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Mike Golding (Ecover) aerial shorts - Wild and wet

Saturday: 16:00. Working on Online Marketing and Activation for a big pitch. I am now thinking and end up looking at my laptop’s desktop: this image is there since before the Vendee Globe started. I look at my window: it is sunny weather outside, with some low but fast running clouds. I heard some planes at low altitude while flying toward the approaching route to the airport (they go toward Sweden first on the other side of the Øresund). In Østerbo, I hear them all the time when there is some low clouds and wind from NW/W.

I shouldn’t be here today: Windguru says it’s 10-15 nots and the water is 600m away…

The picture

One of my favorites. I usually dont have background pictures, but this time i did… and for a long time. The picture is all about:

• Sailing
• Doing it against (and at the same time in complete harmony with) the elements
• About one man and one boat, completely dependent of each other and on themselves only
• …And about sailing at 30 nots, wet… very wet!!!

Is this what is sailing all about? (

The sailor

Mike Golding is one of my favorite sailors, (if not THE favourite). I would love to meet this guy one day. For me this guy IS solo sailing, self-sufficiency, coolness in tough contexts, and Seamanship at it best.

Still have in my mind when he made the Velux 5 Oceans and was one of the few handling force 10 weather at sea in the Gulf of Biscay, when others went to Port (second at the time behind Bernard Stamm) only to reach the Souther Ocean and divert to reach and rescue Alex Thompson, after which he had to quit probably due to the heavy beating while trying to reach him upwind in tough weather. Also, his recent dismasting during the Vendee, when leading the race…

I would love to meet the guy one day… will add it to the “People and stuff i Admire” section for now…

Now… back to work, it’s time to win that pitch

Note: Image rights belong to Mike golding’s site (even if i couldnt find anything mentioning rights of use). I hope you don’t mind the inclusion Mike..