Falanda Sailing

 What an exciting week!  This week me and Falanda have visited the NEC in Birmingham for the very first BoatLife boatshow. It was strange getting Falanda lifted out and trailered up there, as usually February is a strange limbo time for boaters in England, when very few people sail, and there aren’t any major events. On the first day, the boatshow was opened by Pip Hare Ocean Racing, who was then part of a live -interview /chat room type thing. It was an amazing story that she told throughout the interview and it was super interesting to watch. After this I got to talk to lots of big brands about potential sponsorship, which was great as I had the opportunity to get across my ideas face to face which otherwise probably wouldn’t have happened. I also got to meet the Status Code 14 rowing team, who are planning to row across the Atlantic later this year.  We had to leave later in the afternoon as Murdoch McGregor was driving all the way down to Topsham (from Alloa, Scotland!) to give