Heading out tomorrow for San Francisco. I will be sailing with Manfred Schmeidl and crew (Alison, Kerry and Brennan) in the Melges 24 World Championship, as well as Big Boat Series, aboard the boat Brio 620. I am also pretty pumped about Oracle Team USA's resurgence in the America's Cup. I figured it would be long over by now, but tomorrow they will sail Race 17!!!! Tomorrow, the Brio team will be out on the water practicing during what could be a historic victory by Team ETNZ, or the continual dominance of Oracle. I am hoping for the latter to occur if that wasn't obvious.

With the first leg of my "early retirement" starting tomorrow, I figured I would post a photo of all the things I am packing for my SEA adventure. I am sure the pile will have last minute additions and subtractions by the time I go from SFO in two weeks, but this is what I am starting with. Nothing special. 

Over and out. 

Just a real quick note to get started... I am traveling throughout South East Asia for 2.5 months starting Oct 6th. I am using this blog mainly as a way to let family know where I am at and what not. It's my intention to update it fairly frequently, but I am not sure how much access I will have over there.

Anyhow, feel free to read. If no one ends up reading it, I'll post anyway as a record of my trip.

Later!