Hi there,

Outside it feels like it has been raining all morning.  Everywhere around us is an expanse of grey nothingness apart from the occasional bird or sea mammal that threatens to stray into our path. 

We had another slow night last night as we battle with this ridge of high pressure which is now separating us from the rest of the fleet and ruining our chances of catching up.  However we are all working hard to stay positive and keep ourselves entertained.

The mood on board is pretty interesting to be honest, as we all swing  between lamenting the desperate situation we are in and trying to stay  positive and happy and keep moral up.  The good thing is that most of the time we are laughing and the more we fall behind the more we seem to laugh at stupid stuff.

This morning an innocent attempt at filming Gabri Olivo (MCM) preparing some food rapidly turned into a feature with full camera crew, lighting men and cameo roles from a few members of the crew which had us all rolling around in stitches as Gabri attempted to prepare lunch on film.

Perhaps we are all going crazy or maybe this sort of stuff is what is keeping us sane.  I guess we will have to wait until Rio to find out,  when 11 wild eyed, hairy unshaven blokes step off the boat and back  into civilization after over a month at sea!

Cheers,

Simon Fisher - Helmsman