Ronnie's blog - Never having done an overnight sail before...

S/Y Pelerin
Colin Speedie & Louise Johnson
Tue 1 Jan 2013 12:11
Never having done an overnight sail before, my Virgin Atlantic crossing has been an epic voyage. There have been amazing things to see, endless enjoyable hours of contemplation on night watches but also constant movement with waves and wind. Two thousand miles of this has its ups and downs on the mind as well as the body. Doing three hour watches at all times of the day and night does interesting things to your body clock too; I wanted to stop eating at one point but fortunately the food is far too good to refuse. It has been interesting to see how we have all started to relax a bit as we approach our destination … and thoughts turn to putting the beer/G&T back in the fridge (Lou thinks of everything).

It’s hard to live life at an angle
It’s hard when your loo is too steep
It’s hard in your bed
When under your head
Is an ocean ten thousand foot deep

Ronnie