JENNY, THE STIG AND GERVAIS - ALL PULLING THEIR WEIGHT
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Tom & Colette McCorkindale
Sat 9 Dec 2006 12:32
17.35N 43.00W
After the excitement at tiffin time and the excellent fish supper, thought
we would introduce you to 3 crew members, all who are making an invaluable
contribution to the Prim Teaze team effort. Jenny is our big Genoa and
since the demise of Puffa the Parasailor, she's been doing sterling work at
the front end of the boat, pulling us along in all kinds of swells and
winds. The Stig does a lot of the steering, giving the human crew a welcome
break from the rigours of hand-steering. Stig does a great job at night
particularly - if a little heavy on the juice. Gervais - named after one of
Tom's more awful jokes - came into his own last evening - luring Donald the
Dorado onto the end of Angus's big hooks (Ed; there's room for a rude joke
here). For those who want to know, Gervais was the biggest alcoholic on
board yesterday and throwing alcohol down the gills does work in giving fish
a humane end - yum, yum!