Soooooo

I think this is probably the most exciting part of this journey, but definitely (and I WILL speak for everyone) the most nerve wrecking.

Also, I’m writing in the Skipper’s little computer space thing, and I feel kind a cool.

Also, I’ve been nominated by my team to write this, so this blog is going to be long and have some very controversial topics like what size peppers should be cut and who takes what bunk.

The first time you get on the boat all this information is shot at you, and it takes time to process, but by the end of the day, and I’m writing this at half past nine, it’s much simpler than we originally thought. It’s still really odd that we are sat in a boat and not on land. Also, I’ve not been as seasick as I previously thought I would be, so that’s a positive.

Anyways, I think everyone’s really worked together, because we’ve not done that bad, (no one has been thrown overboard yet) sorry did I say thrown, I meant *tripped. Hehehehhe, so yeah, so far so good.

Also, the food as not half as bad as we thought. To say it was cooked by five 17-year-olds, it was pretty good. (Just thought I’d comment on the food before someone says something), need to give my opinion on everything first.

By Yusuf

Entry by Yaseen
Starting location: Cowes
Ending location: Yarmouth

The day started for the boys’ dorms early in the morning with us struggling with our first time sleep on the boat.

Me personally, I woke up at 2 am and then later at 5 am.

My best advice I could give is throw your phone away. Not literally, I mean in the sense of a dopamine detox. Don’t use your phone. Don’t take photos. Live in the moment. Wake up early in the morning and look at the sunrise.

For breakfast, me and Mutahir Hussain took everyone’s drinks orders along with their food orders. There were options available for everyone including gluten intolerant students. After eating our breakfast, the portside team and the starboard team both collaborated to clean the table.

We went upstairs and set up the boat for the day (the Skipper calls this waking her up/putting her to bed). We then set sail with the main most fun activity for me being the snake pit. In my opinion this is the most fun activity. And if you’re like me and admire organisation, winding the ropes is even more enjoyable.

We came downstairs after this and ate pasta which shells were filled with cheese and tomato sauce. We came back upstairs, and I got an opportunity to drive the trip. The boat is surprisingly powerful, with it swerving when you rotate the wheel. We then were taught about the rules and regulations of the main sail and how the wind would accelerate our boat. We used this new lesson to drive to Yarmouth.

When we arrived, we docked up and ate some fish and chips. Finally, we went to the dock to shower and that brings you up to date.

Oh, actually I forgot. Me and my friend Mujib Khan have been discovering places to exercise and keep our physical health on track. Those methods being by doing pullups in the sail locker on the ladder, doing push ups in the dorms and finally for legs doing pistol squats whilst balancing on the cockpit.