I’m in the Dubai airport now – next stop San Francisco and home!
I decided during race 3 that Cape Town would be the end of my race due to the ongoing seasickness that I had been experiencing. I simply couldn’t know for certain that I would be able to contribute in the way I wanted to when we would turn upwind or when the weather got nasty. Ocean racing is a tough endurance challenge as is without the additional burden of being seasick. I’m disappointed at not getting to complete the entire race – and in particular miss the chance to sail with friends I’ve met along the way. But happy to be heading home and quite content with the variety of experiences from the first two legs and crossing the Atlantic twice. On top of that, I got to have an absolutely amazing time staying with my friends Richard and Monique at their house and farm during my stay in Cape Town. It was a fantastic experience that I would have missed if I hadn’t been heading home. It was a great lesson that You never know what life has waiting just around the next headland, but I’m excited for it. I’ll post more after I get home to fill in some of the adventures (good and bad). After turkey, of course.Posted from Ready About!
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