My mate Ian's round the world race with Clipper Ventures…...

[Giles]

Aki, I was going to PM you about that.  I don't know at the moment.  The fleet arrives in on Sat 28th having grouped up at one of the offshore islands.  I'll talk to Ian some time on the Saturday.  Do you have any preferences?

[aki]

I am fine with any day. I do not mind hitting down after the IH meet up on 29th…

[Giles]

Just off to the Marina to welcome Ian in from his latest leg from the Gold Coast in Australia, I have not seen him since July, looking forward to it…..And yes Aki, I will be discussing your mast climbing adventure......

[jacoavlu]

G aren't you going out on the boat sometime?

[Giles]

Not this time, Aki is going to get hauled up the mast though…..

[Giles]

Ian at Batan at 04:30 this morning, waiting for the fleet to get itself sorted and come into Singapore en masse…..

[Giles]

[Giles]

[Giles]

Sitting in The Marina at Keppel Bay, Singapore.  Next leg starts in about an hour.  Next stop Qingdao, Ians home port…..Come on Ian....

[STAN]

Ian is cool block.
( I hope I got the right slang )

[Giles]

@STAN:

Ian is cool block.
( I hope I got the right slang )

Almost Stan.  It's "bloke"…..

[Giles]

See you in 6 months dude….

[Giles]

Qingdao next stop….

And Gold Coast had to come back - fuel leak…..Let's hope they make race start, which is actually 3 hours motoring out of Singapore, they need to be clear of the shipping lanes before they rely on sail alone......

[Giles]

[Giles]

Ian gets to Qingdao (at last)….

http://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/index.php/race-news/

[Giles]

Ian sporting an IH-GEO in Qingdao….

[Giles]

If you can be bothered to wait for it to load, you will see Ian talking in Chinese on Chinese National TV (well, I'm told it is Chinese)…

http://news.cntv.cn/china/20120227/114511.shtml

[Giles]

And here is the man himself with the well travelled Tee….

[Giles]

Ian shows some guests the emergency exit…...

[Giles]

One of Ian's Chinese crew wants in on the Forum Tee action…....