Day 1
Fin Proctor
Spirits were high as the crew awoke to light winds and sunshine on the first
day, breakfast was the usual (a couple of cups of tea followed by cereal)
then the morning brief lead by our skipper Adam during which he explained
how the start would work and how this was the real thing so it was time to
get our "race faces" on.
The crew emerged on the deck of our Tall Ships Challenged 72 wearing our new
OneFathom team t-shirts and jackets and looking smart. After a couple of
hours preparing the boat we slipped lines and headed out of Cowes for the
offshore safety inspection. I had been assigned as designated photographer
and proceeded to clamber round the boat trying not to get in the way of any
of the headsail changes or tacking paraphernalia. I have to say I was quite
nervous at the start, all the excitement and anticipation had all come down
to this moment. The start was good and the crew had great energy, as a
result we were the first 72 out of the Solent and past Needles.
Skips notes: First 24 at sea
Cracking team who have done nothing than lift spirits and game to the max.
Will send some of Fin's images when get a signal, facebook.com/onefathom
will be the place to view. Chicken madras the first meal afloat went down a
treat with 'dippings' keeping all moving!
Adam Tuffnell
Skipper - STV Challenger 2
Email: challenger2@andrapido.com
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