GoGlRa2022

 If getting up through the night to hand feed baby goats doesn't make you enough of a zombie. Last night i also stayed awake to  watch the start of the Golden Globe Race (solo,  no technology & unsupported). I read that "the off"was 2030 local time but they were milling about the docks then,  so I hung on until they started motoring offshore. That took an age & I think they crossed the line at 0400 today.  I keep watching till my phone fell on the floor.  

My favourite sailor is Elliot, the youngest. Apparently he got snagged on the thought of racing a few short years ago after taking up sailing.  His budget is tiny by comparison & he doesn't have a record of decades of professional  sailing or armed forces training behind him.  Just an average dreamer that bit off more than he can chew.

This is my favorite boat though. She's a Gaia 36, a bit narrower in beam & a lot less freeboard than all the others.  She's being sailed by a Finn who came "last" in 2018, tho i don't think you can really lose of you sail non-stop around the world.  

 Good luck Elliot, the Finn  & all the others.  

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