Lewis and Naomi and my own mental health
Thanks to Lewis and Naomi Osaka for helping me through the tough phase of my campaign.
FOMO in the GGR is real! On the other side is my plan!
There has been a lot of conversation in the circles of real estate investors in London, Ontario on FOMO. Here is my take on FOMO in the GGR. Fear of missing out (FOMO) is described as a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent. This social anxiety is […]
Lockdown Musings: Covid-19, Sailing Season and Upgrades for Good Hope!
I hope you are all doing well and staying safe inside. As we live through these extraordinary times I wanted to share some thoughts and some updates on life and race prep in general.
GGR, OGR and now what? I am glad I met this mad man!
Now there is something new coming and I am extremely excited about it. I don’t have much more to say but that it will enable even more people to experience offshore racing than in the GGR and OGR. It’s big! It’s huge and it’s exciting!
So onto what next for me, these races that Don comes up with might just take over my life. I think I will have to start purchasing lotto tickets.
A Different Approach- Life, GGR, Good Hope, Finances & the OGR
Many competitors have different approaches in the lead up to the GGR. Some competitors are busy refitting, some are busy sailing and some plan to leave the refit to the last winter before the race. I have a different approach and I am going to lay it down below. For some of my followers who […]
3000 km Boat Hunt Road Trip
I have been talking about boats for the GGR in past few posts and now I am finally getting to a point where decisions will be taken. In Canada, this weekend was a long weekend and I took the opportunity to check out two boats. First one was a Young Sun 35 in Hampton Yacht […]
Lake Ontario 300 and Ocean Globe Race 2023
I was supposed to VLOG this week and I even filmed it once but then realised that the video had stopped 2 mins into the recording due to lack of space in my moms phone. The other VLOG answering Mike Smith’s question on what I thought about all the boats. I am still editing the video […]
Golden Globe Race 2022- Vlog 1- Gaurav Shinde – June 17 2019
Since life is coming in the way of writing blog posts, I’m going to start releasing 1 vlog per week with updates of my preparation. Topics covered in this vlog Knee injury update Summer plans update Why I’m doing the GGR-short explanation GGR boat decision https://youtu.be/QnBGy21w6WY
Speaking at PechaKucha Part 2
I recently spoke to Pecha Kucha London Ontario and gave a talk about my sailing experience and why I say ‘Memories Are Greater Than Dreams’I wanted to elaborate more on the topic in this post. Not all of us are Michael Phelps or Elon Musk. Most of us will never make it big. Most of […]
Sponsorship- Where to begin?
Last time I started looking for sponsorship things were a lot easier. I was the first Indian, I had news coverage, I was living in India and I was an Indian citizen.This time it is not as great a scenario! I am an Indian citizen who is a permanent resident of Canada. This really complicates […]
