It's Happening
Last Saturday, I received an email from Marine, the secretary of YCC , informing me that the committee approved my request to participate in the Translémanique en Solitaire Regatta . Following the approval, I registered our J/80 under my name on Manage2Sail . Around one and half months ago, I participated in the Bol d'Or , which has a similar course to the Translémanique. I very much enjoyed the experience of sailing non-stop around lake Geneva. I had a fantastic crew: Joel, Mariarosaria, Florian, and Diogo. Their company made the experience even more enjoyable. We managed to finish the regatta in 26 hours . Right after the regatta, I was wondering: even with a crew of five, it wasn't so easy! How could anyone manage to do it alone? A month ago, I spoke with Sebastian Lopienski the club's participant of last year. That I'm considering doing it and I told him I was still digesting the idea and asked for his thoughts ...