Day 5 was mainly taken up with running repairs. The cause of the previous nights breakdown was in fact the oil feed supply to the engine, which if not good, automatically shuts down the engines. BRP were very efficient at securing the services of Ardfern Marine to supply an engineer. At 15:30 we finally got the boys away from Mallaig harbour. This was a great relief to the support crew who were long in pork pies and little sleep!

There was great celebration on the boat as they passed through the most northerly way point on the Challenge, just off John O'Groats.

The boat progressed through 14 knots of tide where the Atlantic Ocean meets the North Sea at Duncansby Head.

The boys arrived in good spirits at Fraserburgh just short of Aberdeen on the north east of Scotland. 3 Steak and Chips then bed - no beers allowed.

Today 13th July they set off for Great Yarmouth in calm conditions. This is a 325 mile crossing some 80 miles off land. They will pass through Oil rigs and ferry traffic.