*Post by Hamish* Time is a strange thing, knowing only a week has gone by yet so much has happened in that time seems almost unreal. Having read so many of the blogs from all the brave sailors out there on the official race blog site and what they’ve encountered is truly incredible stuff! I [...]

This is a message to all those people (and I include myself in this statement) who have ever sat at home watching a single-handed yacht race and thought… ‘Go on, put your spinnaker up’ or ‘Well, it cant be that hard’ I can now, hand on heart, say that it is bloody difficult sometimes! Take [...]

I am absolutely cream crackered this afternoon. It has been a rubbish 18 hours, first of all sailing into a big hole because the wind didn’t do what it said it was going to and secondly not being able to get out of it. I lay awake all night trying to get the boat moving [...]

*post by Hamish* One of Hannah’s sponsors, Wight Vodka, sent her a few questions about life on board a trans-atlantic yacht during the OSTAR, and she has had time to reply!
“Hello my favourite Wight Vodka gang, thanks for your email, see below the answers to your q’s!

Do you have nice blankets to keep you warm? [...]

Felling a bit brighter this evening, probably something to do with the fact that I have just my first hot meal of the trip!! Thank you very much to Fuizion for making such terrific food - its better than tesco finest I tell you! So another very full on day. As the sun rose the [...]