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Calf comes out of shed for first time |
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Sitting on the boat on DRY LAND |
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Here is my blade |
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Look! We both have blades! |
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This makes us happy |
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Bewl Water in the background |
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She's not big... |
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Ready to go to Newark for shipping to the start |
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Clint repairs the slight damage the keel suffered... |
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... in transit to La Gomera |
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C2 next to James Cracknell & Ben Fogle's boat |
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Move Ahead and Mark 3 |
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Atlantic Prince and Move Ahead |
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Sedna Solo (L) is the beautiful boat rowed by Roz Savage (only women's single in the race) |
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This is quite exciting! |
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Most of this needs to go aboard |
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Note we have not yet put the black "anti-foul" paint on C2's bottom to deter weed & barnacles |
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...but now we have |
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We will still have to dive to scrape the bottom weekly |
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The cow is airbourne! |
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Be careful... we've got to row an ocean in that |
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Chris watches anxiously |
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Measuring milk powder |
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Race boats in the marina |
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More boats in the marina |
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2 fine paint jobs - Teams C2 and Sun Latte (NZ) |
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Daisy & Buttercup |
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The sea cow's sea cows |
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The pointy end... |
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... as we rowers say |
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The human part of the herd |
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The whole herd |
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Just in case we forget who we are (SSR=Small Ships Register) |
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Moo-red |
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Boat and rowers ... |
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...dressed alike |
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Flying the Gomeran flag |
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Sorting out stuff |
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Knitting is very fashionable |
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H smartens up decks with non-slip paint (paint mixed with sand) |
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Coming into port |
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This is more like it |
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Photo courtesy of American Fire (thanks girls!) |
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Coxed double |
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C3 at Sea? |
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It won't be this good all the time |
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Check out the logo |
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...and again |
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La Gomera's volcanic black sand in the background |
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Bliss...* |
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To the horizon and keep going* |
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Do you like our kit?* |
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Finishing the Gomera Cup |
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Aurora (Primary Support Yacht) on the GC finish line |
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Cantering off into the sunset |
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Wow... |
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Tenerife in the background |
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It always has that cloud layer |
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San Sebastian in the background |
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...and the prettier part of it |
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Expedition Foods Cod & Potato - yum |
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From inside the cabin |
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La Gomera is a volcanic rock |
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Sea trials |
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Mustn't let that trail in the water |
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Coming into dock |
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...nearly there |
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The big holes either side of the bow hatch... |
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... contain chutes that store the para anchor and drogue |
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Helena being allowed to play in the boat |
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Tenerife's volcano again |
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Reach out |
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Don't look down! |
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To your left |
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Just hang your weight off the blades |
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Wonderful conditions |
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Where is Chris standing to take this? |
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Tenerife again |
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... and again |
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We have to lean through this tiny hatch if anything needs doing to the rudder |
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They could be anywhere |
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Feathering isn't geneally necessary |
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Power on |
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It's a funny landscape, but we'd better make the most of it |
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Left before right not necessary |
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Alcohol is banned at sea by the race organisers |
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Why is Chris taking our photo? |
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Competitors on Aurora |
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Move back a bit? |
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Extreme photography |
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Smile! |
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Chris, Clint and Sally from RowGirls |
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RowGirls at the front |
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Competitors and support crew |
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Watch the ... albatross? |
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Wave! |
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Chris and one of the All Relative 4-man crew |
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Look up! |
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C&C are in there somewhere |
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Up here! |
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Contrasts - San Sebastian de La Gomera |
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You'd think a double Olympic rowing champion would know the pointy end should go first... |
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Is this a very small car or a very large man? |
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Ship's cat on Ghurka Spirit |
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Thanks for your support, Nuffield! |
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We are VERY grateful to our sponsors |
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Looking moo-dy |
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Looking for the moo-n? |
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Deep in discussion |
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A final call to the office |
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Fresh fruit while still available |
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Smile for the camera? |
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OK, don't then |