Race 2 - Day 27
Crew Diary - Race 2, Day 27
12 October

I SMILE

Sitting on the A-frame looking to bow,

my choice,

for a year I realise now

my home I can see.

I smile

Some holidays to come,

some new, some exotic,

Portimão, Cape Town, Zhuhai.

A shower, a bed, a steak and a drink

I smile.

We broach,

Vang. Mainsheet. Topping.

We broach,

reef one, reef two, reef three.

Suddenly, from the helm I hear

a pirate’s cry,

a roar of laughter.

We are safe!

I smile

When the going gets rough

I get sick and throw up,

my head comes out of the bag,

still,

I smile.

Doldrums, sunshine.

Six, forty north,

Twentyseven, six west.

For many a wish come true.

We all laugh.

I smile.

You can’t fight the sea,

you won’t conquer the sea.

She plays with you, she toys.

So play with her we do, her rules.

She knows it,

we enjoy it.

I smile

Punta del Este, my boat.

Punta del Este, my next stop.

Punta del Este, 1985,

my soulmate and I,

I love her.

I smile.

My two boys think I’m nuts.

My daughter is nuts, as I.

On Dare To Lead,

we compete.

I smile.

A sail to repair.

A tough job, an all nighter.

A cup of green tea and I start.

‘Closing Time’ and ‘Clown’ on my playlist,

Cohen and Sandé,

Elvis and Led Zep,

the happy and the sad.

I smile.

I ask for forgiveness

from those that I hurt.

I offer forgiveness

to those who hurt me.

I try to forgive,

for hurting myself.

I smile.

I smile

I look like a fool,

I don’t care;

I smile.

Dedicated to the crew, my friends, my smiling friends.

Dedicated to those I love.

Random thoughts from an Atlantic crossing.