Hi There. My name is Luciano, I am Brazilian, 40 yo, married with 3
children. I was forced to write a couple of lines by Simon, otherwise, I
would not receive my daily food and water portion, and the worse,
wouldn’t be allowed to get out of my cage to see the sun light… just
kidding.. I am having a great time in this wonderful and comfortable
boat. However, I have to tell you that at the begging I was a kind of
scared as seas were rough, seasick, crew stressed and working timetable
(the famous Night Watch!!). However, over the time, things were settled
and I’m enjoying pretty much… but the question is (my wife also wants to
know), why am I here? To answer it, just came up 3 words in my mind:
Learn, challenge and experience. I have some previous experience in
sailing, but nothing compared to what I am living in the last weeks…
therefore, the learning piece is pretty much accomplished. That said, if
there is one thing that I appreciate in life is to embrace new
challenges, especially if they are out of my comfort zone. I wold say
that Sailing across the Atlantic, definitely corresponds very well for
my challenge expectation. Last, but not least, to have this experience.
I can answer it with a question: why not? Life is short and the world is
too big… the sooner we experience new things and live our lives, the
better. I am sure I will cross Ripples2 somewhere soon sailing my own
boat with my family…
Luciano
