I'm taking part in the Clipper 13/14 Round the World Yacht Race with Team GREAT Britain Clipper.
My Story
After being born and diagnosed with deafness in my right ear, I never really gave the disability much thought apart from the obvious annoyances of having to walk on the right, sit on the right, do everything with anyone – on the right. It was only when I was unable to complete a solo flight scholarship due to my deafness with Air Cadets, that I realised I would not be allowed to join the RAF as a pilot. I then understood the limitations that the disability brought to my life. Following this, I took the mentality that I may be limited, but I can do mostly anything. Mostly anything turned into chasing another career path to become a Test Driver. After working in this field for a number of years, I’ve decided to take a career break to take on something truly special – A Round the World Yacht Race.
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is a 40,000 mile circumnavigation of the globe - The longest yacht race in the world. 12 identical 70ft racing yachts, with a crew of 22 on board will race 8 legs with 15 stopovers over 6 continents. We will experience bone numbing freezing conditions in the southern ocean. Hot sweaty, energy sapping temperatures in the tropics. Waves the size of houses in the Pacific, and frustrating zones of zero wind in the doldrums. It's a race to test the physical and mental side of a person working with strangers, when sleep deprived, in a pressure cooker that is a racing yacht. This is no holiday - More people have climbed Everest, than sailed around the world.....
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is a 40,000 mile circumnavigation of the globe - The longest yacht race in the world. 12 identical 70ft racing yachts, with a crew of 22 on board will race 8 legs with 15 stopovers over 6 continents. We will experience bone numbing freezing conditions in the southern ocean. Hot sweaty, energy sapping temperatures in the tropics. Waves the size of houses in the Pacific, and frustrating zones of zero wind in the doldrums. It's a race to test the physical and mental side of a person working with strangers, when sleep deprived, in a pressure cooker that is a racing yacht. This is no holiday - More people have climbed Everest, than sailed around the world.....
Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Monday, 29 April 2013
Sunday, 28 April 2013
Friday, 26 April 2013
128 days til race start..
Let's see if we can raise £4000 by then! #deafnessuk #clipperrace #actiononhearing
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Tuesday, 23 April 2013
All quiet on the race campaign front
Soon to re-start after a mass of projects all starting to finish!
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Tuesday, 16 April 2013
Monday, 15 April 2013
Saturday, 13 April 2013
Life is exhausting...
But I can't complain, I'm a test driver and training to sail around the world #livinglife
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Life is pretty simple.
Work hard, be good and don't take it seriously. Then you can do anything @deafnessuk @clipperrace
Wednesday, 10 April 2013
Friday, 5 April 2013
Monday, 1 April 2013
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