The weekend was spent studing for my course next week. I haven’t studied this much for about 9 years. I read over 250 pages and made notes on it all.

I haven’t mentioned my very generous and gracious hosts Roman and Suzie who are putting me up in Fort Lauderdale. If I was in a crew house it wouldn’t be conducive to studying. Roman is from Cuba and is an oncologist both him and his wife Suzie are very interesting people. Suzie has been testing me on everything I need to know using flash cards.

My friend Steffi who I sailed with years ago in Key West and Kenwood Cup introduced me to my hosts who like many sailors will take strangers who are sailors into their houses – it really is an amazing sport that way.

Hope you had a relaxing weekend wher ever you are.