Well it is not a holiday. I am neither hitting the slopes or relaxing on a beach. I am heading to the Middle East to go racing. I am delighted to have been asked to return to join the Oman Sail Women’s Team in Sailing Arabia The Tour. I join a formidable group of women and it will be exciting. A new route, some new teams and I suspect some close racing on the blue waters of the Persian Gulf.
It has been a couple of years since I have been involved with this team as I was busy racing with Team SCA, but it is great to be back. Mary Rook, who is currently training on a Figaro with the Artemis Academy with her sights set on the fiercely competitive Solitaire du Figaro in the summer has been keeping the girls going in my absence and Omani sailor, Ibti, a veteran of the event, is joined by Marwa and Tami this year. They have been out sailing to make sure they are ready for the teams training starting next week in Dubai.