MOCRA and double-handed racing

I’ve been racing a Dragonfly a few times recently www.multihullsolutions.co.uk and have thoroughly enjoyed myself. In particular, the racing in the Royal Southampton YC www.rsyc.org.uk double-handed series.

I love the speed we travel, the tactics and strategy of sailing coastal races and the constant action of sailing short-handed. The social life is good too. A few weekends ago we went for dinner in the Weymouth curry house. Six people from three boats made a lot of experiences to talk about, with highs and lows to be shared. So very different from having one big crew around one table and in a similar state of mind from that day’s racing.

Prince2

Whey hey! Just found our that I have passed my Prince 2 Project Management exams. I’m very pleased, not least that it has been some time since I have taken exams. Good course too - it really helped to straighten out my ideas on structure and processes. Thinking back over past projects, it is now much clearer why what went right and wrong.

Now my plan of putting my two strengths of project management and coaching together as one offering is coming together.

It was interesting how resourceful my NLP training was when those old exam nerves kicked in. NLP really is good stuff!

A head for heights

I went climbing recently and was delighted to find that I have finally overcome my totally irrational fear of heights.

I am so pleased,especially since I used to take such pleasure in climbing in trees as a kid, yet that got eroded in adulthood to the stage where I came out of one experience as a gibbering wreck. I’ve been working up to this for some time using NLP techniques and high ropes courses. This time was on the cliffs at Swannage.

We were under the very expert tuition of Chris Barratt. I fully recommend him to others who want a very safe, reassuring yet fun experience. Visit his very nice website at www.chrisbarratt.co.uk