues...thank you to Debbie for jumping in and Alex and Nigel whom continue to endure sewing upside down ...the skipper included. We never thought the day would ever come after sail change mania during our various levels of training when the training skippers enjoyed watching us wrestle with sail changes...we've been on one tack all day!

Fish Fed: A few with offerings from a couple of the crew...the mate writing this blog himself (knoticalnic) had the distinct pleasure of pumping all the poo overboard when we were the appropriate range offshore..that’s the kind of thing that seemed to get left off the Clipper Race web page when I applied.

Justin and Doug spent some quality time with the poo machine when they successfully fixed the heads after some leaking of the salt water intake...to the immense relief of the crew.

Lastly, the entire crew of ClipperTelemed+ would like to thank all of those whom jumped in over the last few weeks during the prep weeks and delivery and in London to get us off safely and soundly for this first leg to Rio. A special shoutout to Annie, Laura, Barnaby, Neil, Nick, Eelco, Jenn, and Regina and any other crew that made it down, thanks again!