“You will never conquer or master the ocean but you can endure it. If the naive thought of you beating Mother Nature enters your mind that will be your first mistake. She is an unforgiving mistress, always with one last trick up her sleeve for you when you least expect it.”
– SIR ROBIN KNOX-JOHNSTON
And More Preparation… Getting Ready for the Weather!
My happy crew on Bonfire (J22 and yes I did buy it from an Aggie), Carolyn, Brian and Ann working hard to get me ready for cold and fog.
So, What Did I Do To Prepare?
My friends were all ready to help me. Claudia Bartlett introduced me to Pole Dancing for upper body strength. Continue reading
1st Training Session
Trainings are in either the UK or Sydney Australia. I opted for the UK and so journeyed to Gosport, England for my Level 1 training. Continue reading
Level 1 Training, October 2014 in Gosport, England
Level 1 was an amazing adventure that was much like Freshman Summer Band for all you ex students, parents and colleagues. It was the most fun ever experience bonding with others in an intense week!
Outer space?
This is not quite the beginning but will be the question we all need to ask.
Is Linda going on a sailing adventure or is she going to outer space???
And Now the Adventure Begins
So, from the shores of Lake Travis and the security of Friends and Family, this adventure comes from a life long dream to sail around the world. After finding out about this opportunity, it seemed a great way to accomplish my dream with other like minded souls and doing it in the manner of sailing that I enjoy the most, RACING. What a way to see the world, new cultures, meet people from all over and all walks of life AND learn about myself and challenge myself to both mental and physical extremes (I am not getting any younger and wish I had known about this opportunity years ago).
How did this all start?
In the Summer of 2013 I was over in London to visit some former students and the son of a British POW who had been in one of my Dad’s WWII Japanese POW camps. Continue reading
Journey to a Dream
Have you ever had a dreams of things that you wanted to do in your lifetime?
I have and one of those is to Sail Around the World. However, after reading “Maiden Voyage” by Tania Aebi that idea changed into “I want to sail around the world but not by myself”. Continue reading
Journey of a Lifetime 