Happy memories of this wedding in Hawaii of two Clipper crew members in Feb 1997. Here I am checking on the bride’ teeth as part of my duties as Skipper of Chrysolite in the first Clipper race in 1996. Of course in those days Skippers and crew took reefers jackets as part of their shore rig, just in case they had to go to a wedding, …. and as for the pig tail, that lasted until Singapore.
Well if you are an Aussie marrying a Brit it is quite logical to get married in Hawaii, that way it is really inconvenient for all the families and friends. The wedding was in the Chapel of the Sea in downtown Honolulu just behind the famous Waikiki beach. This was 4 years before the race went to the marina at Ko Olina on the west end of the island where there were two ‘wedding chapels’ in the grounds – both full booked every hour, on the hour – mainly by Japanese. Is this a challenge coming up for crew in the next race?!
Well if you are an Aussie marrying a Brit it is quite logical to get married in Hawaii, that way it is really inconvenient for all the families and friends. The wedding was in the Chapel of the Sea in downtown Honolulu just behind the famous Waikiki beach. This was 4 years before the race went to the marina at Ko Olina on the west end of the island where there were two ‘wedding chapels’ in the grounds – both full booked every hour, on the hour – mainly by Japanese. Is this a challenge coming up for crew in the next race?!
Name the Bride and Groom to claim a collector’s T-shirt. Names please to thumper.demowbray@virgin.net Draw for the winner will be made Friday 23 Feb.
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