Blog day - have no idea but getting close to end.
Itchycoo
Mon 3 Dec 2018 17:22
The night skys out here in the middle of the ocean with no light pollution are quote stunning. last night as we sat around the table after diner we were all quite taken by the view looking at stars and constellations that generations of mariners have looked up like Orion, Ursa Major, Polaris Sagitarius (which the crew have renamed wanker - why i have no idea) and as we sat there taking in the wondrous sight the same thought came to all of us - “What has happened to roof of our cabin?” BOOM BOOM thank you very much Im here all week.
The crew continue to develop and bond in the same way that oil and water does and Im happy to say that on the basis the he now only has two old lemons, a half chewed cucumber, a couple of ropey tomatoes and a pumpkin to look after the Vegetable Turner has been promoted and is now officially the Bilge Bitch and has spent the last two days with his head in the bilges trying to fix the Bilge pump and is as happy as the proverbial pig in the brown stuff. However having failed to fix the pump he has also spent a lot of time manually pumping the bilge and has developed a very well defined right forearm - you can draw your own conclusions but it has been a couple of weeks now!. We think we may have some fishing line wrapped around our prop as a result of our exploits with the spinnaker the other night from driving round in circles which means at some stage we are going to have go over the side and sort it. When I say we I mean Kevin i just haven’t told him yet but Ill give him loads of time to prepare the required spreadsheet to analyse which side to jump off or maybe the stern, swimming shorts or budge smugglers, front crawl or breast stroke required breaths per second etc it will be very detailed - alternatively I might just give him a shove as we get into Rodney bay. Dan has redeveloped his 24 hour siesta as he has found out he enjoys (and is good at) a bit of power steering so his day now consists of 2 hours helmping, 1 hour eating and 30 minutes posing for photos (the Winsome Wingrave Calendar will be in shops ready for Christmas) and then 22.5 hours asleep. Ross Lord Flasheart Harwood continues to entertain us with tales of how great he is but as he is currently thrashing all comers in the Itchycoo Park bake off and leader in Master Chef we can live with it. roger continues to issues numerous orders and requests all of which are acknowledged, noted then ignored. we are happy with our progress of the last few days and were able to get the Spinnaker repaired (now renamed Frankenstein) flying yesterday morning until we broached and managed to rip out the repaired spinnaker track again. The crew seem to blame the bloke on the wheel but as captain I will not have a blame culture and feel we all have to share the blame…..besides if Im on the wheel and want to broach its my boat my choice!! For the non sailing minded it was basically a cock up and I will find a reason it wasn’t my fault by the end of this trip. Thanks to the expert guidance of our shore base d crewmen we have finally come far enough south to find some wind and are blasting along with just white sails and clocked up 162 miles yesterday, an Itchycoo Park record, which we are very happy with. Our top speed hit 12.9 knots for a few seconds the old lady Itchycoo Park has really tucked her skirt in her knickers and is giving it one good lash to the end……………we can almost taste those Run Cocktails.
If all goes well we should be finishing Thursday and are looking forward to meeting up with friend old and new and loved ones at the finish line…..oh yes and the wives!!
Anyway got to go The vegetable Turner is on the wheel and currently making a break for the Falkland Islands.
all the best
The Itchycoo Parkers
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