Volvo Ocean Race HQ

Cowes week is over and the Fastnet has started. Have had a great week in Cowes. We had lovely weather during the weekend and I've spent a lot of time on the water on Saturday. Jessica came over with a friend on Sunday for the start of Fastnet and we had a very nice day watching the starts (They start every 20 minutes between 12-14.20) and having lunch at the pub in Gurnard. (Had the Mushroom stroganoff again as I had when I was there with Rudi a year and half ago! Very good!) I went back to Southampton with Jessica in the evening and we had a lovely meal with Lou in the garden where Jessica lives. I went in to the Volvo Ocean Race office this morning with Jessica and it's very good to meet everyone again! After lunch I will make my way to Heathrow and the flight back tonight to start work tomorrow morning for my last three weeks with Volvo.

From Lysekil Womens Match to Cowes Week

After a week with a lot of work, a lot of good matchracing and a great seeing all in Lysekil again, I went straight to Cowes for a week of vacation. I'm staying with Annika and Rick from the race and have been out on the water with Rick for a couple of hours a day. A very nice change from the hectic week in Lysekil! Today there were pretty much no wind, so not a lot of action. On Monday I go back to Sweden and work with Volvo for another three weeks.