June 10, 2006

• Sail Fit

  I honestly believe that people with even a drop of creativity and an ounce of motivation can find a niche in the world, and from that make a life that they’ve been dreaming of living.  Thanks to my alma mater, I discovered a website of a couple who did just that.  It’s marvelous to be your own boss.  In addition, he has made his own exercise equipment, specifically for competitive sailors.

  
  

  Excerpts from “The SAILFIT Story” written by Kurt Taulbee from http://www.sailfit.com/story.html SAILFIT Inc. is now 8 years old having been originally incorporated under the name of Great White Performance Racing. The idea for the business came when I saw the difficulty sailors were having in moving their boats from one regatta to the next. Some would not attend certain regattas because they did not have a decent boat available to them. It was quite a dilemma for these sailors. I had just finished a West Coast tour of sailing events when I decided that I really wanted to pursue this sport and see what I could do if I focused on sailing full-time. I knew it would take years to become an internationally known, high caliber Laser Sailor. I also knew that no one would pay the expenses in this dream of mine except me. So I started a business that chartered and transported Laser sailboats and sold parts. I saw a need for this service and I wanted to compete in the events as part of my campaign exposure anyway. So it was a natural. I would travel to the events with extra boats and equipment.  Other sailors that had travel or boat issues could simply fly in and pay to charter a boat. . . . . . . Additionally, I was incredibly fortunate to be joined by Meka Aiken in August 2000. She is the one who has really built up our fitness services, allowing me to focus on the sailing. Meka is the main contact for SAILFIT responding to the requests for charters as well as sales and all fitness-related issues. She does all the accounting, banking and advertising and generally keeps things moving forward. At regattas she helps me stay on a good fitness program, prepares my nutrition, and helps me keep a cool head when things get tough. Meka studied hard for the ACE exam, became certified and then started generating interest in our Fitness programs. At the moment, she has about eight clients each on a six-month program. Meka is really a pioneer in her approach because her knowledge of nutrition is much better than anyone else in the industry. Her understanding of how to achieve success makes her unrivalled. . . .

  

  His wife Meka Taulbee wrote a nice article about being mentally fit to sail.  But really, she is describing being mentally fit for living life.

   

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