It took two trips to get all my year's worth of possesions down to the marina. First came my Ocean Sleepwear sleeping bag and a few loose ends.
Then the rest.
Down at the marina, it was a mass of amateur sailors getting ready for the next phase of their lives, a new beginning for all of it. Carrie caught this image of me from her boat.
Now we're done with all our training on the water and back on land with one week to go before we leave for Liverpool on September 3rd for the final preparations and race start on September 16th. This final week in Gosport will consist a mixture of boat tweaking (I've become the boat carpenter, building custom shelves and such in a few places), a few more technical courses (I've also been selected to undergo one full day of training in our boat's radar system and another full day video photography instruction to meet the demand of the media for footage). Carrie has been selected to undergo five straight days of training to become the medic on her boat, able to administer injections, insert catheters, etc., to fill the gap between basic first aid and true medical attention.
So much to be done but it seems doable now.
