keeping the dream alive

One of the hardest things I have found about sailing is the keeping the dream alive. There are so many circumstances that come along in every day life that hold you back from achieving your dream, whether it is family or children or lovers each one represents their own agenda which quite often does not coincide with yours. For some strange reason we accommodate to suit others needs and put our own dreams on hold. We always think we can wait for another day. But somewhere we have to take responsibility for our dream and hold on tight, no matter what evolves and fight to keep the dream alive.

Sailing has been my dream and that sense of living with the sea has been my goal. Moonraker is ready to travel in the morning and with a crew of four she is capable of sailing the seas well into the night.

We have spent the day packing and preparing for the last minute tasks and amid the excitement of knowing that we are going we are all fairly exhausted. Many of my friends have gathered to help me on this next leg and to them I am so grateful. It was the live aboards bbq tonight and it was lovely to see everyone there to say our last farewells. They are some of the best people I have met in the world. There must be something to this grotty yachty way of life.

We are heading for Dongara in the morning and then to the Pelsart. There are twenty eight boats going that I know of this year so it will be good to have that sense of friendship on the water. It is a five am start and I am still writing submissions....do you see what I mean when I say it is hard to keep the dream alive..

The journey begins...