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Think pink!

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We realized last week that October was the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and decided that we had to do something about it. Girls wear pink t-shirts, supermarkets distribute pink bags, men wear pink ribbons on their shirts... We decided to go bigger. Our raspberry neon pink spinnaker Go big or go home! Sailing under the Newport bridge We are now thinking about our contribution to Movember next month - men raising awareness for men's health issues by growing a moustache. Not sure yet what will happen, but pictures will definitely be taken. Tilly Mint is now almost ready to sail South, as it is getting colder by the day up here. We have successfully tested our new mainsail a few days ago and are now waiting for the right weather window to leave. If all goes as planned we should be leaving Newport on Monday and sail down to Charleston, South Carolina, where we will wait until November 1st to set sail for the Caribbean. We are sad to leave Newport but very exci