0:00:02 > 0:00:09This programme contains some strong language.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Ten yachts, 40,000 miles,
0:00:11 > 0:00:14500 competitors from more than 40 countries.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17This is the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race,
0:00:17 > 0:00:20the longest ocean challenge on the planet.
0:00:22 > 0:00:24Starting in Southampton, the ten-month voyage
0:00:24 > 0:00:29will circumnavigate the globe in eight legs.
0:00:29 > 0:00:32It's crewed entirely by non-professional sailors,
0:00:32 > 0:00:33who've each paid £40,000
0:00:33 > 0:00:37for the privilege of taking part for the full year.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41For City of Culture in 2013,
0:00:41 > 0:00:45Derry City Council has sponsored one of the ten yachts,
0:00:45 > 0:00:47the Derry-Londonderry.
0:00:53 > 0:00:54This is the story
0:00:54 > 0:00:56of three unemployed young people from the city.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59No, never, never been on a boat before at all.
0:00:59 > 0:01:03They'll take turns to join the crew for one leg of the voyage each.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06I'm here, I've got here and there's no going back now.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08I can't pinpoint one emotion.
0:01:08 > 0:01:12It's like nervousness, excitement, feel a wee bit sick.
0:01:12 > 0:01:17Niall Boyle worked hard on the first race from Southampton,
0:01:17 > 0:01:21but fluky winds meant the boat trailed last into Rio de Janeiro,
0:01:21 > 0:01:25where he handed over to Shauna O'Neill, who helped crew the boat
0:01:25 > 0:01:28into a respectable fifth place in Cape Town.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30Now, it's Pod's turn to show
0:01:30 > 0:01:34if he's got what it takes to become one of the Legenderrys.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47After arriving last into their stopover in Halifax, Nova Scotia,
0:01:47 > 0:01:50the Derry-Londonderry crew needs to step up its game
0:01:50 > 0:01:53for the most important race of the competition -
0:01:53 > 0:01:56the much-awaited voyage to their home port.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Nobody wants it more than we do, OK? What team are we?
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- ALL:- We are the Legenderrys!
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Come on, let's do it, OK? Come on!
0:02:05 > 0:02:0925-year-old unemployed schoolteacher Pod McConway
0:02:09 > 0:02:12is the last of the Derry City Council bursary winners
0:02:12 > 0:02:15to join the race, and he's feeling the pressure.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19We'll probably be leaving in about eight minutes' time or so,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22so I can't pinpoint one emotion.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26It's like nervousness, excitement, feel a wee bit sick.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39We've got 2,500 miles between us and stardom.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43# A broken arrow fills the hole... #
0:02:43 > 0:02:47The positions for the actual start, Ben is going to be up on the bow,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50in the pit we're going to have Emma and Lizzie. OK?
0:02:50 > 0:02:54On the yankee sheet, we've got Danny and Pod.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57# Headed for the winter sun... #
0:02:57 > 0:03:02We're going to have Shona and Orla on one running backstay
0:03:02 > 0:03:06and Padraig, you're going to be on John's mainsheet back here with me.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11# I'm sailing out into the wind... #
0:03:13 > 0:03:18Five, four, three, two, one.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20AIR HORN BLARES
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Get these sheets in, guys!
0:03:25 > 0:03:27As the boats jockey for a good start,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30the Derry-Londonderry has to act quickly to avoid a collision.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35And just in the nick of time!
0:03:53 > 0:03:55That was good, very exciting.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58A lot of boats trying to push us out and over the line early,
0:03:58 > 0:04:00but we managed to sneak across, I think,
0:04:00 > 0:04:02with very good timing, actually, on that one.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04It was one of our better starts, that,
0:04:04 > 0:04:08and great to see the fleet leaving with spinnakers flying.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14After nine months circumnavigating the world,
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Mark's team has been on the coveted winner's podium only once,
0:04:17 > 0:04:19in third place.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Now, they have to race across the Atlantic Ocean,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25one of the roughest and most unpredictable seas in the world,
0:04:25 > 0:04:30as they battle for the finish line in just under three weeks' time.
0:04:35 > 0:04:38To make the best of every moment of sailing,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41the crew is split into two watches with sleep
0:04:41 > 0:04:44and watch duties carried out in rotation 24 hours a day.
0:04:44 > 0:04:47They each take turns on "mother" duty,
0:04:47 > 0:04:50which means cooking for the entire boat.
0:04:50 > 0:04:55Pod is on the team of Tom Way from Portsmouth who, at 22-years-old,
0:04:55 > 0:04:59is one of the youngest watch leaders in the entire fleet.
0:04:59 > 0:05:02The other watch leader, John Harkin from Derry, has brothers
0:05:02 > 0:05:06Danny and Padraig O'Sullivan from Donegal on his team.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09But, he's especially delighted to have his daughter, Jodie,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11onboard for the homeward leg.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13We're just trying to, I suppose, tease out
0:05:13 > 0:05:16the most amount of power that we can out of these sails
0:05:16 > 0:05:20and every five minutes, I'm just checking the tell-tales.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22The wind's very fluky. We're getting really heavy spurts of wind
0:05:22 > 0:05:25but then equally, we're getting really light spurts.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27It's just to make sure the guys at the back are aware of that.
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Catching the wind in their sails is vital for maximising their speed,
0:05:34 > 0:05:37but by choosing to follow the lead boats on a northerly route,
0:05:37 > 0:05:41they're soon battling against strong headwinds and the heavy ocean swell.
0:05:44 > 0:05:46Can we get that message forward?
0:05:51 > 0:05:52No!
0:05:54 > 0:05:55Here!
0:05:59 > 0:06:03It's been a baptism of fire for some people that have just joined
0:06:03 > 0:06:05I think, really. But they're doing well,
0:06:05 > 0:06:08we're racing well, so I'm happy.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Just a bit wet, cold and knackered.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17As the fleet separates, it's not long before they feel
0:06:17 > 0:06:21the full force of the mighty Atlantic Ocean.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24The angle of the boat, combined with the harsh wind and the cold,
0:06:24 > 0:06:27makes work on deck a real endurance test.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Dan, you go number two, Pod, three.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Action man, Tom, is in his element,
0:06:46 > 0:06:50but Pod is showing definite signs of the dreaded seasickness.
0:06:50 > 0:06:52..it's all leaning on the sheet.
0:06:52 > 0:06:56Pod, on the drops, give it a little ease to start with.
0:07:01 > 0:07:04It's time for the watch to change over
0:07:04 > 0:07:08and it soon becomes clear that Pod is not the only one suffering.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12I'm not feeling too super at the minute.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Just sitting here and having a wee chill out
0:07:14 > 0:07:17and hoping when I get up there and get a bit of fresh air I'll be fine.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21Always worried about losing people to seasickness,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23specially in weather like this,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26when you need as much muscle and grunt as you can get.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34There's three out of six struggling.
0:07:34 > 0:07:39We can't change sails for three people, with three crew.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41Pod, pull it round the way.
0:07:46 > 0:07:48The pressure also builds on Tom's watch,
0:07:48 > 0:07:51with Pod's condition worsening by the hour.
0:07:55 > 0:07:57But there's no relief below deck,
0:07:57 > 0:08:00where the motion of the boat is even worse.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07As the boat heaves, so does Pod's stomach,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10and he's lucky to make it to the head.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14POD RETCHES
0:08:14 > 0:08:16People aren't eating what they normally would.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Some aren't having food at all.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22The big concern to me would be they're not really drinking enough.
0:08:23 > 0:08:27Everything's thrown up... Sore head...
0:08:30 > 0:08:34This is as turbulent as I've seen down below,
0:08:34 > 0:08:36in all the stuff that we were in.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39I don't know what it is, if it's a short, choppy sea or whatever?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42- It's quite high and short. - Short, yes.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57The relentless sea is causing havoc above and below deck
0:08:57 > 0:09:01and has claimed another victim in Dr Bill McConnell.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I'll try to get the Dramamine,
0:09:07 > 0:09:12but putting two of them in and not swallowing them.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15Just let them absorb in the side of your mouth.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18Hopefully, these will work.
0:09:26 > 0:09:27I feel like shit.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30I think we've another three or four days of this
0:09:30 > 0:09:33and then the wind's meant to change,
0:09:33 > 0:09:37so it'll be downwind sailing, so it'll be smoother, hopefully.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Well, that's the plans.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43Oiche mhaith.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46# Dreaming
0:09:48 > 0:09:50# On a day
0:09:52 > 0:09:55# In the past
0:09:57 > 0:09:59# I had a dream...
0:09:59 > 0:10:04The loss of crew has taken its toll on the watch leaders, Tom and John.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Their turn on mother watch is a welcome respite from the rigours
0:10:08 > 0:10:11above deck, but there's not much cooking going on.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14# Dream... #
0:10:14 > 0:10:18The problem about both us being on mother watch,
0:10:18 > 0:10:20if we get heavy conditions like that, it puts a big strain on Mark.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23What you guys have to do is think about what you're doing
0:10:23 > 0:10:25and be aware of what's going on.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28There's an awful lot of times there when people are trying to
0:10:28 > 0:10:30struggle to do something on their own
0:10:30 > 0:10:33and everybody else is sat with their thumb up their arse.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37He has to cover both watches, day and night,
0:10:37 > 0:10:39so then it burns him out.
0:10:39 > 0:10:44There's only so much I can do every day on here, OK?
0:10:44 > 0:10:48I can't be up all the time, I can't be telling you every single step.
0:10:49 > 0:10:53# I open my eyes... #
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I haven't slept for six days.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02# Turned over in my bed... #
0:11:02 > 0:11:05The race slips from focus
0:11:05 > 0:11:09as the casualties below deck begin to mount.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13It looks like Bill has done more damage than he first realised.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Moving around on the next watch that I was on,
0:11:18 > 0:11:21I realised that I'd maybe done
0:11:21 > 0:11:24a bit more than I thought.
0:11:24 > 0:11:29And I think Mark realised that I was moving a bit slowly
0:11:29 > 0:11:32and gingerly, so he asked me how I was and just said,
0:11:32 > 0:11:35"Right, go off to your bunk for a few hours
0:11:35 > 0:11:38"and get a little bit of rest and see how it is."
0:11:40 > 0:11:44After seven days at sea, the Derry boat's position has slipped badly.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47The race is now split into two groups - one headed north
0:11:47 > 0:11:49and the other southwards.
0:11:49 > 0:11:50Mark decides that their best chance
0:11:50 > 0:11:54is to continue behind the lead boats on a northerly route.
0:11:56 > 0:11:59The good news is that Pod seems to have turned a corner
0:11:59 > 0:12:02and he valiantly goes back on deck.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Not too bad, as long as I sit down and have, like,
0:12:06 > 0:12:08deep breaths, I'll be all right.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11I took a few different types of medications and stuff,
0:12:11 > 0:12:13so hopefully, now, that's me sorted.
0:12:15 > 0:12:18But sticking to the route means that the boat is still battling
0:12:18 > 0:12:22against the strong headwinds and the conditions remain rough.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Suddenly, the situation takes
0:12:30 > 0:12:33a serious turn for the worse for Jodie.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37The problem is the least wee bit that she eats or drinks,
0:12:37 > 0:12:39she's throwing up after it,
0:12:39 > 0:12:43so she's not really showing any signs of getting any better.
0:12:43 > 0:12:47She really hasn't drank at all now in 24 hours.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51I mean, she hasn't drunken an egg-cup-full, which concerns me.
0:12:54 > 0:12:59By day nine of the race, Jodie's condition has become dangerous.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00# I just want to watch... #
0:13:00 > 0:13:04Jodie's not feeling particularly well.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07We're going to have to move her out, down into the lower hospital bunk,
0:13:07 > 0:13:10so the medics can attend to her a bit better.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Seasickness is one of those things, the longer it lasts,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16the more serious it gets.
0:13:16 > 0:13:20People get dehydrated and eventually, after two, three days,
0:13:20 > 0:13:23it starts to become a real problem and we need to start getting fluids
0:13:23 > 0:13:25into them and if they don't react to that,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29then it's potentially fatal after four or five days of that,
0:13:29 > 0:13:32so we need to think about getting them off the boat.
0:13:32 > 0:13:37# Moonlight, open my eyes... #
0:13:41 > 0:13:45When you're seasick, you feel you're letting everybody down.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48That's a big part of it, you're not pulling your weight,
0:13:48 > 0:13:49you're letting the team down.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52As well as the illness, you go through all that as well.
0:13:56 > 0:13:58It's terrible to go through.
0:14:05 > 0:14:08MUSIC: "Gymnopedie No. 1" by Erik Satie
0:14:13 > 0:14:17Relief finally comes as the seas turn to calm.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20It's a chance for the beleaguered crew to recover,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23but there's a price to pay in the race
0:14:23 > 0:14:27as the boat slips to a disastrous eighth place.
0:14:28 > 0:14:31- How's it going, Dan?- Rubbish.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38Since about two o'clock this morning, the wind has just died.
0:14:38 > 0:14:43With little to do, the crew on Tom's watch amuse themselves.
0:14:46 > 0:14:49A bit more, it's not bang tight yet.
0:14:49 > 0:14:52Can you actually sit up now?
0:14:53 > 0:14:56THEY LAUGH
0:14:58 > 0:15:02So, we have to get a bow shot doing this.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06- Why am I going to the bow?- Yeah. - Being Kate Winslet.
0:15:06 > 0:15:08You're being Kate Winslet.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09SHE LAUGHS Where's my payment?
0:15:09 > 0:15:12So you just have to be saying, "Jack, I'm flying!"
0:15:15 > 0:15:17- Seriously?- Yeah.
0:15:21 > 0:15:25# You're here... #
0:15:25 > 0:15:29I'm the king of the world! Whoo!
0:15:29 > 0:15:36# My heart will go on and on... #
0:15:36 > 0:15:40- Thanks. That was fun. - Ahh, very sweet.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44But for the senior crew from Derry,
0:15:44 > 0:15:47the calm waters are no laughing matter
0:15:47 > 0:15:51as they see their chances for a good race finish into their home port
0:15:51 > 0:15:53slip away from them.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56This is depressing.
0:15:56 > 0:16:01The weather system that we should have had obviously has changed.
0:16:01 > 0:16:07We were hoping to stay with the front group and now
0:16:07 > 0:16:13the front group have got a breeze and got away in front of us.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16The boat may be losing out in the race,
0:16:16 > 0:16:20but Jodie's strength's begins to come back as she rises
0:16:20 > 0:16:24from her sickbed and fights to get some food into her body.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28- Can I give you a hand out? - Ah, I'll roll out. I'm OK, Tom.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Though still in agony, Bill has dosed himself with heavy
0:16:32 > 0:16:34painkillers and struggles to get on his feet again.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44- How are you feeling, Jodie, at the moment?- Much better, thankfully.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46I think a day of eating and wee bit of respite now
0:16:46 > 0:16:49up on deck with fresh air will do me the world of good today.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53Yeah, I think so. Well, you look a lot better anyway. Good thing.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Welcoming Jodie above deck for the first time in days,
0:16:57 > 0:17:02Padraig O'Sullivan can always be relied upon to lighten the mood.
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Here we are, back in sunny Marbella.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07All's good,
0:17:07 > 0:17:10got pina coladas, sunshine.
0:17:10 > 0:17:15We've got the yacht with the beautiful women, Club Tropicana.
0:17:15 > 0:17:17What more could you ask for?
0:17:19 > 0:17:22Music!
0:17:22 > 0:17:24# When all the dark clouds roll away... #
0:17:24 > 0:17:26Heave!
0:17:29 > 0:17:33# And the sun begins to shine... #
0:17:35 > 0:17:39Hang you on to it, Padraig, and we'll bring you back as well!
0:17:43 > 0:17:47# And it comes right in on time... #
0:17:47 > 0:17:52After almost a fortnight at sea, Mark makes the decision to
0:17:52 > 0:17:56change course and join the boats taking the southerly route.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00He'll avoid a threatening hurricane and greatly improve their speed.
0:18:01 > 0:18:04# Make me feel so free... #
0:18:04 > 0:18:08We made a decision to change course.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11What it means for us now is now we're connecting into these
0:18:11 > 0:18:15favourable winds, it means very, very fast sailing, flat boat,
0:18:15 > 0:18:18a lot easier on the crew, a lot more comfortable,
0:18:18 > 0:18:21and a direct course to Ireland.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25# And it seems like Seems like
0:18:25 > 0:18:27# Yes it feels like... #
0:18:27 > 0:18:29With seasickness finally banished,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32the watches join force to regain lost ground.
0:18:34 > 0:18:39- # A brand-new day, yeah - Brand new day
0:18:39 > 0:18:43- # Yeah, yeah - A brand new day... #
0:18:43 > 0:18:46Within days, they have crossed the Atlantic Ocean
0:18:46 > 0:18:49and are finally in Irish waters.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53They're on the downward journey at last and spirits couldn't be higher.
0:18:56 > 0:18:57Eyes across the Atlantic Ocean.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00A little bit for me, because I'm the skipper.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04And Neptune, thank you for looking after us.
0:19:04 > 0:19:06Play safe, guys. Enjoy.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11# Feels like it's a brand new day... #
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Fantastic experience, this, crossing the north Atlantic Ocean,
0:19:15 > 0:19:17and regardless of what happens to us,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20I know we're all going to get into Derry and have a great time.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22We're on our way home, guys.
0:19:22 > 0:19:24THEY CHEER Cheers, everybody.
0:19:24 > 0:19:30The crew is happy and Pod's talent as an entertainer comes to the fore.
0:19:30 > 0:19:32# Mustang Sally
0:19:32 > 0:19:36# Guess you better roll that Mustang down
0:19:36 > 0:19:40# Mustang Sally now, baby
0:19:40 > 0:19:45# Guess you better roll the Mustang down
0:19:45 > 0:19:50# You've been running all over town girl, oh
0:19:50 > 0:19:55# I guess you better put your two flat feet on the ground
0:19:55 > 0:19:57# All you want to do is ride around Sally
0:19:57 > 0:20:00ALL: # Ride, Sally ride. #
0:20:00 > 0:20:04CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:20:04 > 0:20:06OK, well done, guys.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10But the celebrations are short-lived.
0:20:10 > 0:20:13Relations between the two watches have become strained
0:20:13 > 0:20:15as despite their efforts,
0:20:15 > 0:20:18the boat has been unable to regain lost ground.
0:20:18 > 0:20:23# While we're sitting here alone
0:20:23 > 0:20:25# Why don't we talk?
0:20:26 > 0:20:29If your watch gets a chance today,
0:20:29 > 0:20:32people have just been putting the tea towels into the same water
0:20:32 > 0:20:34and it's black and rank and disgusting,
0:20:34 > 0:20:37so if you can get a chance if you can tip it out.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39OK, Danny?
0:20:39 > 0:20:43Guys, Last night, the starboard head was blocked with a number two.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48Not sure what's causing it, it probably needs
0:20:48 > 0:20:51a bit of maintenance, but a few extra flushes never goes astray.
0:20:51 > 0:20:55You can sort of add in 30 seconds, 50 pumps,
0:20:55 > 0:20:58and we might prevent ourselves from a blockage again.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02# There's still so much
0:21:02 > 0:21:05# Worth fighting for... #
0:21:16 > 0:21:17I can't wait to get home now.
0:21:17 > 0:21:21I think everybody on the boat today, today's a funny mood.
0:21:21 > 0:21:23Everybody seems to be in a funny mood.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28The mood's been very tense
0:21:28 > 0:21:31and everybody's on the verge of cracking up.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34I think it's just...we're just all ready to get home.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43On his journey round the world, John Harkin had dreamed of
0:21:43 > 0:21:47a winning finish into the city he left almost a year ago.
0:21:47 > 0:21:53He finds it hard to accept coming in ninth, or even worse, last.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56# Worth fighting for... #
0:21:56 > 0:21:58The last couple of days are dragging.
0:21:58 > 0:22:00We think we're going to get it easier.
0:22:00 > 0:22:02The wind was in the right direction last night
0:22:02 > 0:22:04and we made good speed but now we've got onto light airs
0:22:04 > 0:22:06and we're not making our speed,
0:22:06 > 0:22:08so it's one type of frustration after another.
0:22:08 > 0:22:11I can't think about getting home yet.
0:22:11 > 0:22:15I'm thinking, you know, get the next two days over, get under 500 miles,
0:22:15 > 0:22:19and then get excited, that's the way I'm thinking.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22# So why don't we talk? #
0:22:25 > 0:22:29The Derry boat is still two days away from the finish line
0:22:29 > 0:22:31when they learn that Gold Coast Australia
0:22:31 > 0:22:33has taken first place once again
0:22:33 > 0:22:37and is already docking on Derry's quay.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39THEY CHEER
0:22:41 > 0:22:44APPLAUSE
0:22:44 > 0:22:49For Pod's father, Liam, the long wait is nearly over.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52This is his banner.
0:22:52 > 0:22:56- You haven't seen the poster. Look at that.- This is it.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59We'll have this on the quayside as he gets off, hopefully.
0:22:59 > 0:23:02He doesn't know anything about all this stuff,
0:23:02 > 0:23:05so I'm sure he might get emotional himself.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11There's a big buzz in the city
0:23:11 > 0:23:15and this whole week's going to be really exciting for the city.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17I'm looking forward to giving him a big hug.
0:23:19 > 0:23:20Back on the Derry-Londonderry,
0:23:20 > 0:23:23the crew catches its first sight of land.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26Oh, fuck me, land!
0:23:26 > 0:23:30I hope that means we're there.
0:23:30 > 0:23:32Oh, even more land!
0:23:32 > 0:23:34That's Tory Island.
0:23:34 > 0:23:39- Is that where Father Ted's from? - No!- That's Craggy Island!- OK.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42You need to stand-by for attack on the yankee, OK?
0:23:44 > 0:23:4637,000 miles later...
0:23:48 > 0:23:50Home.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Guys, there's about two miles till we cross the finish line.
0:23:54 > 0:23:57- Woo-hoo!- Yay!
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Woo-hoo!
0:23:59 > 0:24:02THEY CHEER
0:24:06 > 0:24:08THEY SHOUT
0:24:08 > 0:24:09AIR HORN BLARES
0:24:12 > 0:24:14CHEERS AND HORN BLASTS CONTINUE
0:24:47 > 0:24:49Where's that banner?
0:24:51 > 0:24:55We're just leaving Derry, heading towards the Foyle Bridge,
0:24:55 > 0:24:56past all the clippers.
0:24:56 > 0:25:01# And so it's almost over
0:25:03 > 0:25:07# This journey's all but done... #
0:25:07 > 0:25:09We need whiskey and women!
0:25:09 > 0:25:13# As I follow the river
0:25:14 > 0:25:19# Time's taken more than its turn... #
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Welcome home, everybody. Great job!
0:25:21 > 0:25:24# I could sleep forever... #
0:25:24 > 0:25:26It's great to see him.
0:25:26 > 0:25:30It's emotional and it's a happy occasion
0:25:30 > 0:25:32and it's just good to see them on the Foyle.
0:25:32 > 0:25:39# Home where the moon sits like amber... #
0:25:39 > 0:25:42I can't believe it. It's just amazing.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45The welcome was just unbelievable.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48Terrific. It's pretty emotional, actually.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51# Dances in the glow
0:25:51 > 0:25:55# To an ancient lullaby... #
0:25:56 > 0:26:00The clipper race doesn't end until they arrive in Southampton
0:26:00 > 0:26:03in a couple of weeks' time, but for the Derry crew,
0:26:03 > 0:26:07the arrival into their home port is the climax of the journey.
0:26:09 > 0:26:15# I hope to greet you kindly... #
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Good job.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22- Here he comes now.- Hi, Daddy.
0:26:22 > 0:26:27# Home where the moon sits like amber
0:26:27 > 0:26:32# Burning up the dog-leap sky... #
0:26:32 > 0:26:34Hip, hip...
0:26:34 > 0:26:36# And the valley below
0:26:36 > 0:26:39# Dances in the glow
0:26:39 > 0:26:44# To an ancient lullaby... #
0:26:46 > 0:26:49He's brought it home!
0:27:08 > 0:27:10Ahhhhh!
0:27:10 > 0:27:14# They say nothing is eternal...
0:27:14 > 0:27:17CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:27:17 > 0:27:22Bill discovered he had broken two ribs and damaged a vertebra,
0:27:22 > 0:27:26but he went back on the boat to finish the race.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29# I'm thankful
0:27:29 > 0:27:33# For the road we lost in the wind...
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Pod, Shauna and Niall also got the chance
0:27:36 > 0:27:40to go back on the boat in Derry and helped crew the Derry-Londonderry
0:27:40 > 0:27:44into fourth place in the last race into Southampton.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50Gold Coast Australia won the overall race.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Derry-Londonderry came eighth.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55It's once-in-a-lifetime, really, isn't it?
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Even if something is scary when you do it,
0:27:57 > 0:27:59it usually works out for the best
0:27:59 > 0:28:03and the fact that it was hard makes it so much more worthwhile, like.
0:28:03 > 0:28:05Well, it has already changed my future.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07It's given me a career path, you know,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10since I've got the yacht master's they've trained me up over the year,
0:28:10 > 0:28:13so it's made a huge difference to me.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Generally I've got a sense of just take things
0:28:16 > 0:28:20and grab the opportunity and all, it mightn't not present itself again,
0:28:20 > 0:28:21and just go for things in life.
0:28:21 > 0:28:27# Behold the finish line. #
0:28:27 > 0:28:31All three bursary winners got jobs after the race.
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