Taking my own medicine
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Taking my own medicine

Ten days ago, I shared with the Telegraph my experience of dealing with isolation; it was just as most of us were heading into lock down and the world was starting to look very different

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Survival training with the best
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Survival training with the best

Inside the life raft my fellow survivors’ faces are garishly lit up by a flash of lightening. It’s impossible to gauge their expressions or make out who is who in our matching yellow foulies, before it goes back to pitch black.

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Recharging the batteries
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Recharging the batteries

This year I have been living life at a crazy pace; that’s my decision so no complaints but over time the constant pressures and stresses can take a physical and mental toll and every now and again I need the chance to recharge.

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TJV: It's a wrap
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TJV: It's a wrap

It’s amazing how quickly the scene changes in this crazy Vendee Globe journey.

Just four days ago I was dizzy and jubilant from finishing the Transat Jacques Vabres race, 24 hours before that focused, hot and tense dealing with a nail biting final drag race to the line. And now I’m frustrated,

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Monsters in the night

And so here I am, screaming my way through the north Atlantic, racing an IMOCA double handed to Brazil. My whole year has led me to this point. I have followed my critical path, taken next step after next step and all of a sudden it is eleven months down the line and I have been let loose with the big boys.

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