Progress in the last couple of days has been fantastic. Last week we had to take a difficult choice to slow down to avoid the worst of a severe depression that was about to cross our path, as it turned out we saw some horrible conditions and had some damage to sails,...

I've just had a dinner of rice with a thai green sauce and a peanut bar for desert, slowly recovering from the busy day. The gale we faced yesterday left us with a few issues to deal with. We had chosen a route that kept us away from the very worst of the deepening...

I will certainly remember leg five of the Global Ocean Race as the one where time expanded, we're not even half way and i feel like i've been on this boat for 9 consecutive months. Perhaps the anticipation for the imminent finish of the whole race plays tricks with my...

Last night was tough, in fact some of the worst we've seen in the entire race. After we left Charleston we received a warning of an approaching tropical storm with winds potentially up to 55knots, the night was approaching and we had already reduced sail to 3 reefs...

Finally here we are, Sergio and I literally just crossed the finish line in front of Charleston Harbour, it's the middle of the night, just after midnight local time, the race officials are about to board the boat to check the engine seals and then we'll be able to...