So December is upon us. That’s nuts. This year has absolutely flown by and its unbelievable that I am already well into my base phase of the 2010 season. The 2010 is going to be really exciting for me.  I am off to live and train in Cape Town.  Mike and Marcus are also moving down so that we can all train together and really focus on our Olympic preparations without much distraction. We were in Cape Town two weeks ago on a training camp and we took some time to set up a whole team of experts at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, with whom we will work very closely with over the next 3 years. We will have specialist psychologists, nutritionist, physiologist, physiotherapist and sport scientists at our disposal to ensure that all aspects of our preparations are catered for. Probably the most exciting aspect of training at the Sport Science Institute is the opportunity that we will have to work with Prof. Tim Noakes and Dr Ross Tucker. They both have some fascinating ideas to help us improve and close the gap on the winning boats and us.

I am going to be in the Cape for the next 4 weeks, training with Mike and Marcus, and holidaying with my beautiful girlfriend J What a life !!!