Steve the skipper and Bjorn, my Norwegian watch leader fire questions occasionally to check it's sinking in. List the different parts of a sail. Bad hair days I am sleeping like an angel. A combination of sea air and physical work means I fall asleep before my head hits the pillow. Even Mike my bunkmate's orchestral snores fail to wake me.
Spirits remain high.
I definitely got lucky with my crew, who make sailing a lot of fun. They have christened me parrot head due to my bad hair mornings. We were first over the starting line and have been maintaining our place at the front. But we have a few tactics up our sleeves. The crew is competitive but they are also having a lot of fun.