Going Sailing : Introduction

  Another example of how great it is to live in China.  I recently participated in the China Cup International Regatta (Asia's largest regatta), as a sailor on a the Beijing Sailing Center team.  My prior experience?  2 days of sailing on a dinghy.  Why do I think this is important enough to post on the blog?  Well ... for one thing, I'm boasting and for another thing ... I'm boasting.

  I mean, how cool is that?  I get to participate in an international competition with teams from all over the world.  After the competition finished, I could call myself an "International Athlete" and put myself in the same category as Bolt (of Olympic fame).

  Despite the fact that noone on the team had ever sailed a Beneteau First 40.7, our incredible skipper (Alfie) and boss (Rick) managed to forge a team out of only 6 sailors (3 of whom were completely new to racing yachts).  More posts about our 7 days of sailing to come.  For now, here are some of the published photos from the race website that pertain to our team:

Our Skipper Alfie : So Professional ... Looking
That's my backside in front and Cuyler's rear-end in the back

• An article written about one of our team members (Cuyler) while using a picture of Alfie.  Apparently, Cuyler was not pretty enough.
• An article where we proclaim our love for China.