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Hot Stuff - The tales of nine - DAY THREE AT SEA



It's been a dramatic day at sea.
For starters the fruit hammock has had major fatalities - much to the distress of fair maiden Kat. Despair was in the air as the orange casualties laid in pain on the saloon bunk. Don't all panic at once ... nothing that a few giant cable ties can't fix!! We are happy to announce that the luxury hammock hotel is up and swinging once more.
Main course followed soon after - who would have thought nine cheese and ham sandwiches could be such an ordeal! Two hours later the two kilos of rotten diced pork - apparently not so vacum packed as we thought - had been evacuated from the fridge along with all its delicious juices. Never before has bacon, philidelphia, margarine and cheese been shown so much love an affection - each one individually washed, antibacked and polished - all repacked in the fridge.
In the flurry of fridge decontamination we had a minor disaster - BOB BOB BOB - bucket overboard. The stench of rotten pork was obviously too much for bucket NO1 out of 4 and alas it is now somewhere in the depths of the Atlantic. It was a loss felt by all...
 
While gardening and spring cleaning we do actually happen to be sailing too. In fact it would be criminal at this point not to meantion the beautiful moments on deck that we have experienced. Last night was a highlight - screaming along at 7-8 knots beam reaching to the stars. They were so low in the sky it almost felt we could touch them, and they were easily confused with the four other rally yacht tricolours we still had sight of.
 
The maidens have now split into three watch groups.
The Wind Chasers: maidens Amanda, Linda and Dawn.
The Star Gazers: maidens Sarah, Kat and Marlys
The Diamonds in the Rough: Nikki, Boyd and JC
The windchasers, true to their name, started a speed competition last night in the blissful conditions and set a record of 8.3 knots which they were confident was going to win. Unfortunately for them the Star Gazers smashed the record with 8.8 knots 22 minutes into the watch - clearly not taking this seriously or anything! The Diamonds in the rough haven't brought any competition to the table... just yet ... although while pouring pork juice overboard they did invite a school of Dolphins to play.
 
Checking out for the day now to enjoy sailing Hot Stuff in the warm sunshine and fresh northerly winds. A moment to remember while listening to the sound of The Police - although we haven't sent our message in a bottle yet...
 
With lots of love to our friends and family tonight, the nine fair maidens on Hot Stuff.


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