Training is getting hard!

Been pushing the gym quite hard and ended up doing a pathetic session today. Arms and shoulders just broken after sailing and this weeks gym. Rest time I think!

Deafness Fact

There are around 35,000 0-25 year olds in the uk with permanent deafness.

VISAS!!!

Just been told by Clipper we need to get Visa's for.....Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, China and USA!! Happy days!

Deafness Fact

8 in 10 children will have an ear infection by the time they are 3 years old.

Hamble Winter Series Pictures - 3rd Place

Deafness Fact

Almost 9 million people in the UK are affected by deafness or experience significant hearing difficulty. That's 1 in 7 of the population!

Training Hard!

Circuits tonight due to feeling a bit breathless on the boat at times- must get fitter and stronger!

Facebook and Twitter!

Hopefully all linked up to both!

3rd Place!!

What a weekend. First of all had a good meeting with Mumtaz, Kelly and Amy for the race campaign.

Then a day of practice and a day of racing. It was touch and go as the weather was up to 50knots at night, but calmed enough for us to race.

The race went well, we lost out to a very experienced crew and one with done pro dinghy sailors in, so for our first outing we did well.

More focus now! Need to get in a dinghy!

19th Jan - The Boat unveiled!

Against the Tide 2

Check out this video on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceSoGbxix3c&feature=youtube_gdata_player


This is the documentary series on the Discovery Channel which will follow the race!

Hamble Winter Series Race

This weekend I will compete in my first sailing race! I'm racing on a 38ft'er with some of my Clipper people from Level 1 training. I don't expect us to win, but a podium would be nice. Count down to race day on Sunday begins!

First Sponsorship E-Mails sent!

So the sponsorship campaign starts. Hopefully you've all received an e-mail asking you to donate kindly to Deafness Research UK. Thank you very much if you have!

Training Plan Set

So for the race I need to prepare myself in the best possible way for the race. This involves the learning sail boat racing, tactics, sail trimming, navigation.....but also me! I need to get fit and strong for the race so I've laid out a new training plan for the gym. I used to row competitively so I have a good base fitness which I'll need to retain, however I need to move the strength from my legs to my upper body. Game on! 

Woodlands Dental Sponsorship

A big thankyou to Matthew Holyoak for the donation to the race fund. Check out his dental surgury at http://www.woodlands-dental.co.uk  00 44 1253 731800.

Deafness Research UK Affiliation Agreed!

Hello all,

So today I have had confirmation that Deafness Research will be my official charity for my race campaign! I hope to raise £40,000 for them, £1 for every mile of the race. Now we just need to find some rich people to hand over their money!

BP