GIRL IN TECH WOMAN AT SEA

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After 13 years at Sony Corporation, I’m taking

on the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race

– an 11 month, 40,000 mile circumnavigation of

our beautiful planet and one of the most

demanding team sporting events in the world.

The only snag?

1. I’ve NEVER been on a boat before! … and

2. I don’t own ANY outdoor sports clothing –

not even trainers (mostly just dance leotards and

vintage dresses) 2

REDUNDANCY meets A GLOBAL ADVENTURE

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WHAT IS THE CLIPPER RACE?

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The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is one of

the most demanding team sporting events in the

world.

On 30 August 2015, 12 identical 70ft racing yachts will

leave the UK to begin the 10th Edition of this biennial,

40,000 mile journey as part of the world’s only

amateur global ocean race.

Qualification… a thirst for adventure!

About The Race

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WATCH THIS!

Watch a snippet of my interview

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FOUNDER AND

CHAIRMAN

SIR ROBIN KNOX-JOHNSTON

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“The ethos of the event, founded

by legendary yachtsman Sir Robin

Knox-Johnston, is to bring ocean

racing within the reach of

everyone. After experiencing the

emotions of saying goodbye to

loved ones and untying lines at

the start of this 40,000 nautical

mile, eleven month long

challenge, the fleet will race away

to start an epic adventure round

the world.” Clipper Ventures Plc 7

History of The Race

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THE

WORLD

IS OUR RACE TRACK

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Leg 1 UK – Rio de Janeiro (5630nmi, 33 days)

August 2015 Leg 5 Whitsundays – SE Asia

– Qingdao (7400nmi, 53 days)

December 2015

Leg 2 Rio de Janeiro – Cape

Town (3390nmi, 18 days)

September 2015 Leg 6 Qingdao – Seattle (6637nmi, 28 days)

January-March

2016

Leg 3 Cape Town – Albany (4700nmi, 23 days)

October 2015 Leg 7 Seattle – Panama –NY (7117nmi, 41 days)

April-June 2016

Leg 4 Albany – Sydney –

Hobart – Whitsundays

(4200nmi, 28 days)

November-

December 2015

Leg 8 NY – Derry Londonderry

– Europe – UK

(3750nmi, 22 days)

June-July 2016

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“LEGGING IT”

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WHO AM I IN A “SEA” SHELL?

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woman

techie

foodie

yogi

dancer

wannabe

ayurvedic

adventurer

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HELLO!

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French, Portuguese, Martiniquaise,

pseudo-Canadian, adopted-Londoner,

Japanophile, Burkina Faso London 2012

Olympic Ambassador

A 13 year veteran of Sony Corporation

A dreamer… of course!

A GLOBAL CITIZEN

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MY STORY

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One day, about 3 years ago, as I was rushing through the

morning commute on the London Underground, my eyes

were suddenly transfixed by a set of posters.

I stopped mid-stride.

A life-changing 11 month adventure?

No experience required?

2012

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Weeks and months passed but I couldn’t shake the idea.

“I’ve never sailed before. I don’t even own

a pair of trainers.”

And anyways, how would I find the TIME?

How would I raise the MONEY?

Take a YEAR off work!?!? HA!

“Let’s just forget about it”

2013

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2014

And then ….

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MY SONY SHOCK

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REDUNDANCY

“After 13 years, Sony announced I would be made

redundant as of 1 April 2015.

No April Fools joke!”

2015

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2015

What now …

Get another job?

Do an MBA?

Hmmm…

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2015

Clipper Ventures Plc

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THIS IS NOT A CRUISE

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Months at sea with total strangers

No hot water No showers No cabins

30ft waves 20kg allowance

Terrifying hurricanes

What if I get sea sick?

“Why would I be so drawn to such a thing?”

Who knows? Why not? For ALL reasons! I’ll do it! I’ll escape

the rat race, circumnavigate the planet and take my life in a

new direction. Time to press the “reset” button!

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WHY?

THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME

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No need for further explanation here!

Although you may find it amusing that, after 13 years in the

corporate world, my “outdoor wardrobe” consists of one pair

of leaky wellies, one pair of gravity defying Jimmy Choos and

one pair of well-worn competitive Ballroom Dancing Latin

heels. Time to invest in some proper offshore kit!

A PERSONAL CHALLENGE

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I am fascinated and passionate about Ayurveda – an ancient

system of traditional medicine native to the Indian

subcontinent – and would like to further explore this during

the race. As the saying goes, “an army marches on its

stomach”, so as ‘Team Olivier’ Victualler this means

meticulous planning and restocking at stopovers to create

delicious recipes using locally sourced, seasonal foods…and

of course, adapting them to life on a 70ft racing yacht, with

fresh food spoiling quickly, and a crew of 20, each burning up

to 5,000 calories a day over 4 week stretches.

AYURVEDA: THE SCIENCE OF LIFE

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BLUE MARINE FOUNDATION

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BLUE, my chosen charity, was set up in 2010 by the team

behind the award-winning documentary film The End of the

Line. “Where have all the fish gone?”, they asked. I was

blown away by the answers, horrified by the implications for

us as global citizens and moved by the people actually doing

something about it. They inspired me so much that I (as a

newly adopted Friend of BLUE) plan to spread the word

onshore and offshore throughout my journey. BLUE “The End of The Line” | BLUE “Who is BLUE” | BLUE Mission

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SEE BLUE

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On 25 April, 2015, Clipper

Ventures held it’s highly

awaited Crew Allocation

ceremony where I learned

that I would be sailing on-

board ‘Team Olivier’.

Olivier Cardin will make

history as the first French

skipper in Clipper’s nineteen

year history.

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A MATCH MADE IN

OCEAN (well, Portsmouth actually!)

Watch the moment I got called

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The third generation of one-

design Clipper Race yachts

debuted in the Clipper 2013-

14 Race, breaking speed

records of 35 knots.

The twelve 70-foot yachts

make up the world’s largest

matched fleet of ocean

racing yachts. Designed by

renowned naval architect

Tony Castro, they are the

shining jewel in the Clipper

Race crown, perfectly

adapted to this gruelling

sailing challenge. 30

THE FLEET

Portuguese architect!

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TRAINING LEVEL 1, 2, 3, 4

So, you want to be an

ocean-racing athlete and

overcome the most

challenging conditions on

the planet?

Then you’ll need to warm up

on our compulsory training

programme first..

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WORLDCLASS TRAINING

Check out a Team Olivier Level 4 Training Session

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BASIC KIT PACKAGE

Ocean Pro Smock £675

Ocean Pro Hi-Fit Trousers £475

Cyclone Jacket £110 Rio Jacket £110

Fast-Dri Polo £38

Henri Lloyd basic kit package issued

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LIFE ON BOARD

A different job

every day!

bowman

mid bowman

mastman

pitman

grinder

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LIFE ON BOARD

A different job

every day!

trimmers

running backstay

helmsman

mother watch

watch leaders

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ROLES ON BOARD

bosun

engineer

medic

navigator

sailmaker

skipper

social coordinator

stopover manager

treasurer

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Each crew member taking

part in the Clipper Race plays

an important part on board to

ensure that the team is

performing safely and

efficiently. There are also

specific roles on board that

crew can volunteer to take on

to support their fellow team

mates. I am delighted to have

been chosen as ‘Team

Olivier’ Victualler!

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‘CHEZ OLIVIER’ THE GALLEY’S OPEN

Take a peak!

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PORTS

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PORTS

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PORTS PORTS

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The world’s only amateur

global yacht race

ONE Celebrating the tenth edition

of the Clipper Race

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Founded by the world’s first

non-stop solo circumnavigator

Sir Robin Knox-Johnston

1st

Miles making it the worlds

longest ocean race

40,000

GET READY

Clipper 70s

The largest matched fleet of

ocean racing yachts

12 Crew members from

all walks of life

680

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“Round-the-worlders”

Crew completing full

circumnavigation

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4 hours on deck

4 hours rest

Non-stop 24/7 rota

4:4 Calories burnt by each

crew member on an

average day

4,800

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Percent female

crew

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Youngest crew: 18

Oldest crew: 74

Average age: 46

18:74

“Leggers”

Crew completing single or

multiple legs

560

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Months

11 Races

15 Countries

13 Winner

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GET READY

Hours of footage filmed on the

fleet’s fixed camera system

59,000 Nationalities represented

among crew

40 Novices turned into ocean-

racers since 1995

4,000

Legs

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