an ocean racing chronicle · Clipper Round the World
Chapter Four
The dock-out, the goodbyes, the gun.
The shore story · dates to come
The fleet off the fort, racing at last.
One evocative line to open the day.
Opening paragraph, written once the day's story lands. The scene on shore — written once Don's photographs and voice notes land.
The main movement of the day: the moments that made this part of the journey what it was.
A lighter human aside from the day. The small human moment that stuck — written from Don's notes.
The best of the crew's messages and Don's notes, tidied only enough to read.
Closing prose. What this stage meant, seen from the far side of the finish line.
A short italic envoi, the feeling to leave on.