Location: Great Harbor, Peter Island
Hello, I am Cameron, and I am the skipper of the day. Our day started when we all woke up at seven sharp. We had eggs and french toast for breakfast, but Amelia and I had a skipper’s meeting for the races ahead of us for today. Then after dishy pit was done and the deckies(Conrad and Sienna, but Sienna was at the clinic for half of the day and missed the first race) cleaned the cockpit, we headed to the first drag race. We were the seventh boat on the Leeward side in the middle of our two rivals, Avisia, and second wind. The official start was 8:30, with Caitlin at the helm, Giles and I unfurling the jib, and the rest of the crew hiking. We started in 4th place and had a steady race for the whole race. A boat ahead of us had its main sail rip during the race, and Avisia did not cleat its dinghy on, and it floated away at the start of the race. We finished 7th out of 9 boats, and the ripped sailboat still beat us sadly, but we did our best. We then headed to shore at West End, Tortola, where we started the beginning of the trip. We had shore time for 2 hours, and that is when all of the students called their loved ones and friends. Amelia and I then had another skipper meeting about the next race of the day, and we ended up with the best possible starting position. We then headed off, and we started the race with a rough start, not being able to put the jib on us as fast as we should have, but we made up for it later. The race was a bit upwind, so tacking was very crucial in doing well in this race. Conrad was manning the main sheet and kept us steady for the whole race. Arhan was on jib sheet duty and was one of the fastest people to winch today.
Lily was our moral support person, keeping everyone’s spirits up. Noah, Adnan, and Jacob hiked the entire race along with Alexa and Jasper. We finished second in the race, we then tried anchoring, but the shackle broke, and our anchor stayed at the bottom so we had to use the backup for a bit while a couple of dive instructors dove and got our anchor for us. We then had our saltwater showers and got ready for dinner. Giles, Jasper, and Adnan all helped cook for Mexican night, and we all devoured in minutes. We then had our squeeze on the bow, which was very delightful and everyone quite enjoyed it. We then had an extremely long dishy pit, and we are now reviewing for our sail tomorrow and hope to go to bed very soon because everyone is exhausted from having a very fun and productive day. That is a wrap for day 13.