As the July 1st race day approaches, it has been a steady stream of meetings, briefings, safety checks, and testing the boat in the water. Today was spent checking and double-checking all the safety equipment and organizing it carefully.
Thanks to fellow competitor Abhilash Tomy for your own fantastic safety chart example and to Jason Verrett for your help in getting the Liberty II it’s own safety go-to chart!
All photos taken by Sandra Shipp and the Golden Globe Race/PPL.
Click on the first image for a full-screen gallery experience 😉
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- Skipper Nabil Amra is greeted by Don McIntire, founder and Race Chairman of the 2018 Golden Globe Race, as the Liberty II arrives from England to France. Don is an experienced circumnavigator and recognized as one of Australia’s greatest explorers. (Photo: Golden Globe Race 2018/PPL)
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- Nabil in France at the Golden Globe Race pre-race events. (Photo: Golden Globe Race 2018/PPL)
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- From a banner… (Photo: Sandy Shipp)
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- …to a beautifully-painted decal. The Liberty II lives! Learn more about its namesake, the U.S.S. Liberty, on the Team Palestine website. (Photo: Sandy Shipp)
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- Nabil (left) and his brother Ziad on the Liberty II in the English Channel and Bay of Biscay. (Photo: Sandy Shipp)
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- Sailing the English Channel and Bay of Biscay on the Liberty II. (Photo: Sandy Shipp)
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- Clear skies on the Bay of Biscay and the English Channel! (Photo: Sandy Shipp)
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- Safety check day… getting ready. (Photo: Sandy Shipp)
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- A very fine safety plan. Thanks to fellow competitor Abhilash Tomy for your own fantastic example and to Jason Verrett for your help in getting the Liberty II it’s own safety go-to chart! (Photo: Sandy Shipp)
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- You have to have a quality safety plan in place so you don’t ever have to give up the ship! 😀 (Photo: Sandy Shipp)
CAPTAIN NABIL AMRA & TEAM PALESTINE
My name is Nabil Amra, I’m a proud Palestinian, a proud American, and an avid sailor. In 2015, it was announced that there would be a Golden Globe Race held in 2018 to mark the 50th anniversary of the original race. I was fortunate enough to be able to secure one of 30 coveted positions for the race. I will be sailing under the Palestinian flag as a showing of solidarity with the ongoing suffering of Palestinians and their unyielding desire for freedom. I respectfully and humbly ask for your support.
Above: Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, first man to sail solo, nonstop around the world, with Golden Globe competitor Nabil Amra (USA/Palestine), who is campaigning the Biscay 36 ketch rigged production yacht LIBERTY II, which was fitted out at the Falmouth Boat Co. in preparation for the start of the 2018 Golden Globe Race. (Photo: Barry Pickthall/PPL)
