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    • January
      • PICTURES!
        01/24/08


        (The send-off we received in La Gomera - both from supporters and other competitors - was absolutely fantastic. Second picture: The boys on Mission Atlantic wave us off.)


        (3000 miles ahead of us, but as soon as soon as the starter's horn went, all the boats - in

      • First pictures
        01/21/08

        (Approaching the finish line)


        (Just landed)



        (Whoever said "pain is temporary, glory lasts forever" clearly never had a backside like this)

      • So little time and so much sleep to catch up on
        01/21/08
        Apologies for this, the briefest of blog entries, but we wanted to get something up to at least acknowledge the fact forty-eight days after setting off from La Gomera, we have arrived safely in Antigua.

        It's fair to say that in our wildest dreams we couldn't have imagined the

      • Waiting for Pura Vida
        01/18/08
        With Pura Vida less than 50 miles from land, family and friends have gathered at a picturesque harbour in Antigua to welcome the team in.


        [Emily scans the horizon for any sign of Carl]



        [This is the stretch of water that the guys must cross to claim victory

      • Looking forward to a rum punch
        01/18/08
        Further to the question posed on our last blog, many thanks to everyone who took the time to share their thoughts on the advisability of cavorting with Marlin. Faced with the overwhelming opinion that those beasts do not make friends easily, Marlin have now been added to our list of local wildlife (

      • Call me Ishmael
        01/10/08
        It's one thing watching whales and dolphins frolic around the boat by day, acting playful and looking cute. It's quite another thing, however, when one unexpectedly breathes in your ear at full volume in the dead of night.

        OK, so it wasn't literally right in my ear but wha

      • Pura Vida and the Great Grey Whale
        01/07/08
        Question: When you have had less than five hours sleep, you're jacked up on painkillers and there's a strong glare from the sun off the water, how long do you watch a huge dark shadow trailing your boat about fifteen metres off your stern before deciding that you're not hallucinating

      • Happy Birthday
        01/06/08
        Happy Birthday Mum (Jane) and Big Bad John. Love from Tom and best wishes from Team Pura Vida.
        [TH]

      • Whales and dolphins, whales and dolphins
        01/03/08
        Well, they say you haven't really lived until you have been chased down the face of a twenty foot wave by a roaring wall of white water as tall as your boat.....

        They don't say that at all, of course, but perhaps they should.

        This long overdue blog was originally goin

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