I am slightly jaded as I write this, the weather in the UK since before Christmas frankly has been rubbish, it only seems to have stopped raining for minutes. In the last couple of weeks, high winds have added to the mix. 

Last night (12th Jan) it got epic, the winds were gusting 55-60 Knots which is gale force according to the Beaufort Scale. I have never experienced winds like that in a marina, I have never been on a boat heeled over in a marina consistently, we had at least 10 degrees. Luckily for us, the bed in the master cabin is ‘a thwarts ship’ so theoretically we could sleep but the howling wind and the banging of the spinnaker halyard against the mast on our neighbours boat added to a poor nights sleep. So I am jaded and relying on ‘Tea’ to get through the day.

The Skipper and the Cruise Director however have simply lost the plot. They are reciting lines from Mont Python and singing their anthem ‘Kokomo” by the Beach Boys, giggling hysterically. It’s going to be a long day…