"And your skipper is..."

What a weekend!

The long awaited Crew Allocation truly lived up to all the hype - nerves, excitement, and much partying.

After a long and nerve-racking morning waiting for my name to be read out, I am thrilled to announce that I am part of Team Roy / TeamCV28 / Team ThreePointFive (we've been officially a crew for all of three days and we already have in-jokes - amazing!).

Skipper Roy's Bio

I'm also super happy to be crewing with not one, not two, but SIX of my training crew mates from Levels 1 and 3 (including five who helped look after me when I had my accident), and the rest are shaping up to be a damn cool bunch.

We spent a great afternoon getting to know each other and thinking about what we believe makes a good team, how competitive we want to be and other crew business, during which I somehow volunteered myself to be Social Secretary (Roy asked who *might* be interested, and I was the only one who put my hand up!). The first test was sorting out dinner after the initial drinks - luckily the wonderful Fran stepped up and sorted out enough tables for all 40 of us while I herded everyone in the right direction. The next test will be organising a residential team building weekend away with only 26 days notice...watch this space!

As well as all the excitement about finding out our crew, at long last the Race route was revealed to us, and although I can't say where I'm going just yet, I can say that I'll be seeing these cuties!

Magellanic Penguins

Exciting times ahead!!

P.S. In a burst of productivity I've set up a Supporters Group for friends, family and fans (!) - please join to become part of Team Roy's journey and show your support

New Crew Supporter!

I am thrilled to announce that One Fitness UK has joined the ranks of my Crew Supporters. They have generously donated full gym membership for the duration of my Race preparation to help me reach the level of physical fitness required for such an extreme sailing challenge. 

Having suffered from a knee injury when attempting the Cape Wrath Trail last summer, I've been pretty much a couch potato (apart from physio) since September. With Level 1 Clipper training looming in March, I decided that now my knee is well enough to start exercising, it's time to get into shape! 

Cue the fantastic One Fitness UK - the staff at this super friendly gym have made me feel really comfortable and have made getting back into exercising regularly actually quite fun. I'm looking forward to working with them over the next 18 months to get me to the peak fitness I'll need for a circumnavigation - thanks One Fitness UK!

onefitnessuk.com