J/111 tour | Retroboat w Scot Tempesta

How eager are you to do a 635 nm double-handed race just five days after you finish a rough Newport Bermuda Race? At first, not so much. But as everyone in the crew flew home, except Mattias Bodlund and me, it felt natural to return to execution mode: work lists, food planning, and weather analysis. […]

It’s always hard to write a race report after a big race. Should you do it immediately afterward and try to capture the raw emotions, or wait a week or two to gain some perspective and reflect on strategy and execution? I had no choice as we had the Bermuda Double-handed Return Race to focus […]