Approaching the 24 hour mark since slipping lines from Tahiti, I asked the self named ‘Spare Change’ watch for a sentence or two about their experience at sea so far. They are as follows:

I’m sitting in the nav station while the crew are having some coffee on deck. Checklists are done, briefings are completed and all is left to do is re-fuel before we head out to sea. I always have mixed emotions before slipping lines, it doesn’t matter if it’s for a day-sail around the solent or to cross the Pacific…