After the previous nights fancy dress party a bit of a lie in was required to recharge the batteries.

But the “to do” list still seemed endless so we had to keep ticking things off if we were to be ready for Sunday’s start.

Having damaged my shoulder when we arrived here I had been putting of going up the mast to clean and check the rig, particularly as the team from Formula Spars who had made the mast and boom had already been up and given the rig a clean bill of health.

However I wanted to check for myself and also familiarise myself again with how and where all the halyards run in case I need to go up again on the crossing.

It was also a good opportunity to take photos of the other boats from up top and as you can see those below where taking shots of me.

With 16 Oysters in this years fleet and four Oyster 56’s like ours it made for some great shots

We also had to complete our wall painting of the boats Walrus and Carpenter logo and here Helen’s artistic ability proved to be a great asset and the finished logo is admired by all who see it and will remain on the wall for many years to come.

It was well deserving of a celebratory drink!!...I’ll explain the duck’s presence another time!!!!

Today is another sailing day to run through MOB routines and fly the big cruising chute, wind permitting!