"Only" two years left!

Since I will be doing legs 2 and 3, I will have to join the race in South America (probably Punta del Este) in about two year's time. So I have "only" two years before the race starts for me. On one hand this is closer than ever. On the other hand, I think these are going to be the longest two years in my life.

My last post had an overall pessimistic tone but my mood has improved a lot since then. I have started training again, I am going out to run, doing my workout at home and trying to follow a healthier diet. And my overall feeling about the race has improved greatly.

A lot of this has to do with the message that we received a few weeks ago from Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and the Clipper Race team. It was great to see that there are detailed plans in place to resume the race and our training. I don't think that it is realistic to think that the race will be able to resume in February but it is good to know that there are alternative plans to restart it in summer if that does not work. The only drawback is that, if the boats finally arrive in London in February 2022, I don't think that we will be able to use them for our Level 3 training and I'd really liked to be able to do the spinnaker training in the final boats as the configuration is quite different.

It is also great to hear that we will soon be attending our first online webinar about the race, with the presence of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. I am really looking forward to this. I am also looking forward to the time when we can pick up our training again and when I am able to meet more of the people who will be sharing this adventure with me.