Big sail to Douglas

We woke up at 6.00am, to find that we had to put up all the sails up by 6.30am, ready to set off on a 10 hour voyage to the Isle of Man. Travelling on waves which were very uneven tipping the boat on right angles to the sea, leaving us hanging on for dear life! This turned out to be very challenging for some especially for some who were sick, in total of 9 times.


Whilst everyone was sleepy our 2nd mate, came up with a fun idea of a sing song of well known pirate songs including Millie, Rebecca and Lauren. We later stopped singing our songs as they were becoming boring and annoying for others.

A flock of greedy seagulls came to the boat in search of food but luckily for us, Molly saved the day by warding them away by swinging at them with a lifesaver belt. She later fell asleep on guard duty.

Rebecca managed to steady the boat whilst everyone went to the toilet. Everyone had a chance to sail the boat even though it felt like we were going in circles passing the never ending wind farms. The scenery didn’t change until 2 miles out from the Isle of Man as of the poor visibility due to the fog and low clouds.

Arriving in the marina of Douglas 10 hours later, we were all overjoyed with the views of shops, showers and stable land. We jumped at the opportunity of reaching dry land by running up the vertical ladders.

We are all looking forward to a nice long lie in.