We now have a berth in Brixham for the rest of our study week before we commence leg 2 of RBE.
A gentle start following our night on the tiles in Dartmouth before a skipper arrived to bring us round. His name is “Tank” and his girlfriend Emma joined him.
We prepared the boat to leave and set sail whilst still on the Dart. The weather was the best so far on the trip for sailing and we all learned so much on this short trip. Tank has a lovely way of explaining things to us, and we all instantly warmed to him. We caught about 22knots of wind (this is a windforce 5-6) which was fab and we managed really good speeds, each taking our turns at helming.
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| John enjoying sailing |
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| Chris looked cool as she steered the boat |
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| Our skipper for the day - Tank! |
Arrived into Brixham and I immediately started fixing lunch - a cooked breakfast - large quantities of sausage, bacon, mushrooms, beans and scrambled eggs and fresh crusty bread - just about managed to take a photo before the food was instantly eaten!
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| Sunday morning cooked breakfast at 1.30pm - perfect! |
I find I am so tired during this trip and let everyone wash up (the beauty of being the chef!) whilst I went to my cabin and passed out for a couple of hours.
Im now in the office of South West Marine Training using their internet connection which is great - and how I have managed to catch up with adding photos to all my other blogs!
Update - Its now 11pm and Im tucked up cosy in my cabin. I cooked 2 gammon joints in a large pan with loads of veg and lentils - then removed the gammon and finished them off in the oven with a honey and mustard sauce. We filled our bellies, and there is lots left for lunch tomorrow - great winter warming food - its really windy and rainy outside and feels more like November than July.
We are grateful for the fact that this poor weather has coincided with our shorebased studies. Tomorrow we learn RADAR, Tuesday VHF, Wed Personal Survival and finish the week with day skipper shore based studies before heading out on Saturday with our new skipper - Fred - and head to the Scilly Isles where Im certain the sun will be shining!
Goodnight!
Update - Its now 11pm and Im tucked up cosy in my cabin. I cooked 2 gammon joints in a large pan with loads of veg and lentils - then removed the gammon and finished them off in the oven with a honey and mustard sauce. We filled our bellies, and there is lots left for lunch tomorrow - great winter warming food - its really windy and rainy outside and feels more like November than July.
We are grateful for the fact that this poor weather has coincided with our shorebased studies. Tomorrow we learn RADAR, Tuesday VHF, Wed Personal Survival and finish the week with day skipper shore based studies before heading out on Saturday with our new skipper - Fred - and head to the Scilly Isles where Im certain the sun will be shining!
Goodnight!
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