What could possibly go wrong

I like this title because I don't even believe it myself. In planning for the coming season I have tried to learn from all the mistakes of last season and mitigate the risk of them happening again. Because I won't make the same mistakes, or at least try not to, I know that I will make other mistakes and that sooner or later there will be a blog explaining exactly what could've gone wrong and did.

However, for now I would like to believe that because of all the planning that has been done for coming season, nothing will go wrong. The start of the season is coming really close now, so it is time to dot the i's and cross the t's. At my home club the last cleaning has been done, only one paint job awaits. Also the slalom course has been finished, which is a great relieve for all volunteers involved, because it caused some issues last year. The boat will go into the water on the 17th of April, which is sooner than previous years. We have a lot of very enthusiastic skiers that cannot wait to train and therefore this year it is worth it to start earlier!

The season in the South of the Netherlands (Handel), starts even sooner than ours. In fact it starts tomorrow, so I will ski there for the first time tomorrow! This is my in my opinion the best lake in the Netherlands and therefore definitely worth the 2.5 hour drive every now and again. And with every now and again I mean every weekend. There is a camping really close to the lake. We are able to put our caravan there throughout the week as well and then use it in the weekends. In this way we can drive there Saturday morning, ski a couple of times on Saturday and then go to our second home. Then on Sunday I can ski some more and then we will drive home, without the speed limitation of the caravan. Since the caravan will be there for more than a month, we had to do some cleaning and other preparations to make sure it is a suitable weekend home. Most importantly the gas had to be filled, to fuel the heater. The beds are made and all the pots and pans are packed. This year, I got my drivers-licence and I am allowed to drive with the caravan also. In Handel, there have also been some renovations and the necessary cleaning has been done. I'm excited to see what the club looks like now, hopefully at least the heater is working, because even though the clock went to summer time last night, the temperature has yet to catch up.

Other than the preparation of the caravan, I also sorted out all my skiing materials to see what I still need for an optimum season. Besides buying what I don't have yet, like some equipment for jumping, I will also order some back up equipment. I will be skiing so much it is almost inevitable that something will break. In my mind I try to visualize standing on the dock, the last skier before me is skiing and it will be my last chance to qualify. Then I think what could possibly be broken that will ruin this shot. Anything that came to mind I try to find a solution for. Hence the title, right now I think I'm prepared for everything. I know that I'm prepared for everything I know, but I don't know everything, so I still need a little luck on my side.