Personal Blog of Ellen MacArthur

I had more fun than I have had in a long time this week!

We’ve had our first Trust activities week at Bradwell on Sea Outdoor Education Centre. For the first time we’ve attempted a residential activities week, rather than the standard 4-day Yacht trips that we’ve done so far.

I spent the first two days there and we had a fantastic time, despite the fact that the weather could have been better. The centre was just fantastic, and the activities had us laughing ourselves to bits!

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It’s been a very full-on few weeks for us, what with Skandia Cowes Week, and then a few days of escaping!

Cowes Week was fantastic for us with loads of guests, loads of sailing, and an incredible iShares Cup.

Since Cowes Week it’s been great to take a few days off and get out and about. I headed west to Devon and Cornwall and spent some time seeing friends. It’s easy to forget just how beautiful the countryside is in the UK. What with Dartmoor, the farmland and the beautiful coastal harbours.

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I’ve been doing quite a bit of research over the last year into sustainable and basically sensible buildings.

Learning about the different principles, and the way you can build either a wooden house with masses of insulation which has low thermal mass, or a brick, stone or concrete house, with masses of insulation resulting in high thermal mass.

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