Category: Leg 6

How to pack your Ocean Sleepwear Bag for Travel

16/3/2019

I recently came across a post on a #ClipperCrew what's app group. Thanks Keith for the tip! You can buy a vacuum pump and various bags for just over a tenner on Amazon and the result is that packing your Ocean Sleepwear bag just got a whole lot more manageable!

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Kit Review | Le Chameau Neptune

29/1/2019

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Kit Review | Ocean Sleepwear Bag

29/1/2019

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What to Pack for a Cold Race Leg?

28/1/2019

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In this short video I discuss what you should be thinking about packing for a cold ocean leg. In this context, I consider Cold Ocean Legs to be Legs 2, 3 , 4, 6 and Leg 8.

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KIT REVIEW | Ocean Sleepwear Marine Sleeping Bag

11/3/2018

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The Ocean Sleepwear Bag costs a big chunk of change. Is it worth it? This brief video shows you what you get. We hire bags for training or the race and you can find pre-used bags in the classified ads section.

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Fleece-lined sleeping bag Review - Save £££s!!

10/3/2018

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Keeping warm at sea is very important, especially on long, cold high latitude races such as Legs 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8 of the Clipper Race. The last week of Leg 5 is also very very cold!

A warm sleeping bag is a must-have for sailors doing a 'cold ocean'. Here, we review the budget option - The Mountain Warehouse Sutherland Sleeping Bag.

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We'll be reviewing the Ocean Sleepwear bag soon. We also hire the Ocean bag for crew looking to try it out during training. Click here for details.

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KIT REVIEW | Le Chameau Neptune

15/2/2018

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The Neptune is the top of the range sailing boot from Le Chameau stable. Le Chameau is well known for its high-end boots and the Neptune does not disappoint.

The boot is made from rubber. It is robust and extremely hardwearing. It has a thick sole to reduce loss of heat through conductivity, it has an excellent all-grip sole, gaiters to prevent leakage and water ingress and a thick neoprene lining to ensure you have warm feet even on the coldest night watch.

Fierce Turtle sell the Le Chameau Neptune. Register with us for a significant member-only discount offered throughout the year.

The RRP is £315. Needless to say, we do a much better price for Clipper Crew.

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What are the best boots for high Latitude Sailing?

9/2/2018

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Volvo Ocean Race - Southern Ocean

Sailing in the Southern Ocean in Summer is a tough old gig, even for the pros on The Volvo Ocean Race. It seems no coincidence that so many use the Le Chameau Neptune boot for the really tough, cold race legs.

Click here for our review of the Le Chameau Neptune. Clipper Crew can claim 15% OFF the Le Chameau Neptune if purchased in February 2018.

The DISCOUNT CODE is WARMFEET. Just enter the code at checkout.

Sail safe.

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Mark Burkes is a former Clipper Race Skipper, Round the World Crew, Clipper Training Skipper & jobbing RYA Yachtmaster Instructor (Ocean). He has over 200,000 miles logged.

Mark also writes professionally both online and offline and has written for Yachting World.

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