Last blog from some of our leg 1 crew

These last few days have been amazing! Sailed from Brighton to Eastbourne yesterday, and I steered for a while which was brilliant, was really starting to get the hang of it by the end! Eastbourne was a really nice place, nice showers! Then today we sailed from Eastbourne to Dover. It rained this morning but then the sun came out this afternoon, was still really windy though. Had to wait around for about 15 minutes before we could get into the harbour, the sea was very topsy-turvy and we all got drenched by the waves breaking over us! Have just got back from eating lots of fish and chips J We must have played over a hundred games of uno by now, earlier I lost with 14 cards left L I’ll play again in a minute and see if I can win, and have a cup of Cath’s/Karen’s Special whilst playing! Having a great time, don’t want to go home tomorrow! But hopefully I’ll be back sailing over the summer doing my Day Skipper course J
Rachel

It was our last day sailing – Eastbourne to Dover. We left at 9am, sailing started of well but then it got cold, rained and got really rocky. I went downstairs to warm up but felt sick. Little while later I was sick - nice. Later I decided to come back up on board as it was the last day sailing and wanted to join the team. Finally we reached Dover at 5.30pm, yippee!! We got soaking wet but warmed up with a hot chocolate mmm. Later we all went to the park and ate fish/sausage/chicken nuggets and chips (thanks Simon!) Now its our last night on Scarlet Oyster and we’re playing the ultimate game…….UNO! I’ve had a wicked week, enjoyed every moment of it and I’ve laughed so much. Thanks guys!
Chloe

Tied up warmly, nice and dry in Dover. Interesting sail to Dover today from Eastbourne – we were trucking along with the tide and a very small headsail – made great time to Dover only to be told to wait outside for 2 cruise ships to leave – or perhaps Cath thought we had all stayed so dry for the trip that after the rain we needed some salt spray to finish the trip off – yes we all got a good dousing from the waves outside Dover Harbour. We’re now back from fish and chips – the uno cards are even going away – to make way for another game!! Looking back on the week it’s been awesome. All the crew have been tremendous – battling through big seas and high winds, sea sickness, giving interviews and the presentation at the Royal Marsden. It’s been a cracking week and I’d like to thank all you guys for making it so much fun.
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