Brad is on his way for the final stretch of just a few more hours! He completed over 107 miles to UNH this morning. Lots of video was shot and will soon be added to the Sailgroove.org site, so go check it out. Brad is at it again!!
I want to sincerely thank all of ISCA member schools, individuals, coaches and Brad in particular who initiated this crazy idea. I think it really speaks to the community of sailing that we can reach out and help when such a devastating occurrence happens. Thanks to Sailgroove.org who really stepped up to help, Chris Love must have owed Brad a lot! Sailgroove ironed out some kinks, put a homepage together, designed a super banner, made financial arrangements and in essence did all the grunt work. All the while adding some great archived footage of more of Brads antics. Mark Fortin of Kattack made watching Brad in action possible. He outfitted Brad with a GPS and lots of batteries and created a seamless link to the Skate for UNH page. I know I was up periodically throughout the night, as were many of the team, before my checkpoint shifts to see where Brad was. Kattack is so very cool. Brad was a dinghy in action on the screen. He was so fast coming north that we feared he would arrive at UNH long before anyone was up. Brad recalculated his journey and added another 27 miles to his outbound leg to UNH. His tacks and jibes were effortless, his strategy will be accomplished and his tactics were the best I've seen in skate to car situations. At red lights he stomped on the competition just port tacking the cars around many windward marks. As you can imagine there are many tales, so tune in and check them out. Regatta Networks stepped up as a sponsor as well. So don't forget to thanks these folks when you see them. After a dip in the UNH outdoor pool Brad headed back for a two sets of grueling 10 plus miles in between stops with many hills in the process. He's over the border in Mass.now and headed home. I know his body is looking forward to the end of this adventure. Its not too late to support this amazing endeavour. Brad felt that some of the legs deserved extra pledging and consideration, so don't disappoint him. What you give goes to support the UNH Sailing Program, a program that at the forefront is the UNH Sailing Team. The community programs that UNH Sailing also provides include a junior and senior high school combined team, coached by the UNH Sailing Team, and a comprehensive Community Sailing Centre providing sailing, kayaking and canoeing lessons and racing opportunities to kids from 6-18, as well as adults. Thanks again to all of you. Diana Diana Weidenbacker Head Coach University of New Hampshire Sailing Team H 603.868.5189 C 207.752.1462 W http://www.unh.edu/sailing-club/ Director UNH Community Sailing Centre ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa Unsubscribe: Send a blank email to [email protected]
