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Speaking at more Southern California Schools

On May 30th we visited Carlsbad Secondary School in Carlsbad, just north of San Diego. Wow, what a school. I thought I went to a big high school, but Carlsbad has over 3000 students, a massive football stadium, and full size auditorium. We gave 3 presentations over the day at Carlsbad, speaking to a totol 10 different classes, somewhere over 300 students! It felt pretty intimidating being up on a big stage with a booming mic, but the students had some great questions and we really felt like we had a dialogue with them. Continue reading →

San Diego. Every day that goes by I mean to get an update out, and when every day passes the list of things to update about on grows…
Well, firstly, our odd decision to do the exact thing everyone recommends against has paid off in spades. When we told other sailors that we were going to bash our way up the coast of the Baja just so we could chat to some schools, surf some waves and catch up with some friends, they were sure we had gone batty. “Just leave for Hawaii from here!” everyone said, “That is ridiculous”, was another often heard remark, “Why go up, just to come down?” Why would we sail against the wind for 800nm, just to sail back down the coast on our way to Hawaii? Well…. To talk to some schools, catch a few waves and see some friends… Continue reading →