Race 5 - Day 2
Crew Diary - Race 5 Day 2: Sydney to Hobart
28 December

So I'm sitting with the Dell Rugged on my lap in the high side of the galley and only holding myself up with my feet. The only lights in here at the moment are the screen brightness on this laptop and the open hatch leading up to the deck which is sending through streams of light. The whole boat has just been woken up by some crazy squalls and through the aforementioned hatch you're able to see more sea than sky due to the heel of the boat.

Bob's new shoes lack grip to say at the least as he goes for a little slip down the galley, going from up on his feet to looking at the floor in a split second; he curses the footwear and sets off on a quest for sandpaper to make them rougher.

Camaraderie is on full show as 3 crew members escort a worse-off member of our team to the heads down the slippery, slidey slope, locking onto them like barnacles.

We've had champagne sailing up until now but in the current moment every time the bow rises, what follows in an inevitable slamming into the waves, causing heads to jolt, knees to give and arms to strain in order to even keep you upright.

Many are eager to reach precious land due to tiredness and sickness. I personally, can vouch that having any sort of sickness bug at sea is less than enjoyable as rest isn't an option and you can't just jump off the boat to a nice, warm bed in rural England to recover. Nope, conditions are indeed challenging but we have many incentives to reach land soon which is always a benefit. I'll leave you with some thoughts from nearby crew as we struggle to keep upright:

"I thought we were going to get all the way to Hobart with one spinnaker but just as we get near, a southerly comes through." - John

"My thoughts exactly" - Ash

"Just cleaning the dishes waiting for the next thing to do." - Thom

"It's great mate" - Anne-Lise

Au revoir from CV21 Cameron McCracken