Hello Friends-

After a very long trip to the starting line, Team GS2 has taken the start of Leg 1 of the Globe 40 from Tangier, Morocco to Sao Vicente, Cape Verde Islands. The race course requires the fleet to leave the island of Madeira to port and Tenerife, Canary Islands, to starboard. So we are now in a long drag race to Madeira with a strong Northerly breeze on the beam as we head WSW. We had another hectic week of preparation in Tangier, much like in Lorient, but I was able to sneak away for 3 days of exploring the Morocco countryside with my wife Kim, daughter Sophie and sister Wendie, which was very fun...Read More >