So, no day on this trip is uneventful. Offshore Sailing always provides a new perspective, time to think , some new experience, but also makes you solve issues, as its only you, being 100 miles offshore.  The team I can say quite clearly has gelled, we've all found our own speciality, 'Matt all-weather Wybrow', 'Hannah I only drink pints Young', 'Adey precision sail Pagdin' and 'Paul Bloody Hell Worthington'.  Paul's  special skill is to never lose his rag and permanently have a heart rate under 100 BPM, but you know when something's wrong, as the air is filled with a strong Yorkshire "Bloody Hell". Another delightful day of weather was before us on Thursday, good winds in the morning, with Wind Warlock Paggers finding well over 9 knots out of the boat for an extended period of time.  All was going well aboard the good ship Mojo with a fantastic cockpit lunch, served with the finest Spanish lager, of Pagdin soup with a charcuterie and cheese board and skipper's home made bread.  However, we spotted a line trailing the boat and not a good one. We stopped the boat and ship's diver, (Han) was called in, she jumped in calling back, 'The water is beautiful', however added how *&%$^&* scary it was with a 50' boat bobbing around in front of you and realising the string is caught around the prop which is dead centre under the hull. All weather Wybrow was only too pleased to strip off and dive in, and Han and Matt teamed to figure out a solution. The boat hook was passed down and Matt remembered his fencing action from school to push and poke the string until catching it and passing it up. Adey and Paul then worked the prop with the engine fwd and astern and it came free....the string will be coming home!!   We then continued into the evening, with skipper's Tuna, bean, chilli and leek special... a warming meal, which we hoped would lead to a fantastic overnight sail.  Unfortunately, it was a difficult night with highs and lows, difficult winds, but we came through it and winds picked up in the morning and we remain hopeful for a pre-10am alongside in Las Palmas on Saturday with a VERY long lunch to follow (Han 'I only drink pints' Young leading the way) and then flying home.....its been a wonderful experience.

 

Matt