Thursday, October 18, 2007

Message From GARYJESSOP

As we hoist the Brazilian flag ,we have 99 nm to go till that beer.
It gives me time to reflect on our journey and the team that I have done it with.It was a honour to be watch leader on the first leg,Marcus plan is to switch it around.He is a good skipper never swears,never loses the plot (and if so keeps a lid on it) one can learna lot from the man...full respect.
As for my team, the SLAM WATCH.. We have Ant with trimmng skills no one else has,Carey who has become Daisy as our names sound alike always bouncing about with her smile and energy,Bridget who's smile comes with the calm of the ocean,Carlo the jackal who knows most things and mender of poles,Christian non stop singer and entertainer,Olive who reads moby dick and talks non stop, all interesting stuff and a joy to listen to, and Linda who came on for the last week-the smiler.
I was blessed to have such a great watch,no one argued, everyone did their part to help me and when we needed to extend our watch to help the others they did without moaning.It will be tough to repeat such a watch,the stories the laughs ,the moments of silence,the respect....yes when I look at the Brazilian flag I see the course of our journey,the blue of the ocean, the gold of the sun, the stars that guide us here and the green that beckons us to the Land..In the middle is written 'Ordem e Progresso'..yes
We will toast u All

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1 comment:

karole said...

Gary- congrats on the atlantic crossing! it was great catching up with you when your feet hit land today. Enjoy the beers and the RWC. x k