Farmoor Reservoir.
The second half of our transat went a lot better then the forecast had predicted and we finished with fuel to spare after 4 final days surfing in the trade winds with impressive night skies and sea life.
Returning back to England was a bit of a shock to the system mainly because of the weather but i think i’ve acclimatized now. For the past week i have been in Oxford attempting to repair the Beneteau first class 8’s for us to do some training on in the new year. There are a few major jobs but, the majority is just general maintenance. Also. there is a possibility of the boats being replaced which would be fantastic for our teams training next year as we work up to the Governors Cup in California and the youth match racing championships in New Zealand which, today our entry was finally confirmed.
Over the Christmas/ New year period, most of the team are heading off on family holidays but, come January we will be training at every possible opportunity to get our crew work and match racing fine tuned again. Also, since the Elliot 6m in New Zealand are hiking boats we have all already started improving our fitness. If we manage to accomplish all the training we have planned, we should get to New Zealand with the capability of performing at our absolute best and hopefully returning with a good result.
Sam
