Sailing in the middle of the world’s oceans gave Chris Brooks plenty of experience handling big weather conditions. He shares his knowledge here with Andy Rice.
Across 45,000 miles of sailing around the world on the Clipper Race, keeping the boat going fast and safely in survival conditions reaches the point of becoming routine. But it’s something never to be taken for granted, and there are systems and routines to keep the risk of breakage and injury to a minimum.
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