25-11-2024 Johns handler in USA is Colin MacKenzie
Colin is an old Sat/diving bell partner of his dads..now one of the leading Saturation Supervisors in the North Sea ..his Dive Ship DSV Osprey helped sponsor John racing in USA this winter.Johns parents will meet up with John & Colin & dogs in Anchorage pre/start..then will head to Nome where Alan is to give a presentation at the Nome museum "Alec Scotty Allan ".
Colin will spend a few weeks at the Cairngorm Sleddog Centre pre going out to work with John in MT ..then head out to handle & help John prepare for the coming events Wyoming Open & Idit; They will then drive from Montana to Anchorage with all the dogs& kit a 7000 mile round drive mid winter ..but before that set up the food drops for the dogs along the Iditarod race trail...so busy times ahead .Johns parents will also be Johns handlers in Anchorage with a number of friends who live there..Alan & Fiona will then fly to Nome leaving Colin & dog truck in Anchorage..
