It's all a bit manic in my flat right now - I leave at 4.15 tomorrow morning for Tenerife, from where I'll be helping to crew a tall ship for a week. So while everyone else is quaffing the champagne over New Year, I'll probably be stuck up the rigging, or swabbing the deck, or some such. The kit list includes plenty of scary stuff (stout shoes, thermal underwear and so on) but I have packed my shorts and bikini just in case. I'll reveal more when I'm back on dry land...