Been away, sorry!Apr11
- By Mark Turner in Sustainability, Sailing stuff,
Nothing worse than a blog that isn’t updated eh…mmm…well no excuses, just been manic times at OC Group. The finish of the Barcelona World Race was excellent, and looking back, think we can not be unhappy about the final sporting and media results of this inaugural event. The next edition is going to be December 2010, and I think will be a real winner - for all kinds of ocean sailors. Meanwhile, we’ve got the same IMOCA fleet lined up, alongside some hot Class 40’s, for The Artemis Transat, 11 May Plymouth - going to be a big race I think. At the same time OC Events is in final preps for the iShares Cup 2008, first event kicks off in Lugano end of May, a day after The Transat prizegiving in Boston in fact! Bad planning…and on the Offshore Challenges Sailing Team side, our IMOCA 60 “BT’ skippered by Seb Josse is sailing now, and will be launched officially in London on 29 April, and Nick Moloney’s is getting training in the Extreme 40 “BT”. Ellen is very busy on all fronts, with BT, and with our other partners such as E.ON, and a big focus on the Eco-Island project - sustainability project in our home territory of the Isle of Wight. Everyone is working hard on all these projects…time for action!
Yes, you should blog more often, because when you do, you´ve certainly got plently to write about and it makes a really great read!
With reference to your blog entitled “creating a new event”, personally, I really look forward to your book being written.
We see so much of the “finished result” and I doubt any one of us can begin to imagine what goes on behind the scenes. The vision, planning and organising?
It would be a real eye opener to see oc events through the eyes of Mark Turner.
As an enthusiastic boat race spectator, I found the Barcelona boat race absolutely spectacular, both the race itself and the extensive internet coverage. I enjoyed following every moment of it.
I´m loving this blog site, it´s like a room full of champagne and fab conversation about my most favourite subject “Boat races”!! Bring it on!
Louise, España