Buying Time

Allow me to begin this entry with a Happy Christmas or perhaps Happy Hanukkah, or bright, sparkly wishes for any other multinational celebration that you and your family celebrated this month – and to round it out, “Merry Festivus to the rest of us!” 🙂 Now then, to fill in the missing gap from the […]

A Debut to Remember

Time alone with my thoughts is rarely absent of distractions – the buzzing of texts and emails — phone calls, to do lists or “helpful” all-knowing voices. The issues become muddy and I often struggle to focus on just one thing.  I have discovered however, two instances in my life where it’s entirely different. Interestingly, […]

What Fast Feels Like

A few things rolled in with some serious speed these last couple weeks – Super Storm Sandy, the US Election, and the turn around from Canadian Selection Races to the start of our 2012/13 Tour. Let me get everyone on pace. While I managed to make time to write about Selection Race #1 (Calgary), Selection […]

Fuel For The Fire

Seven weeks. That’s a mere 49 days since we kicked off the 2011/12 season. Unbelievably, I have travelled to every track in North America and already completed 3/4 of the America’s Cup circuit.  But I can say for sure that if I hadn’t trained so hard and been coached to hold on – this “ride” […]