Julian Megson Vela

Wow time flies! spring is here already. Which reminds me, It’s been a long time since I checked in, so I thought I would just write a few lines to say Hi and to keep you up to date with what’s been happening with me.

Tempting though it was to hibernate over Winter, I’ve actually been very busy. Busy doing what? you may ask. Well a lot of head scratching mainly. Nothing to do with creepy crawly’s I might add, but trying to decide what to do next about my dream to sail solo across the Atlantic.

It’s been a real tussle if I’m honest. It has been wizzing round my mind constantly, day and night. I found myself being so consumed by the whole thing that I couldn’t concentrate on anything else.  A few weeks ago I was driving home from work whilst thinking hard about my sailing campaign.  Embarrassingly, I sat in my car at the traffic lights, with a dozen or so cars behind me sounding their horns because I hadn’t noticed the lights turn green. My multitasking skills appear somewhat lacking. It’s just as well I settled on a plan otherwise it wouldn’t have been long before I left for work without trousers or something.

So in the end I put aside the months of cogitating, ruminating and deliberating and decided on the way forward by what felt right – the trusty gut instinct. So that said, I’m announcing my desire to compete in the ‘Artemis Transat‘ in 2012.  This is a single handed transatlantic yacht race from Plymouth England, to Boston USA. The plan is to do a programme of training and as many races I as I can fit in to prepare for the Artemis Transat. This will satisfy my competitive nature and my dream of a solo sail across the Atlantic at the same time. Also I think my options of what to do next will have wider scope.

I still need a sponsor for all this to become a reality and for a while now I’ve been busy putting together and distributing my sponsorship proposal. I have nothing to report on this front just yet but as soon as I have a solid announcement to make, I shall be sure to let you know.

Best wishes, Julian

PS: I’ve been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century with a Facebook y Twitter page. Please feel free to join up and follow my mutterings on these websites, it would be great to see you there.

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