Finishing with a big day and a circumnavigation of Bute...

Day 5


Another early start was followed by warm porridge. However, not many of us slept very well the night before as there were gale force winds and the boat was rocking and producing some pretty funky noises. We got on deck in our oilys and set sail from Holy Loch Marina, unfortunately Rehana let a line out of the boat without instruction causing Max to panic and leap into action (save the day).




Shortly after we had set off we hit our record of 8.4 knots. This excited the crew as the boat was rocking wildly and at an angle in the water. Meanwhile in the galley Mollie and Annie were cooking up a feast of fajitas, cake, bread and flapjack. This kept the crew on deck very happy. However, there was a worrying moment when the cake mixture fell off the bunk and did a roly poly across the lounge area, but still managed to remain in the mixing bowl! Even though the waves were big and rough at times, we managed to not die from oncoming vessels.

For lunch we stopped at Wreck Bay and ate fajitas made by Annie and Mollie, which were absolutely delicious! After lunch we girls decided to play a game of Articulate which the Max, Ian and Krystl couldn’t resist but joining in. A tense few rounds past, but it was clear the winners were going to be Madison and Ian, after all Ian had played this game many a times and new the majority of the cards. The game didn’t get to be finished as we had a lot of sailing to do in very little time, because time flew by when we were playing Articulate.

Mollie and Lottie were on by with glasses of water and milk as Annie found out she was allergic to walnuts and had a close call with shortness of breath and closing of the throat which left Mollie sweating (even more than usually). After all the drama, Ian kindly offered to make tea, a posh style of fish and chips. This was enjoyed on deck in high winds, therefore we had to eat rather quickly or else our food would be stone cold. Our view whilst eating the food was a shag (a bird) which Annie found rather amusing as usual!

Once anchored at White Bay, we all enjoyed the amazing cake by Mollie and Annie with a spot of custard. Although many of us didn’t manage to finish the cake as it was huge and quite sickly from the monstrous amount of butter cream in it. We all are having an early night now as Max just broke the devastating news that we have to be up at 6.30am to be able to arrive at Largs by 8.30am!


Picvtures to follow tomorrow! Night Night!



Read more about Sail Training on board Tenacity of Bolton at http://www.tenacityofbolton.org/