Message From nicole

It's a bit wet & windy! After a few legs where I managed not to bruise myself too much, I am now maxing them out. Some nice rings around my legs from hanging around at the top of the mast. Then today, we had another nightmare. Trying to hank on the no3, & feeling very unstable, I suddenly see the head of the sail launch itself over the side. I lept after it but it was too late & the whole sail unfurled itself into the sea. So we dragged it back in, as the waves threw me around (& kept throwing me down onto a very large cleat, that I was slightly scared would end up somewhere very unconfortable). Then after untangling myself from a pile of sail, we managed to get it on & head back to the relative safety of aft of the boat. But as I headed back a huge wave picked me up, but instead of washing me down the deck, it slammed me straight into the shrouds. Now that hurt & a very large bruise is developing nicely!<