The Fat Bird & The Boat by Bridget Keevil
Bridget Keevil • August 1, 2016
The Clipper Round The World Yacht Race 2015-16 – an 11 month challenge.
To start with, before I started training for this mammoth event, I had never sailed before. I am a short, overweight and unfit middle aged unathletic person who is swapping my normal 5 star standard accommodation for a shared bunk and sleeping bag for eleven months. I have no doubt whatsoever that I am going to struggle – big time.
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