Mary our skipper offers sailing advice.Tuesday 11th August
One word sums up today – WET! We sailed form Piel Island to Douglas, Isle of Man, a distance of 50 miles. Waves constantly bombarded the boat, causing salt water to spray into our faces, temporarily blinding and drenching us. Fortunately, most of us had our waterproofs on and thus we avoided being completely soaked. Those of us who had forgotten to wear their waterproof trousers soon learned our lesson. We remained on deck when not on watch as again, it proved too rough to go down below. Two of our team members risked being whisked away by the mighty waves whilst trying to tackle some boat maintenance at the bow (thank god for safety lines which meant we were securely fastened to the boat at all times). Some of us thought the waves were great fun, however some of us weren’t so keen! However salt had seemed to form all over our faces, hands and hair making them feel a bit slimy and disgusting. We were in desperate need of a shower, but due to limited water supply, we couldn’t. Yet another sticky night! Clothes had also gotten wet, but we found it very hard to find any space onboard to hang them to dry, so we were greeted by unpleasantly damp waterproofs in the morning. A hard day’s sailing was followed by a dinner of fa-heeee-tas!! ¡Phenomenal! This was slightly messy and cramped, but delicious. We are definitely adjusting to the limited space on board but still finding it difficult to do everyday activities. The rest of the evening was spent prepping for lunch and dinner the following day, as we planned to sail on an epic journey to Ireland. The whole crew joined in with grating cheese, getting tuna out of the tin and making tuna mayonnaise and slicing up corned beef. It has become more obvious to us now, that organisation is crucially important to make life on board run smoothly, especially as we were planning to set sail at 4am following morning! Little things like putting out our clothes ready for the next certainly make things easier and quicker, even knowing where you’ve put your hat and gloves certainly helps when you have to dash below deck to try and stop your head and hands freezing. Especially in waters like today, the less time spent day below deck the better!
One word sums up today – WET! We sailed form Piel Island to Douglas, Isle of Man, a distance of 50 miles. Waves constantly bombarded the boat, causing salt water to spray into our faces, temporarily blinding and drenching us. Fortunately, most of us had our waterproofs on and thus we avoided being completely soaked. Those of us who had forgotten to wear their waterproof trousers soon learned our lesson. We remained on deck when not on watch as again, it proved too rough to go down below. Two of our team members risked being whisked away by the mighty waves whilst trying to tackle some boat maintenance at the bow (thank god for safety lines which meant we were securely fastened to the boat at all times). Some of us thought the waves were great fun, however some of us weren’t so keen! However salt had seemed to form all over our faces, hands and hair making them feel a bit slimy and disgusting. We were in desperate need of a shower, but due to limited water supply, we couldn’t. Yet another sticky night! Clothes had also gotten wet, but we found it very hard to find any space onboard to hang them to dry, so we were greeted by unpleasantly damp waterproofs in the morning. A hard day’s sailing was followed by a dinner of fa-heeee-tas!! ¡Phenomenal! This was slightly messy and cramped, but delicious. We are definitely adjusting to the limited space on board but still finding it difficult to do everyday activities. The rest of the evening was spent prepping for lunch and dinner the following day, as we planned to sail on an epic journey to Ireland. The whole crew joined in with grating cheese, getting tuna out of the tin and making tuna mayonnaise and slicing up corned beef. It has become more obvious to us now, that organisation is crucially important to make life on board run smoothly, especially as we were planning to set sail at 4am following morning! Little things like putting out our clothes ready for the next certainly make things easier and quicker, even knowing where you’ve put your hat and gloves certainly helps when you have to dash below deck to try and stop your head and hands freezing. Especially in waters like today, the less time spent day below deck the better!
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