Sam Osborn and Ashley Murdoch, from Melbourne, Australia, have been friends for 35 years and decided to take on a Clipper Race ocean crossing together. They had done a small amount of sailing before but nothing like what they were about to face. On board the Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam team entry they tackled wind speeds of over 70 knots (80km/h), freezing cold temperatures and waves as tall as apartment blocks during the Southern Ocean from Cape Town, South Africa to Fremantle, Australia. On choosing Leg 3 Sam said: “The Southern Ocean is one of the most extreme crossings and we choose it for the sense of adventure and to challenge ourselves; I’m 55 so why not.†Ashley added: “I would have done it myself but it was such a great thing to do with a friend. If you are going to do it, go hard and we did. Now after finishing and arriving back in Australia it’s a bit emotional.†40 percent of the 700 Clipper Race Crew had no previous sailing experience before signing up to four weeks of intensive training. They have occupations including safari leader, nurse, student, roofer, firefighter, geologist and scientist and face some of the most extreme and exhilarating sailing conditions in the world. Applications for the Clipper 2021-22 Race are now open. Find out more at ClipperRoundtheWorld.com
https://ift.tt/36DvYsz Clipper Round the World Yacht Race December 15, 2019 at 10:47PM
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