Betreff: Clipper 2002 Race Report
Absender: "Clipper _blanks"
Datum: 02. Jun 2003 11:26
MAURITIUS MAGIC
The 8 Clipper yachts are now securely tied up in the small yacht basin right
next to the magnificent Labourdonnais Hotel in Port Louis, Mauritius. Race
11 honours went to Richard Butler and his crew aboard Bristol Clipper,
although it was Cape Town Clipper, skippered by Roger Steven-Jennings, who
was congratulated as the only boat to arrive at a sociable time - once again
taking all PR glory as they sped over the line in full glory in brilliant
sunlight.
Port Louis has since been a hive of activity as each team hurries to clean
and polish their boats and get things fixed and running in preparation for
the next race start on Friday, 6 June.
Sails have been assessed and sent away to be repaired, the stores have
arrived successfully and the various fleet ‘workers,’ such as the
victuallers, media gurus and medics, have all had a chance to get together
and swap tales.
With the big work day done and the shore bags dusted off, the crews are now
heading out for the ‘big chill’ Surely it would be plain rude to come to
Mauritius and not sample the amazing beaches and seaside villas for a couple
of days. It is not just honeymooners that get to see these delights and the
Clipper crews are certainly ready to do an awful lot of nothing for a day or
two!
Mauritius signifies the end of Leg 4 of the Clipper 2002 series. So we are
once again losing crew who have perhaps been with us for a few ‘legs’ now.
Always sad to see the packed dry bags and holdalls on the side decks as the
goodbyes are said and the taxis are booked.
To replace these crews, a steady flow of _blank leggers has started to arrive
in Port Louis. Described by one Round the Worlder as being ‘clean and shiny’
the _blank crews are excitedly turning up on the pontoons with _blank kit yet to
be faded by the sun and almost a whole world of stories and salty sea tales
to catch up with. WELCOME TO LEG 5!!
"It's a Clipper Knock Out," organised by Bristol Clipper's Matt Lloyd, is
set to take place at the Merville Beach Hotel in Grande Baie on Tuesday, 3
June at 15:00. A seamless transition is planned from this event into the
Race 11 Prize Giving Reception, hosted by the Mauritius Tourism Promotion
Authority (MTPA), which will also be at the Merville Beach Hotel between
19:00 and 21:00.
Snippets from the fleet in Mauritius:
Bristol Vicky said on the run in that she did not think it would be possible
for them to get ahead of Hong Kong Clipper to win the race and that she
would dye her hair blonde if they did. She is now being allowed time off her
duties to get on with this!
The _blank York Clipper facial hair growing competition is producing some
'interesting results,' which will probably not help any of the crew's future
career prospects.
Jersey skipper, Simon Rowell, was shaken in his hotel room by the maid who
wanted to turn his bed down after only 2 hours into his deep sleep.
London Clipper's Jazz Black was surprised by her mother and step father's
secret visit to greet her on the jetty. This was considerably more
successful than the surprise visit by Rebecca French's parents who went to
Shanghai to greet their daughter way back in March...
And finally, the Hotel now appears to have removed the DIY Bloody Mary kit
from the breakfast menu after the visit by 100 crew members yesterday.
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