The Royal Navy are up for the fight and ready! RN crew of HMSTC DASHER
conducting some final preparations for the Fastnet start on Sunday, sailing
a Nicholson 55 for the RNSA. Photos courtesy of LPhot Barry Swainsbury, MOD
Crown Copyright 2017.
Sleep.
It's probably what I should be doing. Well that's not true, I should have
made it to the boat earlier today and have long finished the setup before
the crew meal. Ok that's also not true, I should be with my long
suffering wife on her 40th Birthday.
But no, I am here, listening to the almost silence and sleeping crew,
whilst closing off those last few jobs at the nav station best done in
silence.
This time tomorow it will be nowhere near this peaceful.
Until tomorrow... Good night.
Race Day, 0600 and all is well. The Royal Navy Team is itching to start (in another 6 hours). - Sunrise over Portsmouth. Photo: Steve Treharne
The Merlin crew from Civil Service Offshore Racing Club with Sailing Logic
are ready to go. Hoping for a bit of magic (sorry for the pun!)
Pro and magic shots!!
Merlin. Boat 3923 First 40
Skipper Simon Zavad
DASHER and her RN crew en route to the start, at last! Photo - Steve Treharne
