Publicado por Julian encendido Thursday Apr 22, 2010
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 aFacebook y Twitterpage. Please feel free to join up and follow my mutterings on these websites, it would be great to see you there.
Publicado por Julian encendido Miércoles marzo 11, 2009
Estoy empezando a sentirse entusiasmados con la nueva temporada de vela. Tengo mi vela de las Azores a Portsmouth mirar adelante en mayo no puedo creer que voy a ser la tripulación de un barco a medio camino al otro lado del Atlántico!
Ahora tengo una fecha de lanzamiento de mi nuevo barco (barco viejo pero nuevo para mí). Estoy esperando a saber lo bien que navega. Todavía hay mucho que hacer antes de que ella es la forma de buques y el tiempo es un poco estrecho, pero la encuentro muy bien.
En 2009 También tengo nuevos motivos de crucero a mirar hacia adelante. Mi anterior barco, que compartía con un amigo, fue amarrado en Whitby. Esto fue muy bien, porque se puede navegar por el puerto en cualquier estado de la marea. Pero en mi opinión, la posibilidad de crucero era limitada. Si desea navegar en alta mar de Whitby sus opciones son más o menos limitada a No, que está bien si usted tiene un montón de tiempo en sus manos.
My new boat will be moored on the west coast of England. The marina is a little bit more restricted than at Whitby. You can only pass in and out at certain times based upon high water. But in my view the scope for sailing is much better. From my marina I can sail to Ireland, Gales, Islas de Escocia y la Isla de Man. Tanto elección!
Conociendo mi humilde fondo, si hace tres años que me han dicho que pronto tener mi propio barco y navegar al otro lado del Atlántico Nunca habría creído que.
Publicado por Julian encendido Viernes agosto 1, 2008
Bienvenidos a mi Blog.
This is the beginning of a journey for me. My aim is to make a single handed voyage in a sail boat across the Atlantic Ocean and not only that, but to race. This would push most able bodied people to their limits, y mucho menos a alguien con una discapacidad física como la mía. -Tengo la espina bífida, un defecto de la columna vertebral desde el nacimiento. Sin embargo, I am really fortunate because I am able to sail a yacht and sail single handed.
Navegando por el Atlántico, para mí será una primera y tengo la intención de hacer que toda la experiencia de principio a fin un momento muy especial de mi vida. Se trata de un reto que nunca me hubiera creído posible. Pero eso es lo que es la vida, vivir la vida al máximo, empujando a través de las fronteras, achieving great things and inspiring others to make the most of their potential.
No estoy a cambiar el mundo, I shall leave that to far more capable people than I. But should I succeed I hope that in my small way that I might be able to inspire and motivate others to do something far beyond what they thought themselves capable of. Everyone has a fire in their belly, un deseo de hacer algo fantástico con sus vidas, but it is up to us to do something about it. Something which I aim to do from this moment on. Obstacles are to be expected, but obstacles are there to be overcome.
Puedo decir honestamente que ya tengo el tiempo de mi vida. Yo soy un tipo de clase trabajadora con discapacidad de Bradford. Yet I sail the open sea, con sus estados de ánimo cambiantes. Es realmente la cosa más bella.
Espero que disfruten de mi blog y me siguen, como me tomo mi viaje de marinero de agua dulce al océano navegante. Doy la bienvenida a todos sus comentarios.
