Crew Blog

The Owl and the Pussy Cat take 2

04 November 2007

...without actually any owls or pussy cats what so ever!

The crew of the Glasgow went to sea

In a beautiful shiny black boat,

They took some mustard but not enough custard

To satisfy needs whilst afloat.

The skipper piped up “without further ado

Could you change that oversized sail!”

So to the foredeck they ran with a bullet proof plan

That they thought couldn’t possibly fail,

(yeah right)

That they thought couldn’t possibly fail.

After ten days at sea with not much to see

Except water, some birds and a whale,

Came the night of bewitching that had us a twitching

Should ghosts appear from the sails.

So we carved out a squash with a devilish face

All lit up what a haunting sight,

It sat on the cuddy our vegetable buddy

And guided us through the night,

The night,

And guided us through the night.

Now four days have passed since the last verse was penned

And things are not looking so good,

The heavens have opened, the temperature dropped

And the wind is not doing what it should!

Still there’s a long way to go and we are not feeling down

In fact quite the reverse if you please,

We have cranked up the tunes and are enjoying a dance

To the delectable sounds of cheese,

Of cheese,

To the delectable sounds of cheese!

Keep on smiling J

Hannah Jenner

Captain of da Black Pearl ‘aaarrrrggghhh’

1. gem, london 04 November 2007

Great! keep going guys!

2. tony & norma reynolds, south wales 05 November 2007

what a beautiful looking squash ,who was it modelled on ? daffyd ? Enjoyed your poem , dont know how you found the time to pen it , question - what did they wrap the the bread and honey in? Good luck to you all , love you sian dad & mum

3. barbara & Jon, aberaeron 05 November 2007

keep the pressure on, they are all still in your sights Glasgow!

4. Liza Moran, Glasgow 05 November 2007

waaa! that made me giggle lots! Great going guys - thinking of you all - with you in spirit. Keep up the great work. Best black pearl wishes - Liza

5. Colin Hastie, Glasgow 05 November 2007

Whithout a doubt the most talented boat in the fleet!!

Keep up the good works guys, I can tell you the whole city is routing for you! Good luck and happy sailing to Durban (and beyond...)

6. Dee & Nick Sawyer, West wales -- Aberaeron! 05 November 2007

Absolutely fantastic, what spirit in the face of adversity.....
Cheese ? not the Osmonds ???

7. Smokey Decla'n, of Arbroath 05 November 2007

Keep on smiling indeed, Nova Scotia are singing Leonard Cohen songs.....

when I wake up
yeah I know I�m gonna be,
I�m gonna be the crew who wakes up next to you

when I go out
yeah I know Im gonna be,
I�m gonna be the crew who goes along with you

and if I get drunk
yes I know I�m gonna be,
I�m gonna be the crew who gets drunk next to you

and if I haver
(whatever that means)
I�m gonna be the crew who’s havering to you

but I would sail 500 miles
and I would sail 500 more
to be the crew
who sailed a thousand miles
to fall down on the floor

when I�m crewin’
yeah I know I�m gonna be
im gonna be the crew who’s crewin’ hard for you
and when my money
comes before the work I do
I�ll pass almost every penny onto you

when I come home
yeah I know I�m gonna be
I�m gonna be the crew who comes back home for you

and if I grow old
yeah I know I�m gonna be
I�m gonna be the crew who�s growing old with you

and I would sail 500 miles
and I would sail 500 more
to be the crew
who sailed a thousand miles
to fall down on the floor
surrender
surrender

when I�m lonely
yes I know I�m gonna be
Im gonna be the crew who’s lonely without you

when I�m dreaming
yes I know I�m gonna be
I�m gonna dream about the time when I�m with you

and when I get drunk
yeah I know I�m gonna be
I�m gonna be the crew who gets drunk next to you

and if I haver
I�m gonna be the crew who havers next to you

and I would sail 500 miles
and I would sail 500 more
to be the crew
who sailed a thousand miles
to fall down on the floor

surrender
surrender

when I�m lonely
yeah I�m know I�m gonna be
I�m gonna be the crew who’s lonely without you

I�m gonna be the crew who’s coming home....

cuz I would sail 500 miles
and I would sail 500 more
to be the crew
who sailed a thousand miles
to fall down on the floor

surrender
surrender
surrender
surrender.....

8. Chris Goodfellow, Burnham 05 November 2007

Said the owl to the pussy cat scoot along south,

If you�ll pardon my mouth

to the three and five degree.

Where the wind is so keen and the waves grow like Jack�s bean,

So a Kookaburra knots at fourteen.

9. David Arrowsmith, Droitwich 06 November 2007

The isolation must be getting to you all and sending you slightly bonkers!

It is great to know that you are all keeping your spirits up, and hopefully you will make up ground on the leaders over the rest of the way to Durban.

Good luck to you all, and we are still watching your progress a thousand times a day.

Go Doug and the all on the Black Pearl ‘aaarrrggghhh’

10. tony & norma reynolds, south wales 06 November 2007

dont know how you found the time to to rewrite the poem hannah, but youve done a great job of it ! A good run yesterdy (5/11/07) 235 nm. We can all see your trying hard and doing your best ,which is all anyone can ask ,best wishes to you all, less than a fortnight to durban ( 10 to 12 days ? ) so keep going ,tony & norma reynolds

11. James Dorothy and Alison, Coleraine N.Ireland 06 November 2007

To Hannah and crew.
Go Glasgow go, you can do it. You really can.
Keep up the pressure, get those tatties and neeps focused.
Durban here you come (the dream team) on board The Black Pearl.
Go lassie go. Best wishes to all and love to Lisa. x x x

12. John Diffenthal, Sandhurst, Berkshire, UK 06 November 2007

What’s interesting is that at the half-way stage there are less than 120 miles between the first 5 boats. Let’s hope that you can bewitch the others when the winds switch again.

13. Lorna & Jon Darke, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan 06 November 2007

Hi to Hannah and the Black Pearl - all the blogs are great - what a poetic bunch of supporters for Glasgow! Over halfway and still a very close race - know you all must be shattered but your spirits are obviously high. Dig deep (easy for us to say back home!), you are doing so well we’re sure that you can chase the leaders down and get a podium place. Good luck to you all and hug for Siany - now GO GET ‘EM!!
Aunty Lorna & Jon xxx

14. Sue Scott, Brazil 06 November 2007

Go black Pearl! Bit pissed when i’m typing ths so apologies! Wee Sue waiting with baited breath for your next spouting of words! Thinking of you all. Love a bit bigger that wee Sue - Sue

15. Gemma Reed, Swansea 07 November 2007

Hey guys - glad your all doing well and spirits are hi. Siany we are all behind you hun - cant wait to hear from you when you get to Durban take care love Gem xx

16. John Diffenthal, Sandhurst, Berkshire, UK 07 November 2007

Go Glasgow. The mid-day report shows you as being the fastest in the fleet by some margin. It’s still really close. Not far to the Horn and then anything can happen.

17. Brian & Dru, Peterborough 07 November 2007

Tho you’re now down under do try keeping those sails aloft!! Hope there were no other casualties. Most impressed with the poets - reckon there should be a prize at the end for the best one of the whole fleet, but to wee Sue - Rabbie Burns wud be proud o ye!

18. kevin murphy, dublin 07 November 2007

Gordon,
mind Africa - not sure if you ready for it ! kevin m

19. Martyn O'Reilly, Warsaw/carrbridge 07 November 2007

If you need a replacement for your biggest spinnacer then please let me know. I have just received my crew kilt and its roughly the same size!! See you in San Francisco
regards
Martyn

20. heather bladon, shropshire 07 November 2007

Hi black pearl
great poem Hannah, never knew you were so talented. keep up the good work you are looking great. love heather.

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