Team Roy

If the world ran the way a crew runs a set, we'd have a better, more progressive world. Steven Spielberg
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If the world ran the way a crew runs a set, we'd have a better, more progressive world. Steven Spielberg
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/crew.html
 
 
If the world ran the way a crew runs a set, we'd have a better, more progressive world. Steven Spielberg
Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/crew.html
There are no passengers on spaceship earth. We are all crew.
~ Marshall McLuhan

Big day yesterday - Crew Allocation Day!

All of the 12 boats have been assigned their crews and skippers. Now I know my skipper, Roy Taylor, and the names of all my crewmates.

Huge event in Portsmouth to announce the names and boy what a celebration. There was to be a livefeed but it misfired, so here's the recorded version


Roy promptly sent a welcome email and it already feels like I'm part of this big team and the excitement is finally beginning to build up.

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