From Cork to Liverpool .. Cargoes

Cargoes

by John Masefield

Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir,
Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine,
With a cargo of ivory,
And apes and peacocks,
Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine.

Stately Spanish galleon coming from the Isthmus,
Dipping through the Tropics by the palm-green shores,
With a cargo of diamonds,
Emeralds, amythysts,
Topazes, and cinnamon, and gold moidores.

Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke stack,
Butting through the Channel in the mad March days,
With a cargo of Tyne coal,
Road-rails, pig-lead,
Firewood, iron-ware, and cheap tin trays.

Message From nicole

51 21.8N 011 58.1 W 27/6 20.30 BS time
90miles to Fastnet ..then roughly 55 after. Weather glorious.

I ve written some blogs , but I m guessing they havent got through , and now I have no credits .. so thankyou Nicole.
My contact number in Liverpool UK 0750 637 5258 HK +852 6278 0667 I ll turn on Sat afternoon once met with mum/dad.
Gordon and Justin and anyone else more than welcome to come to Liverpool.
After the prize giving at the Hall.. There is a plan to go for a few pints in the Pilgrim Pub ( nr the dock). Maybe get a bite to eat after the prize giving as the kids will be hungry .. then go to the pub.
I beleive the Tv series has started ,, and that Qingdao clipper is in the Times and the Ft now and again .. always knew I should be in those!!

As for this race .. it s been fantastic .. we've had little wind , too much wind , gale force wind.. use all the white sails and the kites .. its been cold & today the sun comes out, the sea is a charcoal green.This trip has been a joy working the watch hard with some great results always looking after each other .. a great feeling.

All i need now is a chisel to get my clothes off ..yes they've been on since Sydney ..leggings the lots .. and yes I can smell myself ... get me to a bath.

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Message From GARYJESSOP

49 45.7N 036 27.2 W 0900 gmt mon 23/jun 08

It has been an interesting sail the past 48 hours,we have been in 1st & then lost some ground to Hull,Jam &NY.We got caught in some heavy winds thus leading us to do sail changes,reefs which ended up dropping the yankee as the winds reached upto 37ktS.You can sometimes have too much wind.Now after some very slick sail changes one done by my watch,a great team performance we have worked hard in getting our lead back.Last night we saw the stars,the weather has warmed a little and we are in the North Atloantic current/the Gulf stream
NY are on our port quarter,we are working hard.We have 1020nm to go until that pint of stout,the watch's are working very well,everyone is having fun & enjoying the sail.Yesterday Hen turned 19( bless her)
So all good on the Lady Qing
p.s check the web site to see where you can see us on TV,they are showing it around the world now

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Message From GARYJESSOP

Mercury.. 46 08.6 N 056 16.7 W 17/6/08 21.00 boat time 24.00 gmt COLD

Mercury,Steel,Iron,Gun Metal,Charcoal and Silver describe the colours of the ocean this afternoon.It is tranquil out here surrounded with puffy clouds in the distant, the dolphin swaying along ,the whale stretching its spine through the still waters, the birds playfuly darting around.. it is wonderful.

The Fog come and goes,when it is in it is very weiry,the visablity is nothing, all eyes are peeled and ears pm tender hooks seeking out any noise.We have seen a couple of fishing boats and the odd cargo vessel.We have a godd feeling they can see us on their radar.
Currently we are over the Grand banks of Newfoundland rich in fish and wild life.Last night the sky was crystal blue ,the stars so clear one could only deam of what was out there.This place is pure with the soul is drawing it all in.

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Message From GARYJESSOP

46 17.1N 059 31.0W race to cork has started
We had a good start as did the whole fleet. we are all now together .Looking at the weather conditions , the highs ands lows it will be interesting where everyone goes.For now get to the firstb way point and then see .
notice we are aqt 46.17 N , the Titanic hit an iceberg at approx 41.00 N so we will be on iceberg look out.
Today the weather is fresh , blue skies and we have just seen some whales next to Glasgow clipper on our port side
It will be a cold night ahead , but with light winds it should be a beautifull one

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The Last Ocean .. the North Atlantic

Sydney Canada   ; location The safe haven of the Delta Hotel     Condition , chilly outside buut warm in the Bar

We ve had our crew brief for tommorrow and I m mentaly ready for the cold, the hard work it will take to get us to Ireland.I ve felt quite emmotional lately , I looked at my globe and  it just registered how far we have been in the last nine months .... it puts a lump in my throat that we have come so far.Marcus and his merry men have chatted, worked hard and learnt so much ,not just about sailing but dealing with fears ,  the cold and all the other stuff you can imagine.We have a great crew, a great skipper and I have great memeoires of it all.

At the begining of this journey which started with a call from Hong Kong to David Cushworth with me excitied about joining and being worried about not getting a place on board The 'fear' set in .. The Fear of ' Will I be strong enough' ....The Fear of ' How is the skipper'..... The Fear of ' I m out of my saftey net , how will I cope' .......The Fear of not wanting to fail others ' ... The Fear of will I be strong enough ' .. the Fear of the ocean'( remember I ve only sailed for 12 days prior to this )

But the real fear that I had and this is by far the greatest.. the fear of Not finishing the journey ..of not making it through.. when I m honest when I spoke to David Cusworth the real fear was starting something and not finishing , the weather may be bad , the ocean may be angry , but as a team .. no not a team .. a family on board the Lady Qing we have grown and I know we have all made our fears a little smaller and we will come away from this a stronger family .. something no one will ever be able to take away from us.Seeing Ant have large waves over him whilst helming out of Durban takes guts, Christians helping hand and alway eager to do the right thing, Nicole who has just grown stronger on every leg and takes on the waves of these ocean showing no fear, Chris on the other watch who is always there ,and the Boy wonder Ocsar who shows no fear and is alway smiling ... I m glad to be taking this last part of the journey with them .. we started together and will return together closer than we realise . Slam and Glam will be the watch names as we started this adventure .. fear will be our friend reminding us to be aware and safe .... sleep is just 14days away .. and we have the rest of our lives to catch up on that..  
Yes this will be an emmotion journey home. 

Message From GARYJESSOP

46 01.5 N 059 20.5 W conditions ; Harsh

Yep the weather has changed .. we have had upto 47 kts app ... we have 3 reefs .. storm jib up .. no yankee .. and presently being tumbled around like washing in the machine .. with a few sail changes ..i am knackered.
50 long miles to go until warm shower , i forgot to mention ..its cold .. wind and water both numbing .
positive side .. a good reminder of what things can be like before we get going to Ireland

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Message From GARYJESSOP

GOOD BYE HALIFAX
A short but sweet stop over , got some good rest in the Westihotel which one needed after the great hospitality of the locals on the first night , so yesterday got about 13 hours in my pit , off and on sleep ...which was after the fresh air tour of Halifax and their Citadel, Marcus,Mole,Dan,Nicole,Myself and Oscar went , Oscar dressed up in Highland Army outfit and marched us about ..all very comical.
A cleansing ale and then sleep at 4 pm .. all very nice.
So now we are on our way to Sydney Canada 200 miles away , in a non clipper race the D250.. We are taking it nice and easy resting our sails before the big one across the pond.
We have guestsTony and Holy on board both locals and it will be great for Tony who is on my watch to go back to his home town of Sydney by sail. Both loevly people and proud of their roots.

Weather ; sunny , fresh /chilly - cold - very cold later on .. sea state pleasant ; one reef , yankee 2

44 50.1 N 062 02 .0 W

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Message From GARYJESSOP

Podium.. and a hard one to earn .. with a dog fight against Hull and Humber

It was a hard 12 hours we were 1st, then 2nd and then third .. with wind shifts we dropped back , we hoisted the wind seeker and I guess others hoisted their kites .. with the wind shifting a 360 we had hard time to steer the Lady, but once we hoisted the spinnaker we were focused to fight back , and that we did.It was very close between H/H they were infront and as the boats merged they had the upper hand .. they were infront again.. but with determination, some great team work .. we helmed and trimmed like always ..But this time we got the result we deserved , we had H/H just feet on our stern.. it was tense.. it was nail bitting .. it was close quaters ocean racing at its best ...
Danny unlucky but the best boat did beat you.
We done Team Qingdao and the Lady Qing

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Message From GARYJESSOP

gmt 04.15 just getting off watch but on stand by ... race to finish at 12.00 gmt

All too close this race again , the scheds have come in and we find ourselves near the front but we all know we have been here before and lady luck has her part to play.. we have been going nicely with whales and birds to keep us company...the the wind just dies as we come off watch so its; down with the stay sail , down with the yankee 1 and up with the wind seeker ,,,, we see clippers all down our port side sneeking up on us .. we hope thye have the same difficult helming problems with light winds and current,
Thank goodness the Fog has gone so we could see the pure pastal blue skies with the whales playing this afternoon.. a joy as ever to be here

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Message From GARYJESSOP

Moist , Foggy, Chilly

40 17.3 N 068 57.6 W 383 to go Canada

The Le Mans Start was interesting in very light wind with all clippers hunting for a breeze ... never mind the direction just get some boat speed was the moto... the first 24hrs light winds in Fog and now the past 12 hrs we have had a constant speed of 10kts..as for positions it will be all so close .. we have clipppers all around us and it will come down to a fast sail change and helming... we have just dropped to the yankee 2 as the wind has picked up ... so we were woken up early for this ..it will be a long night ahead of us.

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Message From GARYJESSOP

New York
A brief stop over,infact far too short but still time to have a stroll around & pick up the great vibe.The city seems cleaner than when I was last here,the park a joy to relax in.Got a Limo to the Yankees stadium,however the game was sold out so went to a local bar had a few cold ones & enjoyed the atmosphere of the locals.With that done headed to the village for a late dinnner & back to the boat where the clouds let loose a very cold sprinkle of rain.
Will have to head back as the city needs more time for strolling, checking out the bars/resturants,and people watching.

At present making our way to the start of the race , some fog surrounds us so I think we may motor a little further and get out of the traffic zone.

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New York

Had a wonderful journey in , the lights lit up the hearts of the crew.We waved at the statue of Liberty and enetered North Cove Marina. Lucky for us there was no hanging around and we were the 2nd boat in  after Liverpool .. and the sailing club opened a little make shift bar which was great.Todays sail got cancelled so everyone is happy and we plan to see the Yankees tonight.. I have the stretch Limo ready ... We leave early doors tomorow for photo shoots etc and then make our way to Canada.

Still looking to race money for the kids .. so if anyone has the odd poound spare .. www.justgiving.com/garyjessop

Going for a Bagel now ... ciaoo

Message From GARYJESSOP

Lightning gone ;48 miles to Ambrose then 25 down the river.
39 41.1 N 073 59.0 W boat time 16.00 gmt 20.00

We have been trucking on nicely with sails and engine and after last nights storm the skies are blue and the sun warms our hearts again.We have passed a few container ships,the odd fishing boat and a cruise liner.

So nearly there, we will get in around midnight and have to wait for some other clippers to catch up and dock before us.We have been told the plans for the next couple of days and the crew is a little unhappy.We have immigration tomorrow between 11.30 and 12.30 .. prize giving at 18.00 hrs and then Tuesday have to take some people out on the boat for 11.00 , slap bang in the middle of the day .. wednesday we leave early doors.. so i m guessing we wont be spending much green back in the big apple... a shame

Next a sprint to Canada .. should take just three days.

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Message From GARYJESSOP

1 june 2 am ny time .. a wonderful sight as we surrounded by non stop lightening.. the sky is so alive .. the other watch have had huge hail .. so all in the wet gear for the first time and the temp has just dropped .

to mark this special night marcus made us a cuppa at 24.32 .. yes he now knows how to turn the kettle on.

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