Taking the Leap
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied” ~ John Masefield All my bags are packed and I’m raring to go. Round the world on a sailboat. Or at least as far as I can stretch my monies. I’ve signed up for the Clipper Round the World Race 2017-18; a race that takes novices like me, trains them intensively, then puts 20 of us and a capable skipper on a 68 foot long boat to race against 11 other similar boats, all around the world. It all started when Dilip , the first Indian to sail solo around the world, nonchalantly said that anyone can sail around the world. I was like, really!? Anyone!? Then he told me about Clipper . So, I promptly applied for this year’s race. A friendly chat with the race officials followed and I was offered a place in the Race. The way this works, Clipper puts everyone through a grueling four