The Third Man - part quatre
Christine's Atlantic Circuit
Peter Lansdale
Mon 5 Dec 2016 14:43
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15 03.4N 043 27.0W
Good day bloggers,
Back again!
Well not much has been happening unless you count
endless sail changes in an attempt to catch Babette who was 2nd in our class
just ahead of us. I signed up for a cruise, "sun, two genoas poled out for
endless days of relaxation" said the skipper". We eventually overhauled Babette,
probably due to using the parasailor overnight giving some often hairy rides.
During which I awoke one night due to a wildly rolling
boat to look up the hatchway to see the skipper's white knuckles holding onto
the wheel eyes bulging trying to bring it under control. It now appears he's
using this ploy to arouse the crew at his whim, let the boat rock and roll and
see who wakes first.
The job list has at least one item added per day,
you've probably seen previous pictures of the parasailor sheet wearing
through , this is now a daily routine and if we don't reach Saint Lucia soon
somebody will be hanging from the deck with a short length of sheet, guess it
won't be skipper!
The new crew member (see photo) was elected skipper by
the mutinous crew but was speedily evicted by the retiring one, never to be seen
again.
It's just started to rain on skipper's watch and my
next job of the day is lunch and due to my lack of taste can only wish for
a bottle of Tabasco sauce to put on the salad!
Third Man signing off |
