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Skipper’s Norway Sailing Adventure Blog

Skipper’s Norway Sailing Adventure Blog

Exploring the breathtaking scenery of the Norwegian Fjords, our skipper Matt on the 16-day voyage – Norway Sailing Adventure to the Fjords and Back trip shares photos and gives his account of this incredible trip onboard the Challenger 72 yacht.

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INVICTUS

The final blog from Challenger 2 finds the crew in a reflective and poetic mood. Carey and James G describe the trials and tribulations of such a sea-going voyage, and why it was all worth it   Today we wanted to write about those aspects of ocean sailing that...

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Toffee Crisp-Gate

A scandal has ensued aboard the Challenger and 2 rival watches are forced to argue their cases as Skipper Sue holds court. Find out who wins and what constitutes as currency on board these days     30/01/2020 Toffee crisp-gate So today was an eventful day...

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Life On The Fo’csle Without Any Signal

In today's blog, a crew member describes what if feels like to be air-gapped from the internet for a month and the challenges of working on the fo’csle. But what exactly is the fo’csle?       29-JAN and all is well. Today was a sunny day, something we...

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Wilson The Stowaway

In today's blog the crew battle with light winds and Matt explains how crucial food is to daily life aboard, before "Wilson", the stowaway, makes an appearance. Monday blog 27/1/20 Last night we had bioluminescence, strong bioluminescence and dolphins. The electric...

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