Sad times

It has been a difficult time for us all these last couple of weeks.  The girl's granddad passed away after a long battle with prostate cancer on Saturday 13th October and so the last couple of weeks have been given over to funeral arrangements.  It has been great to be supported by so many relatives and friends and we are most grateful to everyone who has visited and for all the cards and other supports from family and friends.  We can feel comforted to have given granddad such a good send off and I am sure he would have approved of the arrangement's and been grateful too.

This weekend we have sailors to deliver to the RYA Champion of Champions event at East Lothian YC and it is back to training for Joanne who is still trying to set up a girl-girl partnership in the Youth classes.  If all goes to plan it will be 420 training Saturday and 29ers on Sunday although the forecast is not currently looking positive with regards to wind!

G.

Healthy eating

Spotted three 29ers and two 420's at the services when we stopped just before Birmingham.  saw the Kitson Jones' team and following them up the M6.  Strangely comforting to know someone else has these crazy weekends and they even have farther to go than we do!

Mixed emotions and difficult times.

A strange and mixed up tangle of emotions this weekend as the excitement and fun of our trip to Itchenor to join 32 other boats  at 420 Open training and to collect Joanne's new Racing machine was severely challenged by the sad news that Grandad finally lost his long battle with prostate cancer on Saturday and passed away quietly just after noon.  Grandad loved his granddaughters dearly and was so proud of all their achievements.  He will be very much missed by us all.

Typing this heading home up the A34 with just another 425 miles to get home!  Playing dodgems with 29ers flooding off of Hayling Island after their Grand Prix event.