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?

Sep 28

Sep 28 New Crew - September 2018

Dash Ocean Racing

New crew

Jase Hancox

So we are now living our DASH. The team is growing from its core of Ben’s, to include our mate Jase. You may remember Jase from the second post Stag Party if not read it NOW.

Jase is a adventure documentary film maker. At the time of his first sail we found out he was awarded The Hiddleston/MacQueen (Best New Zealand Film) Award went to Jase Hancox, for The Sky Piercer.

Jase has a natural ability which helps, he also admitted in a debriefed that the harder it gets the more he enjoys it. This quality seems to be a prerequisite for ocean racing, so Jase fitted in well. It is a good thing Jase brought these qualities as he has never sailed before…

THE DASH

Sep 28 New Crew - September 2018

New crew

Sep 29 Gold Cup - Race 1 - Spring Cup - 2018

Sep 1 Safety at Sea Triple - Our first race. 2018