John Falla and Banjaard enjoyed a final sail together before Banjaard was taken out of the water for the final preparations to be made prior to the 2009 OSTAR. The opportunity was taken to have some photographs taken by Tim Feak (www.timfeak.com) who has kindly donated a portfolio of photographs to the Banjaard publicity campaign to raise money for the two Cancer related charities that John is raising funds for. Thanks to Kevin Walsh for positioning Tim in the rib so expertly.
More details about John Falla, Banjaard, and the two very worthwhile charities John is supporting will be available shortly.
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The Institute of Cancer Research www.justgiving.com/2009ostar and the Guernsey Society for Cancer Relief.
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Hi John, Will be watching
Hi John,
Will be watching your progress with great interest and will look down for you when flying overhead at 40,000 ! Best of luck John
Cheers
Simon
Wish you well and look fwd
Wish you well and look fwd to blogging you! We are concerned - how do you and the boat get back?
The current plan is that the
The current plan is that the family will fly out, hopefully in time for the finish. We will have a couple of weeks holiday cruising and then Banjaard will be shipped back-but I am open to offers if you fancy a sail back!
John
John Good on you mate. I
John
Good on you mate. I will follow your progress with interest.
Banjaard will look after you and should not roll so much upwind? (speaking from my limited experience on her)
More importantly - Are you taking Vomit the Multi-coloured Spinnaker?
Regards
Dave
The current plan is that the
The current plan is that the technicoloured spinnaker (affectionately christened "Vomit" by the crew when they first saw the colour scheme) will remain at home. Spinnakers to be carried will be "Flossie" and "Alex", more details to follow.
John Falla
Banjaard