Leg 3: 28 June

The Tall Ships Crew party was held at the hotel last night, it was a beach themed party with two bands scheduled to play and the prize ceremony for the crew games. This however was interrupted by a large thunder storm which had people running for cover, the food and drink was enjoyed by all, even with it being slightly water logged, despite this everyone had a very enjoyable night and spirits were high as we come to an end of our stay in Charleston. An early start saw the decks scrubbed and the hull inspected by divers before the crew prepared for a busy day.

We were invited to spend the day with a local family at their house and were treated to a large BBQ and we were able to relax, play football and attempt wakeboarding, something most people had never done. This was particularly special as 9 years ago the family hosted the 2000 race crew and wished to meet the latest crew members. A big thankyou to John and Margaret Carlisle for hosting us for the day, we all had a great time.

We then went for drinks on a boat in the marina that was once again hosted by a local couple who were friends of our liason officer. We met more local people who were very interested in the race and it was nice to relax more on board their boat. A celebratory dinner for winning the race class was held at Hot Wings American diner where platters of chicken wings, some mild some extremely spicy, left us feeling well fed and looking forward to a good nights sleep. It was a great way to finish an amazing day. We are now relaxing before we start racing again tomorrow bring on Boston!.