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Skipper has moved shifts on 2 hours and my shift now starts at 3am. I woke up at 1am and even though we were smashing along and the water volume past the hatches was huge it was no match for Ian. I put ear plugs in, industrial ear defenders on, punched him, switched the lights on. tap danced, undone the lee cloth in an attempt to make him fall out of bed and still couldn't stop him or wake him. In fact I could no longer hear him, it was the vibration through my bunk from his rumble keeping me up now.

Yep I give up, here I am on deck a good half an hour before my watch and the solitude is bliss. Just Ali and Ben, offering a master class in steering through squalls that are absolutely everywhere and keeping course, wind gusting up to 35 knots and from all directions, horizontal rain and absolutely pitch black - so much nicer than my cabin. I might try sleeping with the mushrooms tomorrow, just a little concerned someone might throw some manure at me in the night.

Just approaching half way now - Happy Daze!!


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