Oh that sounded cold…

office manager Cat Lax is just back from Holland, she’s been sailing on James Cook with a crew of blind teenagers.  She reports that despite not being able to see, they were all terrific helmsmen and women – they could feel the wind on their faces and had a very gentle touch on the boat’s wheel.  She also said that one morning it snowed so hard they had to sweep seveal inches of snow off the deck before going sailing.  Pics and a voyage report soon.

James Cook’s in Holland.

Welcome to the 2008 sailing season – James Cook is currently sailing in the waterways of Holland – a new crew has just joined then she’ll be sailed back to Newcastle to arrive on April 5th.  Keep up to date with the buzz aboard here – we’ll have regular blogging from the boat, voyage reports, you tube clips, podcasts and links to blogs posted by anyone who’s sailed with us and blogged about it.