Sunday 25 July 2010

The Yog Blog - day 1

"Argh, catch it"

"Oh, thanks for that". This represented the first major incident of the morning as Michael D's welly descended to the depths of Glasson Dock.

After filling Tenacity to its gunnels with enough food… to sink a ship we were on our way.
It proved that we were not the only people hoping for a Saturday morning excursion; access for the lock was popular meaning that we had a three hour wait until hitting the Irish Sea. No matter, we put the baseball to good use with a game of 'knees'. There was unfortunately a casualty of war; the bucket was lost during a reconnaissance mission (the second item to be claimed by the dock).

After a mere half an hour we had our first incidence of seasickness, in an attempt to feed the fish, Neil launched overboard. The channel proved difficult to stick to, though after an impromptu rest on the seabed, we navigated the Lune River.

After being warned to keep it tidy down below! We thought some cleaning was in order. Due to the semi rough seas, four more crewmates joined the "Chunderbirds", an elite organization of queasy sailors. Unlike our training weekend the wind was very much in our favour, meaning we could sail all day. Cooking in the galley was character-building, a rich lasagne was perhaps not what the ill sailors were looking for (though was enjoyed in the calmer seas with garlic bread and tiramisu).

Speaking of garlic bread… Mr. Topping has an admission. A rapid onset of seasickness left chunks in the sink. We would all like to thank him for his contribution to the washing up.

A change of plan saw us seek refuge in the Isle of Man, where the team was grateful for the rest; people felt much better as the waves became still.

A final game of 'knees' saw the ball lost for good. We decided to call it a night and head to bed.

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