Dear Caroline and family, I hope you are as well as can be. Jack and tricky shared with me the very sad news so I wanted to send you a big air hug your way , some love and energy. Egon was the first captain i worked for and as you said, a true legend from legend! His guidance and wisdom pushed me to go on with the scholarship as he did to get the OOW of which I’m eternally grateful for. We always remember our first leader in yachting and what a great person to have worked with… His smile, sense of humour and funny rants certainly kept Jack and I on our toes despite us being two naughty deckhands !!! One of my fondest , yet terrifying at the time memories was when Egon sat Jack and I down to calm down and gave me some rather fatherly advice which resulted in me finding a lovely Colombian girlfriend! It was these words of wisdoms which probably saved and helped me develop the career as it is today. I still to this day use this example when coaching young naughty deckhands so a big thank you again for his wisdom. I finally met the lovely Lars last year and it was so lovely to finally meet the man behind all of your and Egon’s stories! I saw so much magic and similarity so I’m sure he’s taking a vital part in ensuring all the family can be as well as can be during this time. I think Lars said you had / were moving back to the UK but if you are still in Mallorca or are soon I’d love to see you and take you for a coffee at your favourite cappuccino spot! Sending you and the family lots of love. Joe lee xxx