We then got all out sailing gear on. Ian gave us our waterproofs and lifejackets and then we went up on deck. We then learned how to tie the ropes in lots of different ways which are all needed for sailing the boat. It was then lunchtime, and we had soup and sandwiches.
After lunch Rachel, Portia and Ellie learned that we weren’t the best washers up in the world, but we learned by our experience and will be better next time.
Immediately after lunch, we cast our lines off and went into the lock to take us to the outer basin. Once we left that, we waited for the river gate to open. The minute we could get through the lock, we got out into the river Lune. And motored down the channel we had seen on our walk last night.
The river slowly turned into the sea and the waves increased in size. We got to a point where we turned past some buoys and then all of a sudden we were motoring up another river called the River Wyre. After two bumpy hours, we pulled into Fleetwood dock and tied up to the pontoon, which is where we are now.
We helped Dawn cook a superb dinner of sausages, Yorkshire puds, gravy, mashed spuds, carrots and broccoli and then washed up. We have yet to devour the apple crumble which is cooking as we type this blog. Note to everyone…Hannah says that it is very hot in the galley!
Unfortunately, we only managed to upload one photo today due to technical difficulties, but we promise more shots tomorrow.
Read more about Sail Training on board Tenacity of Bolton at http://www.tenacityofbolton.org/
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