TODAY - 1st April - has been a big day for a number of reasons. The main reason is that we have launched 40 yachts into the water (still 160 to go). I wasn't involved in the launch but the marina staff, when they stopped talking politics and got their act together, were really fast! The two training yachts are in! One does not even have a steering wheel yet! The crew had to steer with the emergency tiller (stick instead of a wheel basically). Two - it was ...

Hello everyone and welcome finally to my blog from now until I settle down, get a 'proper job' and proper responsibilities. Firstly, I should apologise for promising this and not delivering sooner. I am blaming the lack of internet access at the apartments. The missing part for the wireless router has been 'on order' since I have been here - 3 weeks now!. I am currently sitting in the marina bar which has free but slow wi-fi, writing this. It has taken consi...