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Our first day out on the water

I woke up after a good nights sleep – I think I got ten hours. I kept going to sleep again but soon had to get up. Harry stayed in bed and I stayed on the boat and Tom mum and dad went to the bakery. I made a surprise laid table for breakfast. When they got back they were very surprised and Harry got up – I had cookie crisp cereal. After that we all had our sun cream and got ready to leave.

When we got out of the marina we had about an hour of sailing then anchored up and did half an hour of swimming and had lunch, and then headed for our destination. When we got there me Harry and mum went to the beach and there were loads of black spiky things. I ran back to the boat and got changed and then read for a while.

Sailing in Greece 2011

We soon went to the restaurant and I had a very filling pork kebab but I managed to finish it. After that we went back to the boat and we had a game of Texas Holdem and then we all went to bed.

Arguing about the south cardinal at the entrance to the Hamble

Great day (again) sailing. Anchor practice lead us to lunch in the Beaulieu after sailing from Yarmouth.

Wind was too strong for man over board drills under sail but we could at least practice helming and picking up in conditions (25kts) too strong otherwise.

Finished at Port Hamble Marina where we berthed and found time for 3 pints of Guiness at the Bugle.