Rather a long gap between the last post and this. Sorry. There is very little new stuff to report other than that we are getting on with everything and doing more of the same. More voice overs, more RYA teaching, more writing on the books and more talks. I am speaking at the Colostomy Association Open Day in Swansea and will be trying to inspire other ostomates to be positive. Who would have thought five years ago that this is where I would be heading ? Anyway the talk has plenty of laughs so they should be entertained if nothing else. The Sailing Today articles are going well and I notice that I have squeaked onto the Masthead of the magazine - the bit on the first page or so that tells you who who the editor is and the writers and the publisher etc. and I have gone down as 'Features - Duncan Wells.' Dorothy Lee made the front page of the magazine the other day and I share this with you now...
Who's a Cover Girl ?
That's Andrew Rogers on the helm if anyone is interested. He and I handled the boat in quite a bit of wind until I got fed up with being bashed about on the foredeck - Andrew was helming perfectly, we just had too much wind for the Cruising Chute - and called the office to ask for another person to help. We then made our way out of the exposed Southampton water and into the lee of the Isle of Wight and things calmed down. Our crew member, Jackie, joined us and she was most helpful and able - she knew her stuff - and we got the shots. The cover shot is of us just on the edge of control in the windy part of the Solent. Rick, the photographer is very clever and managed to get this action shot.
Beyond that the herniations continue and are being monitored. No one wants to do anything because of the downside involved in 'going' in. So until the herniations become too awkward to manage we stay well clear. Instead pro tem I am having a corset. This will allow me to use my abdomen which is key in terms of voice delivery, projection and tone. No doubt I shall be teased unmercifully.
I hope you all had as good a Summer as we did and are suitably refreshed for the return to serious work.
All the best,
D
Who's a Cover Girl ?
That's Andrew Rogers on the helm if anyone is interested. He and I handled the boat in quite a bit of wind until I got fed up with being bashed about on the foredeck - Andrew was helming perfectly, we just had too much wind for the Cruising Chute - and called the office to ask for another person to help. We then made our way out of the exposed Southampton water and into the lee of the Isle of Wight and things calmed down. Our crew member, Jackie, joined us and she was most helpful and able - she knew her stuff - and we got the shots. The cover shot is of us just on the edge of control in the windy part of the Solent. Rick, the photographer is very clever and managed to get this action shot.
Beyond that the herniations continue and are being monitored. No one wants to do anything because of the downside involved in 'going' in. So until the herniations become too awkward to manage we stay well clear. Instead pro tem I am having a corset. This will allow me to use my abdomen which is key in terms of voice delivery, projection and tone. No doubt I shall be teased unmercifully.
I hope you all had as good a Summer as we did and are suitably refreshed for the return to serious work.
All the best,
D
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