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Habits of Health - HOH Comments from the Crew



Comments from the crew:

First of I would like to thank Dan for his journaling. This trip has been so incredible that there is no way that I could remember the whole amazing experience. I look forward to reminiscing time and time again though his blog. His journal was written for the ears and eyes of his sons 5th grade in class in Colorado to understand the science and experience of the sea and sailing. Though it appears that all audiences have enjoyed it.

When Wayne and Lori asked if we would like to be part of the crew of the Carrib,1500 the answer immediately was "YES!!!" Saying "no thank you" would have been like saying "No" to life. Dr. A, Lori and Dan (The Trio) have already taken us mentally and physically to many places that we have never been and we suspected that this experience would be no different. We tried to imagine what it would like to be sailing 7-10 days in the open sea... let me just say... we were wayyyy offf!!!

OH MY GOODNESS, WOOOZA, OH MY!!! What an adventure!!!!!!

I have often sat in amazement on how the Trio stays the course of Our Mission without growing weary. I now see it is that they take "off time". They refresh their souls. We have visited a little on business, a good amount on politics (as you would suspect) though most of our conversation has been around movies (of course), stories of life experiences, playing cards, reading and dreams for the future and observing the beauty of what God created.

First of all I want to put your concerns to rest on the safety of this trip.
I feel as safe on this 54 ft. Habits of Health Sailing vessel out 600 miles from anything as I do anywhere. Captain Wayne and first mate Lori were fully prepared. Anything we might need sit in waiting in the tidy organized compartments. Wayne's mantra that we often hear, "leave nothing to chance", and "inspect what you expect" is displayed well during this voyage.Even down to the sailing music on the Ipod. This reminds me of hearing Tim Rife saying from stage one time "how you do anything is how you do everything". If you personally know this Trio, then there should be no concerns. All measures were taken for a safe, eventful experience!!

Just as in life, being prepared and excepting constant change is key. The crew; Captain Wayne is a master sailor, Lori, his First Mate by his side, Dan who has been on 4 of these races is ready for any possibilities, David, Swab, who has become quite helpful ... and me... well lets just say my job is to stay out of the way and to assist to refuel and refresh the crew. :)

The "night of the 2 freighters" that Dan wrote about might have concerned you, though it was truly a display of amazing organization and team work. It was like observing a well rehearsed play. We all had our roles and all was executed quite nicely.

I thought I would share with you a day (or night) in the life on the 24/7 race of the Carrib 1500. What is that prayer? "accept the things you can not change, change the things you can, and the wisdom to know the difference"...Well Captain Wayne knows how to have the Habits react to the ever changing weather that he can not change. I have enjoyed observing and learning about sailing as he selects which sail is best for the wind condition that we are currently in. When light winds prevailed the Captain was prepared with his "secret weapon sail" (Code Zero) to keep our speed over ground. Every day/night is different, always with the plan of doing our best and reaching Tortola 1st. Having a plan, observing the circumstances, adjusting and then staying the course toward the goal. †

In closing, I want to thank the Trio for refreshing their soul.... Wayne shared with me once "that if he ceases to take us to places we have never been, then he ceases to be our leader" well he and the rest of the crew have displayed an experience like no other..

We have 2 days left on this race and I am not sure how it will end up...I have my suspicions :)

We feel your prayers from home and we hope that you have had fun tracking the race.

Terri
Swab


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