We left London on September 1st, a little over one month ago, and its time to draw some conclusions. The start of the race to Portugal was a wake-up call for most. After having left in beautiful weather and still feeling vulnerable having said goodbye to our loved ones, we were soon hit by pretty …
a tribute to appreciation
My last training week in Juli, was a step towards reality as we sailed with our skipper and first mate and only our own crew. We lived in our watch system and sailed day and night, did trial runs for the race start and a practice race to France and back. I met more of my …
a tribute to identity
Identity, /ɑɪˈden·tɪ·t̬i/: who a person is, or the qualities of a person or group that makes them different from others I am reading this book "Far from the Tree" by Andrew Solomon. It is a book about children that are different from the families their born in; that feel differently, communicate differently. The black sheep …
Our route
Special thanks to Nele (nele@workvisual-institute.com) who drew this wonderful map. Race Start, London • Fleet arrival 22 August • Race Crew Party 30 August • Fleet to depart St. Katharine Docks, a parade of sail 1 September • The race will start early on 2 September off …
Crew Allocation
It's crazy how fast the time went by since I signed up. After the first training, the next milestone is all about crew allocation. Who is our skipper, the first mate, who are my peers? I felt like 11-year-old Harry Potter on his first day at Hogwarts waiting to be sorted into his house. Crew …
a tribute to adaptation
A couple of weeks ago I completed my level 2 training. And it turned out to be as emotional than the first. Soon I realized that I was going through the exact same motion as in level 1 training. I was going through a very common adaptation curve. I arrived at training with the feeling …
Sorry for the e-mails!
Hello there, I'm currently still figuring out how this whole thing works! None of the posts are new, I just had to re-post them! Right now all articles on this page are mixed up on the Frontpage. If you are new here I suggest you just click through the menu. In the future, all new …
Join me on my ride
Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton It all started last year. My business partner and friend Anne has been working on her PhD in Teams and Change and has been researching for inspiring new material and insights as she is developing her own ideas. Whenever we work, we …
Lets put the kettle on …
So here we are - the first week of training. 14 strangers meet on a clipper 68. We sleep, sail, cook and get to know each other on a 21m long sailboat. Different backgrounds live, and aspirations, awkwardly smiling at each other. We have 3 of the racing skippers training us - a great occasion …
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