St Patrick’s Day,
Today is the sixth day of the voyage, and it is also the traditional Irish holiday St Patrick’s Day.
The crew all wore green decorations to celebrate, and the happy atmosphere made everyone forget the hardships of the first few days of the voyage. In fact, the wind was relatively strong all the way after setting sail from Zhuhai, with a maximum wind force of about 35 knots. Constant sailing into the wind made everyone live in a 45-degree world. Many new members of the crew suffered from seasickness, including me. I could barely eat anything for the first three days and was very weak. When the wind gradually decreased and we gradually adapted to life on the boat, the joy of sailing returned!
he crew of the Zhuhai are very friendly, and the atmosphere on the boat is also very pleasant. Yesterday when I was on the mother's shift, I had a lot of chats with Andrew, the circumnavigator. He is about the same age as my father, but he does things that many young people find very difficult. ——A voyage around the world. Sailing allows us to understand our own limits, physical and mental. It also lets us know that the world is not limited to geographical scope. People also have different cultures, habits, and beliefs. But on this never-ending sailing boat, everyone is learning to understand, tolerate, and collaborate with each other. This is the charm of ocean sailing.
I was on the first shift this morning, and the boat was sailing smoothly downwind, its spinnaker flying in the wind. The black tide on the east side of Taiwan carries us continuously northward. The sea teaches sailors how to stay perseverant and also allows us to understand our own limits. At noon, skipper James held a group meeting. In the past few days of competition, we alternated with several other boats in the lead. As recently as yesterday, we could see two boats hundreds of meters in front of us! At present, we are still about 500 nautical miles away from the destination of Qingdao. If everything goes well, we can arrive on the 21st. May the wind accompany Zhuhai all the way.
Gary