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Hot Stuff - Fairies of the Lost Arc - Chapter 10



We had an entertaining night last night that's for sure.
Firstly, Hotstuff went extra terrestrial... The squirrel watch report that at 2am (time zone +2h) the night sky was illuminated by what they believed to be a comet! Can it be true...? Or was it a bird? A plane? ET? A UFO? The illusive Trade Winds? (Yes we are still beating upwind 1600 miles in.)
Later in the watches a flying fish tried to knock Jo out and was almost successful. A heroic and brave manoeuvre followed as she leapt onto the coach house roof and squealed almost as loudly as the high pitched unidentified creak we keep hearing on board. Sarah however came to the rescue armed with protective sailing gloves ... or was it marigolds? It's hard to believe that 4 days ago she took a safety knife to the gills of a Dorado.
A perfect end to the night came for Sue a few hours later. The air in the port aft sauna was clearly getting a little dry. Poseidon - who seems to have taken a fancy to Sue on this trip - decided he would ladle a few buckets of Atlantic salty nectar through the hatch onto her bed and moisten things up again. Note to self - never leave hatch window open on starboard tack - much better to fester next to cabin mate.
 
Today brightened up, the sun dutifully came out and school a la Hotstuff opened at 3pm for an educational afternoon. The students were almost all punctual however a few fag breaks, pulling of hair and moving seats for sunbathing implied that perhaps discipline levels on-board are too slack - lines will be forthcoming.
At school today the 8 students taught by very 'firm but fair' Miss Skip learnt the theory behind all the sweating, grinding, winching, easing and releasing that they have been dutifully performing over the last two weeks. Miss Skip was very impressed with the progress her crew is making. She expects the audience at home to notice a dramatic rise in speed as her students put their new found trimming techniques into action.
The next lesson will be knotty one.
 
A final note to you all. We thought we would let you in to the latest marine invention that we have devised - a boat vending machine.
Our dilemma was:
- how to keep snacks dry, safe yet close to hand on deck at night in F8 gales, 5 metre waves, flying fish and 9 hungry women?
Our solution:
- A spare small flare box we happen to have on-board. It is bright orange and red in colour so very easy to see. It is perfectly watertight to withstand wave showers. It fits perfectly in our drink holder made of designer bungee on deck. Brilliant.
We can't wait to see the response once we arrive in St. Lucia - thinking it might catch on... perhaps Helly Hansen might want to patent it? Launching in the new year.
 
With love and fairy dust from the Girls4Sail crew on Hotstuff.


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