Last day on Tenacity

Hi! It’s our last day on Tenacity. We have cleaned the boat top to toe and packed our belongings away. We went for a final walk and bought some ice-creams and drinks. We are now nearly ready to go and we will all be so sad to leave the boat behind. One thing we won’t leave behind is our memories!

Here are some of our thoughts on the past week:

Jess: This has been such a special experience and I am so sad that it cannot continue!
Georgina: Had a great time so sad to be leaving but want to sleep in my own bed tonight!
Emma: Over the last 5 days I have really enjoyed working on the boat, this has been a great experience and I will never forget it!
Zoe: As if I survived on a boat for a week!
Mim: I don’t know if I will ever have an experience like this again, so it’s been really enjoyable whilst it lasted!
Becky: I have really enjoyed this whole experience and would love another opportunity like this sometime in the future.
India: It was amazing, I liked it! Mary, James and Callum all rock :)
Corin: I really enjoyed and I wish that I didn’t have to go back home!
Now for the Tenacity Week 8, 2009 awards:
Quietest = Becky
Weirdest Laugh= Becky
Best Song Writer= Emma
Most Scared of Insects= Emma and Georgi
Best Hot Chocolate Maker= Georgi
Most Burnt= Zoe
Most Hat Wearer= Zoe
Greasiest Hair= Zoe
Best Facial Expression= India
Loudest= India
Most Bruised= India
Most Tanned= India
Worst Snorer= Corin
Bravest swimmer= Corin
Most complicated book= Mim’s
Pinkest face= Mim
Best Lyric learner=Mim
Cutest sleeper= Callum
Best Fisher: jess
Most ill= Jess
Most Tissue user= Jess
Snottiest nose= jess
Coolest dude= James
Best nickname= Floe (India)
Most used words= Full on, Shizz, to the max, screw the knobs, Its all good, Slightly
Most oblivious to peg clipping= Mary
Best Pegger= Emma
Best Diver=James
Fastest reader= Zoe
Worst taste in kings of Lyon songs= Corin

Sight seaing....

This is Corin and Becky reporting for blog duty (it’s finally our turn!)

This morning we got up at eight thirty (a long lie in :P). We had sausage baps for breakfast and got straight to work. Corin, Jess, Zoe and Emma tied knots, made Tiffin (fit fit fit) and Corin went for a swim whilst Becky, India, Georgina and Mim unsuccessfully fished, so went to look at seals instead. When the fishers returned we relaxed before having our back-to-front meal (having our tea for lunch and lunch for tea) of fish and chips.

We then got the sails up and headed back to Glasson dock. We got told it would take five hours hence the back-to-front meals. We all got a chance to steer the boat (the boat’s intact) and learnt how to fill in the logbook. On the way to Glasson we saw some dolphins, jellyfish (Georgina explained that a large group of jellyfish was called a smack) and seals. James taught us the peg game and we eventually got a peg on James (it did take five hours!!) We had our back-to-front meal of jacket potatoes whilst going through the lock. We are now docked in Glasson and are having a hot chocolate. We are all safe and are looking forward to our return tomorrow (yeah right).

We “offishially” like fishing!!

Early this morning there was thunder and lightning (it was scary =O) it was too foggy to go out so we went to peil island and had another picnic. Before the picnic we went and played hide and seek but gave up after 2 rounds because we were all bored and couldn’t find any were to hide(the dogs followed people and gave away their rubbish hiding places)after that several people did meditating and some did circuit training(Jess stayed back on the boat with Mary to read her book as her hayfever was really bad). We spotted a barn owl in daylight flying really close to us!!! We came back onto the boat about 2ish to find jess with 2 mackerel she had just caught. After everyone had seen the fish we all had a go at trying to outdo Jess at fishing (none of us succeeded).Some people went on the rib and tried to catch some more fish and Jess came up with the goods once again. For tea we had the fish that Jess caught (it was yum) and after that we had a chicken curry that James and Callum made for us (it was good)
While chilling on the boat we all discovered our unique tan lines e.g. Zoe=nose Jess =cheek bones (as usual) Emma =neck Georgina=shoulders Becky=shoulders Mim=face India =no-where Corin=face.

Hopefully we are going to sail tomorrow and put the sails up. xx

(very sorry about the lack of photos, the battery has gone flat in the camera. Mary )

We couldn't find any treasure on Piel island

Today we woke up to an early start (6 o’clock- oh dear). We motored from Fleetwood dock to the middle of the sea – near Peil Island. The journey took approximately 4 hours. Some of us had a chance to steer the boat and some had some necessary sleep. We saw dolphins! They were near Blackpool! When we were near Peil Island, we spotted lots of seals that were noisy. We ate breakfast on the go which was bacon sandwiches that were made by James.
We arrived at Piel Island and anchored. We then took the little boat (rib) over to the Island and took a very unhealthy picnic. On arrival at Peil Island, there were 2 gorgeous black Labradors that were very friendly (called Sophie and Meg). We ate the very healthy picnic and then went for a wander. There were chickens and turkeys that were scary. We went up to the castle ruins and helped an old man over a small hill! After that we had a long walk all around the beach with James and Callum- supposedly looking for treasure! We were very unsuccessful but we did find Oystercatcher’s eggs and a fishing wire.
Once we had finished our walk we headed back to Tenacity where Mary had baked us bread rolls to have with our soup. It was Starboard’s turn to make Tiffin cake so Port learnt how to drive the little dinghy with Callum. When Starboard was driving, Port learnt how to tie the clove hitch, bowline, round turn and two half hitches and the figure of eight knots. Then we had a chill-out session- where much reading was done. For tea we had Spaghetti Bolognese which Starboard prepared and cooked. The onions were obviously too much for some (crying was unavoidable)! Mary baked an amazing Bread and Butter Pudding. We were very unsuccessful with our fishing attempts.

Zoe and Emma

First day aboard

Hi Jess and Mim here!

Jess: Hi it has been great so far! We have settled in quite well! We arrived and then relaxed in our cabins for a bit. Then we had tea. It was sausage and mash! The food is very nice here, better than I thought it would be. It has not even been two days and it has been jam packed! On the first night we went for a walk which was very peaceful. We saw a horse and two crazy dogs. (I will leave it to Mim to tell you about that!) This morning we went through the safety procedures, as you can see above, (that’s me!) It is very complicated!!!! Then we set sail to Fleetwood at around 3.00 but had to wait 2 hours for the gates to open! It was worth the wait though! We are currently in Fleetwood now. We have just had tea. It was Caramelized pork chops and a vegetable stir fry! We are just about to have a fruit fondue! Can’t wait till tomorrow! Missing you all at home and yes mum I am ok! Not over board – yet! I will hand over to Mim now so she can give her views on things!! x

Mim: Well, where to start? First about the mad dogs. Zoe dropped her beloved hat on the grass by a Boxer dog on a lead. The dog then continued to sort of, guard the hat and wouldn’t let anyone near it without being jumped up at. So whilst we were all making a desperate attempt to retrieve Zoe’s hat, another small dog appeared and just began running round madly and bumping into things at high speed, it was very entertaining to watch, meanwhile Mary the skipper had successfully retrieved Zoe’s hat in one piece. We ended up having quite a lot of spare time to spend, and were eventually lowered to discovering that there were 409 wooden planks along the jetty at Glasson dock. Pretty desperate, I think you’ll agree. Mary explained that we will have cooking and cleaning duties in two different teams, Port and Starboard. I am with Corin, Georgina and Emma in the starboard team, evidently, the better team in the races up and down the boat and the port team consists of Jess, Zoe, India and Rebecca. (For the record, the hat still hasn’t left Zoe’s head!) Fleetwood isn’t as nice as Glasson by far. The place is currently mobbed by seagulls. No need to use a foghorn when Corin’s asleep her snoring decibels are surely passed dangerous levels!!! But we’re all fine and having a great time!!!

There's no lumps in our gravy!

Everyone is aboard and has found a bed. We have had our dinner and for the first time we had lump free gravy! We have just been for a lovely evening walk around Glasson to see the lock we will be passing through tomorrow to get to the sea.

Route of the Current Year 8 Week

Keep a lookout on the map below, if all the technology is working then you should be able to track where Tenacity is and what her route has been during the week