michael's round the world adventure

Concentrating weight as far to windward as possible is essential...

I suspect a wave just dumped itself down my collar!

A nice sunset...

Don't worry, we didn't hit the big boat!

Some of the competition

Some of the crew for Leg 1

Lovely run down to La Rochelle!

Ridiculous clothing is essential when crossing the equator by boat for the first time

The top of the mast!

Leaving Australia, chasing Australia...

Launching a liferaft

Our stricken yacht

Some of the team get together in San Francisco

The Dubarry shot

Relaxing at anchor. There won't be much of this on the race!

The luxurious living quarters / sail storage area aboard Cork

It can get slightly damp on the foredeck...

The fleet in Hull

Don't mess with Cork! We don't just do sailing...

Finland were there to greet us when we arrived... Damn!

Checking the lines on the spinnaker pole

Another fabulous sunset!

One of the broken beaks...

Happy days on Cork before we ran aground...

Dawn on Cork after we ran aground on Gosong Mampango

Keeping spirits high in the liferaft

Edinburgh, my home from Singapore to Panama