The crew had an early start from Douglas this morning in order to catch the high water which enabled departure from Douglas marina. The original destination was planned as Holyhead, but once clear of Douglas it became clear that the wind direction and sea state suggested a more confortable point of sail would lead to Conwy, and so that is where the crew finished their day! The days saw Blue Star sail really fast and the whole journey was completed under sail! Well done to Blue Star and her crew! There was a little bit of queasiness along the way (mmm, typical of the Irish Sea), dolphins were spotted, and there was a 'faff' whilst preparing for entry to Conwy (I'm not sure what the faff was, but Jamie says 'It won't happen again Cap'n!').
Joke:
Layton had never been on a yacht before, and he was now thinking it was the stupidest thing he'd ever done in his life. Who would ever have believed that seasickness could be this awful? With every pitch and roll, Layton wondered how he was going to survive the remaining two hours of the trip.
After a while the Captain came up to him and said, "Don't worry, young fella. Nobody ever died of seasickness."
"Oh no!" said Layton, "You've just taken away my last hope for relief!"
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| Douglas at night |
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| Approaching Conwy |
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