I didn't know lifejackets could be this interesting!!

Last Friday proved a really interesting day! Producer and Presenter for Yachting TV, Steve Adams decided I should find out what it's like behind the camera. I was happy to oblige, and besides which he was filming at the new RNLI Training College and I wanted to take a peek behind the impressive facade in Poole.

We met up with the lovely Peter Chennell and the incredibly knowledgeable Tony Wafer. The piece was all about maintaining lifejackets and, if I am truly honest, I thought it might be just a little - well to put it politely "dull". Not a bit of it!

Peter is a great teacher and talks really well on the subject. He also knows masses! I learnt all about how the jackets are actually set off automatically and how to check that your lifejacket will actually go off when you want (or more importantly NEED) it.

Peter was chatting about the new campaign the RNLI are running and I promised we would feature the logo right here. So here it is...

... and I agree! It is all about finding the one that suits you so you will wear it all the time of course. Now where is that natty like Kapok number I love so much!!

I still marvel that TV takes so much longer to "do" than radio but in the end I think it will make a really interesting piece for everyone.

This week I am very much behind the computer, writing an article for the Sail for Gold magazine which charts the progress of our sailors as they head towards the 2008 and then 2012 Olympics. I am taking a look behind the scenes at the support team who make it happen. Should be interesting, finding out what makes it all come together to produce those Gold medals.