Italian Sailor of the Year- Marco Nannini- leads the fleet

A quick update to thank all of you who have taken the time to vote for me on the online poll which will award the coveted “Giornale della Vela” Sailor of the year award (Giornale della Vela is the the first and most prestigeous Italian sailing magazine).

Since my post of a few days ago and after spreading the link on twitter and facebook a wave of support has pushed me to the top of the ranking, once again I realise I am not alone in this adventure which has presented me with quite a few challenges so far… I feel even more motivated to see this project through and cross the finish line in Les Sable d’Olonne in May later this year having sailed around the world… even the thought that in a few weeks I’ll hopefully be rounding Cape Horn gives me goose bumbs, a mixture of anticipation, excitement and fear.

Here in Wellington things are proceeding in the right direction although the race container with all our spares and tools has not yet been released by customs delaying further the start of many jobs still on the list.

Thank you all for your support, if you havent done so yet you can help me retain the lead in the online Italian Sailor of the Year award at this link (scroll to the bottom to vote):

giornaledellavela.com.

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