A couple of weeks ago the sailboats that are racing across the world in the Volvo Ocean Race came into Baltimore's Inner Harbor. When each sailboat came into port Brian cleared their crews. He loved the experience and really got to know Marcelo Ferreira a member of the Brazil 1 crew . So Sunday we decided to go to Inner Harbor to see the Boats and the races that we're being held that day. We met our friend Lauren there who is a big fan of sailboat racing considering she has raced sailboats for many years. She was a great tour guide and taught us a lot about the sport. When Brian cleared the crew of Brazil 1 he surprised her with a phone call from Marcello and got the crews autographs for her. While we we're standing by the boats on Sunday Brian spotted Marcelo. He invited us on the boat and gave us a tour. I couldn't believe that they have been on this 70 foot boat since November. When we went down below we couldn't even stand up straight. The small space is very confined with just a sink, cots and a small room with a toilet. While out in the ocean they eat MRE's and take 20 minute
naps because they are on duty 24 hours a day. Marcelo was the so nice and talked with us on the boat for about a half hour. We learned that he is a 3 time Olympic medalist along with other awards. We had a great time and hope to get to Annapolis this weekend for the restart. They will be heading to New York city and will then be off to Portsmouth, England.