Update – Maureen’s son Trent is out of the hospital and starting on the road to recovery. The spinal fluid showed no cancer but he is still scheduled for months of chemo. Maureen’s schedule is undetermined at this time. Please send all your prayers and good thoughts to Maureen and her family during this difficult time.
As far as the Miami OCR, we went out the last day and won the first race. We decided to forgo the last race and get in early after a grueling week. We ended up winning the regatta by seven points and received our gold medal at the closing ceremonies. I want thank Team Paradise.org for the use of their SKUD. (For complete results, click on the Miami OCR link to the right)
Next up is the Disabled/Open Midwinters in St Pete Florida at the end of February. After that a boat will be shipped to China for the Olympic test event in May. We will transport 2 SKUD’s to California for further training after the St Pete event. We will be conducting on and off training in California in March, April, June and July. Look for us either in Newport Beach or
Long Beach.
I want to thank Mike Pinckney and Mary Kate for all their help. Also thank you to everyone who sent their comments and e-mails to Maureen/Dan and I regarding their son Trent.
Here is the latest. Maureen’s son Trent is out of the ICU but still in the hospital. He will still have to go thru chemo therapy but things are looking good. Maureen decided to fly back to Miami for the regatta and we came out the first three days on fire. We started with five first places and one second and built a nice lead going into the final two days. Yesterday we finished with a 3, 1, 2, which gives us an overall lead of around 10 points. With three races scheduled today and our worst race being a third, we only need to finish in the top five in two races to secure our win.
We are very happy at how we are doing considering all the adverse happenings these past weeks; Trent’s condition, Mary Kate’s dad passed away last Friday, Nick and Mary Kate having the flu bug and a few other minor set backs. Amongst all these setbacks we continue to triumph as a team.
I apologize for the late post as I have been having internet connection problems. Miami weather has been great, but we all look forward to coming home soon. We want to thank TeamParadise.org for their support and use of additional SKUD’s for future training. Mike Pinckney and Mary Kate have done an excellent job taking care of me during these challenging weeks. A special kudo’s goes to Maureen and her performance during these most difficult times for her and her family. Thanks to her, everything came together. Her committment is extraordinary.
