Nick "Sherry" Sheridan now has what one could class as a bit of a luxury on this boat. Due to the early departure of Dom, he has a bunk to himself! No one’s dirty socks warming under his pillow, no need to pack away your sleeping bag when you get up, sloping off to bed early as your bunk is always empty.
The one downside, however, is that he is a norman no mates when it comes to Mother Duty. But not to fear, in steps our illustrious Watch Leader James "dreamboat, not a real doctor, aspiring dentist, McRipper, McFeelings" MacFee to save the day. So, the Sherry and Whiskey restaurant was founded and I am not going to lie, it was a strong day in the kitchen. Ham, egg and chips for lunch, lamb curry for dinner, then two types of cake and custard. The service was friendly and fast, the beverages were flowing all day. I fear that I may have missed a trick having James "Heston" MacFee as a Watch Leader the whole way around the world, maybe he is not destined to become a professional sailor after all as we may see the Sherry and Whiskey brand pop up all over the place!!
Sailing wise, I would title today..Man V Wind hole!
We are currently locked in battle with the blue dots of doom. Both of us trying to outwit each other.
We gybe, wind hole counters with an immediate wind shift. We gybe back, wind hole then shifts the wind to exactly where we wanted it on the other gybe.
This time, we stick to our course and success, the wind bends round and starts to build.
It’s a will power thing and I am stubborn and tenacious, I will not let the blue dots of doom beat us!
However, I do fear this is not the last blog of the race. We are doing our best to hurtle towards the Guinness and our friends in Derry-Londonderry. Big congrats to Nikki, Bob, GT and your teams for the podiums, well deserved.