THE DASH

by Linda Ellis

I read of a man who stood to speak at the funeral of a friend. He referred to the dates on the tombstone from the beginning… to the end.

He noted that first came the date of birth and spoke of the following date with tears, but he said what mattered most of all was the dash between those years.

For that dash represents all the time they spent alive on earth and now only those who loved them know what that little line is worth.

For it matters not, how much we own, the cars… the house… the cash. What matters is how we live and love and how we spend our dash.

So think about this long and hard; are there things you’d like to change? For you never know how much time is left that still can be rearranged.

To be less quick to anger and show appreciation more and love the people in our lives like we’ve never loved before.

If we treat each other with respect and more often wear a smile… remembering that this special dash might only last a little while.

So when your eulogy is being read, with your life’s actions to rehash, would you be proud of the things they say about how you lived your dash?

Oct 18

Oct 18 New Crew - 2018

Dash Ocean Racing

New crew:

With the goal of Sydney to Hobart Boxing Day 2019 we managed to coax two more to join the DASH.

Dan Shand (40): Brother-in-law to Ben Acland. High Country Farmer, Honey, Tech Entrepreneur from the Hurunui near Waipara North Canterbury. Dan competed in a pay for adventure training and race from Auckland to Suva in 2005 on the old Whitbread yacht Lion. Dan had the Hobart on his bucket list so this was a no brainer.

Jimmy Herlihy (40 something, hard to tell): Farmer from Ranfurly with enough stories to keep the night watch entertained for a few circumnavigations. Jimmy likes to talk about and have adventures, so as a Hobart adventure was on his bucket list he jumped at it. Jimmy has completed a few offshore passages and a bunch of cruising but never racing.

THE DASH

Oct 18 New Crew - 2018

New crew:

Oct 19 Coastal Classic - Auckland to Russell

Oct 13 Repair, Replace, Upgrade