Firstly all credit to Paul Steptoe who lost us the wind, so much so our speed was actually -0.2 knots, yes that is a minus sign, we were going backwards, and this not being enough he decided to call on the rain as well!!
There were two highlights of the day, firstly we saw AND made contact with a cargo ship that was steaming towards us, it was very kind and altered course for us as we had no steerage due to Paul's efforts and wind killing abilities.
Secondly while writing this very blog in the cockpit Andy Wright spotted........ drum roll pleasseeee...... a. SHARK!!! i have never seen the crew of Rona II move on the deck so fast! Everything was dropped, even the helmsman awoke and ran to the guardrail to gain a view. Within seconds cameras were flashing so frequently with everybody trying to get snaps of the shark they must have thought it was Britney Spears, if you squinted slightly it looked like her as it has the same shoulder structure.
Night Sailing:
According to reliable sources ( i would not know as i was sleeping soundly) the night sky was a thing of beauty, there were reported sightings of satellites and Shooting stars. The constellations of stars are amazing due to the lack of light pollution.... quite remote the Atlantic. At the sun rise bets were made on how long till it was bright in the sky, there were cries of 5 minutes! 3 minutes! 7 minutes! it was 45.
Quote of the day!
"That seagull is paddling faster than we are sailing" by Andrew Downey... yes we were being circled and mocked by a seagull bobbing around us.
The weather has been errrmm.... annoying i think is the most suited word. with the lack of wind we slopped about in the sea, then the rain but it was still hot so wearing oilies was uncomfortable.. Thanks Paul!!
Onto the important things... Food of the day!!
Mother watch was blue watch, consisting of Simon "terminator" Turvey, Jonny Wearing, Rupie roo, Tom, T man, Julian, Liam
Early in the day Liam used his Irish skills to create some herbed potatoes for breakfast, which filled a big hole. then yours truly (Rupert Edwards) unleashed some almighty culinary talent and made some absolutely fantastic buzzing with flavour perfect texture garlic bread. he then extended his skills to the pasta at lunch.
Tom and Jonny also added to the culinary skills of the day with crispy cakes and Tom & Jerry fairy cakes, getting in touch with their feminine side.
Oh we are also FIRST IN CLASS!!!!
Rupert Edwards, crew, Blue watch.
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