Mercury Rising suffers Flying Fish Attack
Mercury-rising
Mon 5 Dec 2005 16:22
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Many ARC competitors have reported sightings and
even some problems with flying fish which launch themselves from the sea and end
up on the decks.
Now the intrepid crew of Mercury Rising have
suffered what appears to be a co-ordinated and unprovoked attack from a pod of
flying fish as this extraordinary and exclusive picture shows.
 Luckily the crew's rigorous training and
un-matched professionalism ensured that the attack was beaten off and the
boat has been able to continue her passage.
Note the latest in high performance ocean racing
attire.
The skipper has meanwhile put Mercury Rising on
"race mode" which means we are no longer able to heave to at night or find little bays to anchor in. This has had
serious effects on sleep patterns as the skipper has insisted that the crew keep
watches. Unfortunately he hasn't said what we are watching for but suppose we'll
know when we see it. Another consequence of the new regime is that our normal
programe of deck games has been disrupted - deck quoits is now only every other
day, and the morning is spent on changing sails until we find a colour we all
like.
(No flying fish were hurt in the making of this
picture)
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