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Crew dinner at the London Boat Show, Saturday 13 January 2007
Crew members from the 2002/3 and 2005/6 Jersey Clipper campaigns will continue a tradition of gathering at the London Boat Show on 4 p.m. on Saturday 13th at the Guinness Stand and in the evening will be be meeting up for dinner at Amerigo Vespucci, an excellent Italian restaurant at Canary Wharf.
23 of the 2005 crew are confirmed, and more than 15 of the 2002 crew are expected. It should be a great night out!
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2007 crews... would you like a web site like this for your crew? If so, email marcusf@jerseyclipper.com for details. Many of the features of the site have been switched off now that the 2005/6 race is over, but there are lots of great features to keep your supporters up to date with what's happening on board. New for 2007: update the content while you are at sea... |
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Well, the 3rd Jersey Clipper campaign has come to an end. What an exciting and eventful year it has been. Hopefully everyone has enjoyed following the race here on www.jerseyclipper.com . It remains only to thank our main sponsors UBS, Dandara and Les Pas Holdings for their tremendous support, Itex for sponoring this web site, and to our committee who have worked tirelessly for the last 2 years to put the campaign together. Thanks to you - our supporters - and to the many others who have contributed in special ways. Will there be a "Jersey Clipper" in the 2007/8 Clipper Round The World Yacht Race?? Maybe! Watch this space... To all those who feel the urge to do something truly unforgettable, to really go out there and live life, to make the dream a reality... go for it!!! http://www.clipper-ventures.co.uk/2006/content/0708/ |
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The 11-month race around the world has now come to an end. Jersey Clipper has just fought her final battle to secure an overall 9th place against Glasgow Clipper who were only 1.5 points behind. With a possible 5 points available for the sprint from Holyhead to Liverpool, Jersey had to finish ahead of Glasgow or at the most 2 places behind them. In the end Jersey crossed this finish line in 8th place with Glasgow taking 10th after retiring in light winds, so Jersey retained her overall 9th place. The crew currently on board - be they round the worlders or leggers will now enjoy the glorious welcome of many thousands of supporters as they sail up the River Mersey and receive a gun salute under the famous Liver Building. They will be joined on the pontoon by their crewmates who took part in previous legs - just as much a part of this 35,000 mile relay team as those who are on board for the final leg. The disappointment of not having collected any of the coveted race pennants of the podium places for the 13 individual races was put to one side at the final finish line with a round of emotion-laden hugs between all the crew on board. Their lack of fortune on this race in no way diminishes the team's achievement. More people have reached the summit of Mount Everest than have sailed around the world, and the extra challenges that this year's Jersey entry has encountered simply increases their accomplishment. Each crew member set out to have their own adventure, and they have certainly had them. Congratulations to them all. As happens at every stopover the huge rivalry that exists between the 10 crews while at sea will quickly be put to one side and our crew will be helping the WesternAustralia.com team celebrate their overall victory. Overall positions in this race quickly pale into insignificance, eclipsed by the real success of everyone's personal achievement. Lifelong friendships have been formed, boundaries have been expanded, and the crew have discovered new depths to themselves. For those of us who have been watching their progress from afar it has been a priviledge to share the adventure with them and to get to know these exceptional people who have had the courage to go out and live their dream. |
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Friday - wind N F2-3 becoming NE, sunny periods becoming cloudier. Risk of a shower, 27°C. Over night it will be cloudy and misty scattered thunderstorms. For the boats still out there, the winds will be northerly force 2-3 becoming north easterly. Saturday - winds variable force 1-3 becoming westerly, a risk of thundery showers at first, then sunny periods developing, 26°C. Fair in the evening with light winds, pleasant picnic weather!
Sunday - wind south west to south force 1-3, mainly sunny, 26°C. (Nice weather for the corporate sailing - or boat maintenance!) Fair or fine and mild in the evening for the prizegiving party (16°C). Monday - sunny and warm (27°C) with a variable light winds.
This has the makings of a great stopover in terms of weather, and with light winds forecast for the weekend it is good that the finish line has been moved ensuring that the whole fleet get to enjoy the full stopover.
The wind forecast for the race restart on Tuesday evening is easterly force 4-5, becoming force 2-3, so not bad for the channel crossing. It will be cloudy and misty with the risk of thundery showers. |
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Its all over...
by Marcus Ferbrache | 14/08/2006 22:11 |
Diarist: Marcus Ferbrache
Diary date: 07/08/2006 22:10
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Strangely subdued
by Marcus Ferbrache | 27/07/2006 02:07 |
Diarist: Simon Dowler and Malcolm Corcoran
Diary date: 26/07/2006 22:05
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The fleet are currently motoring until they find some wind. |
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westernaustralia |
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0704 29/07/06 |
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New York |
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Finished |
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0714 29/07/06 |
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Liverpool |
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Finished |
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073311 29/07/06 |
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Victoria |
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Finished |
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083314 29/07/06 |
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Qingdao |
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Finished |
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0736 29/07/06 |
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Singapore |
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Finished |
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0741 29/07/06 |
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Durban |
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Finished |
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0750 29/07/06 |
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Jersey |
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Finished |
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0802 29/07/06 |
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Glasgow |
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Finished |
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0803 29/07/06 |
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Cardiff |
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Finished |
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0819 29/07/06 |
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On Saturday evening the crews enjoyed drinks and nibbles in the street outside the St. Helier Town Hall where they received an official welcome from Simon Crowcroft, the Connetable of St. Helier - equivalent to a UK Lord Mayor. They then boarded busses at St. Helier Harbour for the transfer to Durrell Wildlife where the crews heard of the international conservation work of the Durrell Wildlife Trust before going on to watch the gorillas being fed in their beautiful enclosure. A sumptuous picnic was enjoyed on the grass and at tables within the grounds - a string quartet playing in the background - before a transfer back to the main town where some of the crews went on to enjoy St. Helier's nightlife. On Sunday evening the crews visited the 13th century Mont Orgueil castle where they were taken back in time with demonstrations of weaponry, falconry and tours of the historic castle before enjoying a delicious meal within the grounds. The prizegiving was held on the upper level of the castle with the island silhouetted by the setting sun. The beautiful voices of the Harmony Men drifted across Grouville Bay as they sang in the halflight of evening. It was a truly memorable occasion and a fitting end to the weekend. On Monday evening Jersey crews both past and present were welcomed at the St. Helier Yacht Club for a drinks reception and the chance to be the first to see the video filmed onboard Jersey Clipper on their Atlantic crossing, together with the dramatic video of the rescue of an injured crewmember from the boat by the crew of the US Coastguard icebreaker Healy during their North Pacific crossing. The Healy crew have since been decorated for their work in this dramatic rescue. The evening ended with a chance to see the stunning and very entertaining film produced by Shane Smart, the cameraman from Transworld International who was onboard Jersey Clipper for the final Atlantic crossing. It was a fantastic stopover and we hope that the 300 or so visitors to the island - including the other Clipper crews and their families who came to support the race - had as good a time as we locals did! |
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| 03/05/2006 12:40 | New skipper appointed - welcome to Richard Franklin | Clipper Ventures Plc has appointed a new skipper for Jersey Clipper. He is British sailor Richard Franklin, 43, who has just taken second place in the ‘Challenge Business Round Ireland Race’ as skipper of ‘The Spirit of Sark.’
He will join Jersey Clipper during the next stopover in Victoria, Canada, to complete the final two legs of the race back to Liverpool, including the stopover in Jersey between 21-25 July.
Richard started out his career as a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy, followed by ten years working in the financial services sector for brand leaders such as UBS (one of Jersey Clipper's sponsors along with Dandara and Les Pas Holdings) before he was drawn towards his passion of ocean racing. For over ten years Richard has run his own yacht charter company while building his racing career. He had already been in talks with Clipper Ventures to skipper a yacht in the 07-08 Race before he got the call from the Clipper race team.
Richard was in Jersey after finishing the inaugural Round Ireland Race when he began discussions with Race Director, Tim Hedges, and puts this opportunity down to “being in the right place at the right time!”
On discussing his ambitions for the race, Richard said: “Winning is always important. I’ll certainly do my very best to get Jersey as far up the rankings as possible. It is also very important that everyone gets round safely and that the crew who have signed up get out of it everything that they wanted and expected.
“My style is very much trying to get the best out of everyone. I’ll analyse everyone’s strengths and weaknesses, see which areas need the most work and go from there.”
The new skipper will replace predecessor Mark Taylor, who left the race in Qingdao, China, and temporary skipper Simon Rowell who stepped up to the helm to take the Channel Island boat across the Pacific Ocean to Canada. Simon was winner of the Clipper 02-03 race on board the previous Jersey Clipper.
Richard is due to arrive in Victoria on 12 May to prepare for leg six to Panama City and on to Jamaica. It is hoped that he will be able to visit Jersey before he departs for Canada so that he can meet the Jersey media and talk to Jersey Clipper's supporters and sponsors. | | |
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This is an independent web site, sponsored by Itex and developed on behalf of the Jersey Clipper Committee for the crew of Jersey Clipper and supporters. The views and opinions expressed on this site are those of the individual contributors and not necessarily those of the race organisers Clipper Ventures PLC. For the official Clipper 05-06 site, please visit http://www.clipper-ventures.co.uk/2006/ |
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Estimated arrival times at St. Helier Harbour are as follows:
| New York | ARRIVED |
| Western Australia | ARRIVED |
| Victoria | ARRIVED |
| Qingdao | ARRIVED |
| Jersey | Sat 0800 |
| Liverpool | Sat 0800 |
| Singapore | Sat 0800 |
| Durban | Sat 0800 |
| Glasgow | Sat pm |
| Cardiff | Sat pm |
These will frequently change so please check back for updates. |
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Overall, Jersey is in 10th place with 3 races to go, half a point behind Glasgow, and 28 points behind Qingdao. |
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Please leave a message of congratulations in the guestbook for the crew to read and for all to enjoy - the crew really appreciate them. It is easy to do so: click "click here to add a message" below, then press the 'New item' button and fill in the boxes. Finally press 'Save and close'. |
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I'm sure everyone agrees with Heloise and Jons' appreciation of all that the Jersey commitee did and Marcus re: the website.Also, big congratulations to Sarah on the birth of her baby boy! | Jo | Many thanks to our Jersey Clipper Committee for all the hard work put into the Jersey Clipper campaign. Unlike most of the other yachts campaign, Jersey’s Clipper Committee was made up of enthusiastic volunteers. It is very much to their credit that this went unnoticed by the majority of the crews. We strongly believe they did us proud on both occasions that the fleet visited the Island. Thank you very much indeed. We would also like to extend our thanks to Marcus for his tireless work in running the best Crew Website of the fleet! | Héloïse Le Norcy and Jon Trott (Postie) | Kate, You and the team did it, well done, and welcome home!!what a achevement, proud of you girl, wont see you at work as on maternity leave, but e-mail me if your going out for drinks to celebrate your return, wild sea's wont keep me away! unless my waters break of course! | Sue Burr | To all the crew of Jersey Clipper, congratulations on completing your epic journey. You have all had a fantastic experience that will stay with you forever. Thank you for sharing some of that with us via your Diaries. We will miss the daily visits to the website. Thank you also to everyone involved in keeping this website going it has been fantastic. Good luck to all of you for the future. | Angela Parkin (Posties sister). | Hi Jon
Well done Jon and all the crew we are so glad you are all back safe and sound. What an 11 months you all have had and we are so proud we could share in that on this site. We have so much enjoyed reading on here all the news thanks to all who made that possible. You all will have stories to tell that leave others in the shade. You have given us so much pleasure and worry !!! at times. You have done something others only dream about.
All our love Auntie June Uncle Derek and girls at Wells | DEREK COOPER |
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Clipper Ventures have now announced the intended revised dates for the remainder of the race. Please note that due to the nature of yacht racing, these dates are subject to change. Leg 4 dep Subic 25 March, arriving Qingdao 2 April
Leg 5 dep Qingdao 8 April, arriving Victoria 6 May
Leg 6 dep Victoria 14 May, arriving Panama 4 June
Leg 6 dep Panama 10 June, arriving Port Antonio, Jamaica 14 June
Leg 7 dep Jamaica 20 June, arriving New York 27 June
Leg 7 dep NY 4 July, arriving Jersey 21 July
Leg 7 dep Jersey 25 July, arriving finish TBA
Please see the official announcement at http://www.clipper-ventures.co.uk/2006/content/news/view.php?id=396 |
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