| DAY 6. – COFFIN ISLAND –
Wind SW
4 backing and decreasing, fine with drop in temperature and
visibility later.
We left Coffin Island at 10.30 and
this time
I joined Jim in his boat. We were operating a system in which we took
turns
to sail with each other and this worked very well. It is no mean
undertaking
for four men who barely know each other to sail together for two weeks
in a limited space and dependent on each other's skills and good
humour.
Unlike some television shows, there was no opportunity to vote anybody
off - and, happily, I think there was no inclination to do so.
 The journey to Port Medway took three hours. For much of this, we could hear the deep thrumming of powerful diesels of the trawlers working out to sea and over the horizon. We did see two leisure boats making their way southwards, probably back to the United States after a season of summer sailing. We felt quite affronted at the crowd. "Trouble with sailing round here" said Jim "is that your collision regulations get a little out of practice." He was right. I realised that these were the first boats we had seen in five days. Once in the bay, Jim and I hove to, thus allowing Ralph to choose a beach and exercise his usual charm on the local residents. Fifteen minutes after disappearing, he came back with fresh water and an armful of home-grown cucumbers. They added a civilised touch to the salami and peanut butter sandwiches, which we dug out of the back tanks. Having replenished both our water supply and stomachs, we set off to find a suitable place to stop for the night on Cape La Have Island. |
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