Nov
15
2007
Great news! We got boats! It’s all lined up and we couldn’t be happier. Thank you all for your feedback and anecdotes relating your experience with your pilots. The one thing we learned from all of you is that all of the pilots are great. We did not get a single negative story about a [...]
Tags: coach, cold, cspf, cycling, david whyte, english channel, michael oram, nutrition, ocean, pilot boat
Nov
06
2007
Thank you all so much for the feedback on pilots, tides, etc. We received dozens of emails from people who are training and those who have completed the swim. Most of you gave quite candid and humble reasons for your success as well as a few who discussed reasons for unsuccessful attempts. We valued every [...]
Tags: cold, cspf, cycling, david whyte, english channel, finis, michael oram, open water, pilot boat, swimming, team, Training, travel
Oct
31
2007
Ugghh. First off, my utmost apologies for such a long time between posts. Life happened, and I have been absolutely swamped since coming back from Denver and Seattle. I just shifted into survival mode for a while. Neal seemed to suffer the same fate at the same time. Alas, it seems to be all better. [...]
Tags: cspf, david whyte, english channel, michael oram, pilot boat, swimming, Training
Oct
30
2007
There is a lot of sponsorship stuff going on behind the scenes that we’re excited to tell you about as soon as details get finalized. Everything about this trek is moving in fast forward. We are in the final stages of securing our pilot boats. These are the boats that will drive next to us [...]
Tags: cspf, david whyte, english channel, michael oram, pilot boat, Sponsor, sponsors, swimming