Train Hard

Its that time now where the training needs to be picked up considerably to ensure we are all running at our peak fitness. I have been doing over 10 Km per day for the past four months and now will add one hour of weights per day. 

Alcohol intake is greatly reduced and we need to ensure no injury or illness creeps in. All people who race in the Sydney to Hobart have there own way of prepping for the race, with SuperMaxi racing fitness and strength is vital given the dash can be hard and fast and the physical demands high. Not that this is not also required for all boats, as it is - With Maxi racing we just blast to Hobart, with the handicap racers they are out there a lot longer then us and truly are incredible with the dedication year on year. I would love to race for handicap in a few years if I ever get the chance.

This year will see the seven fastest SuperMaxis in the world competing, we just want to be compete against them all, so we need to do everything we can as crew to ensure that we bring 100% to the race. My role is to manage the technical aspects of the boat, but I am still required to pull my weight equally when it comes to time on deck and moving equipment around the boat. Thats what makes Ludde Ingvall's plans so grand, he looks at what each and everyone of us bring to the team, how we help win it and how we make sure all the sponsors of the boat and event get maximum bang for there buck.

Ron Creevey