This last month has been a little frustrating as I have been waiting for my 2.4 to arrive in Turkey. It actually arrived at customs 3 weeks ago, but I have been having a battle trying to clear it through all the red tape, even though the paper work was done and in order. It has been a rather stressful and costly exercise, but I did have the good news that it had arrived safe and sound, and I can’t wait to get back to Turkey and go sailing. I have found a great place to launch and train from, its right next door to where we live. I reckon it will take me all of 2 minutes to get to my boat each day; it’s almost like sailing from the bottom of your garden. Perfect!

The last ten days I have been back in the U.K and sailing in Weymouth. The training has been going really well, and we had the privilege of Paul Goodison joining in our session on Friday. It was his first time back in his laser since Sail for Gold, so he joined in some of our starting practice and certainly helped to mix things up. We also did a boat swop which was hilarious, lucky for me it was light winds; otherwise I might have had a bit on sailing a full rig laser only weighing 48kg.

Last night I spent sipping Champagne with the Queen at her house………O.K along with all the other GB Paralympic athletes. The Beijing Paralympic team had an invitation to a reception with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. It was fantastic experience! One of the highlights was pushing through the tourists peering through the railings and walking straight through the main Gates and in the front door. Obviously they thought you must be famous or some one highly important. I also got to talk to the Queen which has to be the highlight!

I flew back to Turkey this morning, but i’m only here a week, before flying back for the dinghy show and then a skiing holiday with my family. My goal this week is to get my boat rigged up and a couple of training sessions in before going on holiday.