Message From nicole

The sun was shining, and the crowds were out waving us off, as we left Fremantle for the race to Singapore. We rounded a few buoys in the harbour, sailed up the coast for a few hours, before heading out to the open sea. We were well lined up for a great start, until a boat that we had right of way over pushed us out of the way, and we pretty much stalled on the line, as everyone sailed past us. We were all pretty gutted, but in ocean races the starts are more for the spectators, as with a few thousand miles to race pretty much anything can happen! 6 crew left us in Oz and another 6 joined. The new watches have settled in to sailing life again, +as I have changed watches I've also been getting used to the new regime. We have been sailing downwind since Fremantle, which has been a pleasant change from the last race. The spinnaker is flying and the boat is much more pleasant to live on when it is flatter. xx