Leg 5: race 8: day 9: Mother's Day Woken at 5.30 pancakes for breakfast then on deck at 6am. There was a Mother's Day banner up in the galley, that sophie had made. Sea was flat calm only 6 knots wind had the spinnaker was up (code 1) Really warm so just had T shirt and shorts on,as the morning went on the wind dropped even more so we dropped the spinnaker and put the wind seeker up. I had made 3 cakes for the mothers so we gave them out and Kevin and Richard...

Leg 5 race 8 day 8 Up at 5.30 on watch for 6am had porridge on deck. Making good speed sea is calm and sun is out. Got the spinnaker on deck ready to hoist if needed. Shift went quickly then at 10am (end of shift) Richard the media guy wanted to interview me for the tv programme it went really well and he said how well interviewed and that I spoke from the heart! Came off watch and had a lovely chat and drink with sophie on her bunk (like a loose women intervie...

Leg 5 race 8 day 7 Was woken at 4am by Matt shouting to the on watch to move the main sheet! They had come off the wind and done a 360 turn. When I woke I was all disoriented wasn't sure if I was dreaming or where I was! It was horrible. Thought we had crashed !! Think it was playing on my mind as skipper Bob had told me a story the night before about a family being killed at sea by another boat. Not what I need to hear! Sophie was awake and bless her came to th...