On Thursday the 13th we arrived at lunchtime into Singapore and berthed at the One 15 Marina at Sentosa Cove. All the usual faces were there to meet us with drinks. We then cleared immigration which was set up on the quayside and went back to work deep cleaning through the boat.
We set up a rota which allowed all of the team a few days off to chill out and see Singapore, so first of all I went with my Dad for a Singapore Sling in Raffles Hotel, followed by a trip up to the top of 'Sky Park' for some great views of the city. In the evening we went to a Chinese New Year show to celebrate the year of the Horse. The next day I went to a real Chinese laundry to do all my washing and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston came help fix a problem with our rudder bearings on Mission Performance. In the evening there was the prize giving ceremony for the winning teams (ours is still to come!!!) and a crew meal.
The day after we had a visit to the boat from 50 Sea Scouts who had a good look round before we organised some games on Mission Performance with them. On the last day we restocked the boat with provisions and met 5 new crew members who have joined us for the next leg as we are short on numbers due to some minor injuries and personal reasons of some of the crew from the previous leg who had to get off (however let me stress we are a happy crew with a great skipper and sponsor, It's just very demanding conditions at sea that we have to go through). So we are ready to set sail for Qingdao and get some much needed points for the team.
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| Immigration |
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| Raffles Hotel |
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| Sky Park |
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| A real Chinese laundry |
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| Sir Robin Knox-Johnston & Me |
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