'Sled' is ready for Bahamas Shipment on Dec 17th!

Ready to Leave the Cold: Last shot before I left St. Mary's

I drove 'Sled' down the East Coast earlier this week, from St Mary's County back to our Florida Campaign Headquarters - My Uncle Bobby's and Aunt Sharon's home in West Palm Beach. Bobby and Sharon have been so generous letting us set up camp in their beautiful home numerous times. Amazing what 1100 miles of driving will do, I left snow and a bone chilling Northerly in Southern Maryland for the warm Gulf Stream breezes of South Florida. Little shout out to Bob and Sharon's real estate company, Illustrated Properties - If you are looking for a home in the metro Palm Beach area, contact me and I will get you in touch with them!

Final Preparations at Bob and Sharon's before the mission down to Port Everglades

After a final once-over on the boat/trailer rig I drove her down to Ft. Lauderdale to Port Everglades to await transit to Freeport for the World Championships. The boat is shipping out on the 17th and we will be there on the 27th to pick it up on the other side. We are shipping with G&G Shipping, I hope they take care of our Baby and we can get her without too much hassle in the Bahamas.

Locked and Loaded: 'Sled' awaiting to shipped at the G&G Shipping yard

Just a Heads Up on what are Winter Sailing Schedule is looking like:
-Training in Bermuda in the old boat, Dec 16-23
-Fly to Freeport, Bahamas, Dec 27
-Train in Freeport, Dec 28-Jan 2
-World Championships Start, Jan 3-9, http://www.49erworlds.org/
-Fly back to Miami, Jan 10th
-Sail North American Championships, Miami, Jan 15-18
-Train in Miami out of US Sailing Center - Coconut Grove, Jan 19-23
-Sail Miami Olympic Classes Regatta, (OCR), Jan 24-31

We are excited to announce that Zack Maxam, 2-time Runner Up at the US Olympic Trials in the 49er Class will be coaching us before the event and for several days into the event. He is a good buddy of mine and he was worked with us before. He knows many of secrets of the class and has finished in the top 10 at Worlds before! Thanks Zack!

-Zander