Celebrity Sailing Event

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July 21, 2007 Saturday surprise hugs!!

Racing!! And with the best in the world!

I'm in Baltimore for a Celebrity sail event.. Crazy!!! but great! Should be interesting. It will be interesting to see if I have an aptitude to racing. All the other celebrity sailors are world class racers, some paralympic world class racers. There will also be Tv and sports personalities and a couple of local political figures. Beth Perry has done an incredible job putting the Benefit event together to promote the "Downtown Sailing Center for Accessible Boating Program", and the Paralympic Sailing Team, "Team Sailing for Life". It should be great fun, but I will be nervous. I already know that. I race 3 times over the day so hopefully I will get the hang of the race scene and feel more comfortable by the end of the day. I am more afraid of being too aggressive and hitting someone. Oh Well, we'll see. Beth Perry is amazing as the organizer of the event. It was because of a chance meeting at the Newport Yacht Club, when I went to join friends from Bermuda visiting for the start of the Bermuda-Newport Race, that I ran into Beth. Wildness! And here I am. The log at the end of the day should be interesting. She is going to have me sing "For the Love of Oceans" to start us off too. A couple of my CD's will be given as gifts which will give me a bit of extra publicity too. Beth is all about promoting sailors. If I do seem to have the knack for racing, who knows... maybe there will be a race ahead for me. Regardless I am determined to enjoy the events and not get too competitive. I would like to discover that racing is an option for me. All good!

I had a great time with my daughter and grandchildren, though it rained and poured, we also had some delightful bits of sunshine, walks along an incredibly beautiful whitewater river stretch, and exciting times at the Wild Center Adirondack Museum in Tupper Lake. Thank goodness for public Libraries. And we even did some do-see-does at a square dance!! Ptarmigan was the artist of 'finding a kid friendly' activity and we had lots of fun.

Thanks Jan and others for continuing to promote my cd's. Right now, amidst the transition to 'land life', building the foundation of YOuth4Oceans and For the Love of Oceans, those sales are keeping me going. I so appreciate your support. Opportunities to speak and share my dream are beginning to book. Music gigs are starting to fall into place. Thanks again all. We are beginning to look to book a fall concert in the NY Capital District area so I can catch up with so so many that have supported me along my journey from my original hometown around Burnt Hills NY. So be on the lookout, NYer's..

biggest hugs xooxoxoxo d

"Keepin On, Keepin On, Keepin On Caring...the small world is even smaller when the smile on your face is reflected back with momentum.."