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| [29 March 2010] | | Alaska round-up | Flying home from the holiday of a lifetime (that I hope will not be a “once in a lifetime” trip) with 26 hours of journeying ahead - time at last to catch up on the blog.
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Photo: Sandy Island, Grenadines. 30/12/02
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Atlantic
Rally for Cruisers 2002
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Gallivanter
II left Las Palmas, Gran Canaria on the 24th November 2002.
She
arrived 16 days 14 hours 32 minutes and 3 seconds later in
Rodney Bay, St. Lucia at 23:57:03 local time.
With
a handicap of 0.938, this placed us 26th overall out of 225
boats, 2nd in our class and 1st of all the Oysters. So the
nice people from Oyster gave us a shiny cup and a magnum of
Veuve Clicquot, thank you very much.
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The Boat
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Gallivanter II of Lymington is an Oyster 41
built in Ipswich in 1986. She is owned by Mr. Antony Duckett, Mrs.
Rosemary Duckett and Mr. Martin Paterson.
The current crew owe a big thanks
to the owners for allowing us to borrow their boat. We promise we'll
bring it back, but can't say when exactly. |
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The
Crew
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Name: Edward Duckett
aka: Skips
Position: Skipper, Navigator, Chief bore
Age: 24 years
Comments: With his fascinating knowledge of physics and the
inner workings of a diesel engine, Edward's likely to fit right in
to the exciting world of accountancy. Next time you go out for a drink
with Ed, be sure to ask him to wow you with his one handed bowlines.
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Name: Michael Langford
aka:
Ogre
Position:
Fore-deck hand, fish wrestler, pizza maker, hairdresser, eater
Age:
24 years
Comments:
I can't comment on myself. How about we leave it as damn good
egg and web-designer extraordinaire. |
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Name: Laura McDonald
aka: Maca-moo by day, crusher by night
Position:
Galley slave, queen helmsman, fisher of men
Age: 23 years
Comments:
Laura plans to write a cookbook designed for feeding crew
on a boat. Its incredible what she can do with a lentil, and
her scrambled eggs are second to none. Her ever increasing
knowledge of fakey boating terminology is likely to bore a
few poor sods on the kings road next summer. |
Name:
Jules Anderson
aka: Waterbaby
Position:
Sous chef, stower, loo cleaner
Age: 24 years
Comments:
Julie's attempt to quit smoking lasted an impressive day and
a half before she cracked under the pressure. Her commitment
to chief stower has however remained strong, hiding crew mates
possessions in the most unfindable of places. She has thus
secured herself as an indispensible member of the crew, clever
girl! |
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Name: Jon Powell
aka: Cancer boy
Position:
Strictly Missionary
Age: 19 years
Comments:
As the youngest member of the crew, Jon celebrated his birthday
on day 3 of the crossing. Plans to sail around the world single
handed may be hindered if he can't learn to sail under spinnaker
without wrapping it around the forestay. |
Name:
Joe Cleberdon
aka: The Wee man
Position:
Yachtmaster, guitar player, bird watcher
Age: 21 years
Comments:
Towering over the rest of the crew at an imposing 5ft3in,
Joe took the prize for the most relaxed member of the crew.
His ability to climb the mast without assistance ensured that
he could escape from the rest of the crew's mindless conversation
and ever-worsening smell. |
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