Minimus Sailing Team Launch
Well last night I finally unveiled my plans to compete in the 2009 Mini Transat, and I thought that I should finally break the silence here.
I’ve been hesitant to start blogging about my plans as everything was coming together, there were so many things that I was unsure of or wasn’t sure I wanted to talk about. Now my plans are pretty laid down and I just need to execute the plan. And I want to talk about it.
For those of you who missed it, I hope to compete in the 2009 Mini Transat, a single-handed race across the Atlantic. If you would like to learn a little more about the race, check out my website.
Last night I gave a “press conference” at the club and did a talk on the race. You can get the slides here. (WARNING: big file, please download once as I’m a poor sailor.) (Edit: If you would like a copy of the slides, please drop me an email and I will send them to you.) I was going to record audio, but I forgot hit the record button. (It’s bloody nerve wracking having TV cameras in your face!)
So now it is time to get out there and start talking to people. Lindsey has had a tonne of ideas and it’s now a matter of making the calls and setting up the appointments. I’m excited to get out there and tell people about the race.
I’ll be writing more often and I hope that you will come back and read about what’s happening. I think this is going to be a pretty good ride, and I’m really looking forward to sharing it with you.