I’m still enjoying New York a lot. I don’t think I could ever live in a big city like this, but for a visit it’s a pretty amazing place. I’ve started to get to know my way around a little bit more, especially on the subway. It’s a great system and easy to get all around the city on my own. I’ve been working a lot on Clipper City, sometimes as long as 12 hour shifts. On the weekends, there is a late sail in the evening so sometimes I get home close to 1 in the morning. I’m really enjoying the work and it’s great seeing the big city and all the lights out on the water at night. Really cool! The rest of the time when I’m not out on the boat, we’ve been working on the documentary. It’s getting colder really fast here but time is flying by. Next week, I’m visiting Tania Aebi in Vermont. Tania sailed around the world from 1985 to 1987 by a really similar route to what I did. When she started, she was 18 and had almost no sailing experience at all but she just went for it. I read her book Maiden Voyage for the first time when I was eight and got really inspired. She is one of the sailors I really admire and respect, so it will be exciting to finally meet.

Laura