Gee's Sailing Diaries: Part 11
Reflections At times it has felt impossible to distil those four months of wild adventure into just a handful of words. But I always wanted to share it with those who were interested and importantly, talk about the impact it...
Gee's Sailing Diaries: Part 10
Self-revelations It was surprising how quickly one month of being fully absorbed by nautical activities started to feel like just a dream. Offshore racing can be intense. There's no doubt about that. But I got everything I wanted out of Race...
The Finish Line The final few days of the race were pretty tense. Had I not been a part of it, I almost wouldn't believe we were having the comeback of our lives. Seemingly fitting for the rest of my...
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What is love, actually? Everything and nothing happened all at once since the equator crossing. We were now around the Philippines, through the Luzon Strait and on the home stretch to Ha Long Bay across the South China Sea. We...
Crossing the Equator At 10 pm on February 4th, 2024, CV21 was expertly helmed across the equator from south to north by Anne. Skipper Max counted the whole crew down in terms of degrees left, and cheers and hugs were...
Running Into Trouble It started when I was once again woken from the middle of a long sleep. This time, it was because the engine room fire alarm was going off. I stayed out of the way in the hope...
Spinnaker Helm The moment I realised my first spinnaker helm since my final week of mandatory sailing training (7 months ago) would be at night, was when I woke up in the middle of a long sleep. The reason I...
Feathered Friends There's a reason we don't carry a mirror on board. And it turns out it's the same reason we don't carry a thermometer either... The sea was a deep, royal blue that shimmered in the light. The sea...