Tag: Team Tongyeong
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Back to the Start
We made good progress after the last three days. In a few hours we will pass the Canary Islands. Due to the weather forecast we have decided to pass inshore of the islands, meaning we will go through Fuerteventura and Lanzarote on one side and the African coast on the other. This is where we
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Start of the Second Race
After yesterday’s briefing we finished our tasks onboard before heading out for dinner. I would be our last meal on firm grounds for presumably the next 28 days. So we got some Tappas, fresh fish and a big portion of dessert. Well fed we can start into this first ocean crossing race towards Uruguay. The
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Puerto Sherry Stopover
We arrived to Puerto Sherry already last Tuesday. After crossing the finish line in the late afternoon, it took us some time to prepare the boat to enter the marina. Once berthed, we were greeted with a glass of Sherry, offered by the local representatives. In addition we got a big bucket of iced drinks,
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Start for Stage 1
After the crew party on Friday night all crew gathered in an auditorium of the University of Portsmouth on Saturday morning. During a little more than one hour we were informed about the race course, were told about the specialities of the first stage and learnt about the weather from the race meteorologist. And it
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Race Start Week
Race start week is here. On Sunday, 31st August 2025, the Clipper 2025-26 Round the World Yacht Race will depart Portsmouth. Leading up to the start of the first race, there is a lot happening. The Race Village will be open from 10:00 to 19:00 daily starting on Friday, 29th August. In addition, there are
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Prep Week – Part 2
Also in the previous week the preparations were in full swing. The list of tasks was long and the days were thus equally long. It takes a lot to prepare a yacht for an ocean crossing. And in the months to come we will do several of them. Therefore, the focus for our preparations was
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Prep week: We are Team Tongyeong
The last week has been full of work. We all started out by collecting our sails. Once we had the sails, we laid them out in a park to label them and mark various positions, which will on one hand make it easier to properly attach the sail when we want to hoist it. On
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L4 – Final Training
End of June I was again on my way to the South-English city of Gosport. It was time for my fourth and final week of training, before starting the race around the world end of August. Everyone has anticipated this moment and worked hard to get there. For me it felt even more special as
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Preparation
It is another 71 days until the first race will start from Portsmouth in southern England. On one hand it is more than two months which appears ample of time, on the other hand preparations are in full swing. In this post I want to give a short overview of what is part of the
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My team is…
So far I have completed the first three out of the four compulsory levels of training, not knowing who I would be sailing with in the actual race. But this has changed now. On 17th May my campaign got a little more real. Together with some 300 other crew I gathered in the Guildhall in
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