We are currently supporting the Children's Wish Foundation in their endeavours. All funds that are raised by us after expenses, will be donated to that charity. If you want to donate directly, please go here.

Thanks to Tony who has kindly provided us with the certification required for our voyage. The race organizers require every competitor to be certified in:

- Deep Sea Survival Course
- Radio Operators License
- Ocean Navigation

As we were originally going to have to take the certification in Florida (which is an inconvenience), Tony kindly offered us to take the certification through his school here in Montreal...

For those who are interested in learning more, check out his website : www.ynotsailing.com

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Alok

Rob took some time to drive to Ontario to touch base with Atlantic Braids, an exclusive rope manufacturer of quality rope for various industries from marine to industrial markets. Check them out here - Atlantic Braids .

They are willing to provide us with any type of rope we need, including the glow in dark ropes which will come very handy!!

So if any sponsors are interested, do not hesitate to contact us for more information...

Next week we shall be working on the boat and making sure it'll be ready.

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Alok

So Rob, Mike and I went to see Sheldon at the Concordia's Electrical Engineering Department to discuss how we can power up all our electrical equipment without running out of juice...

Sheldon was definitely excited by the project. one of the major issues was the desalinator pump...As we are three people in the boat, the pump will be working overtime in providing us clean water.

Rob had the idea of using our rowing seats as a pump and hook it up to the desalinator - using our movement to provide us with clean water as we row. Sheldon agreed, providing us with the help of his graduate team to not only get the desalination pump installed, but also to find the batteries and other electrical equipment.

This is a great start!