Come in White Knight are you receiving??
Well I had my first taste of proper sailing this weekend - have done it before when I was like eleven but that was in tiny little lasers and enterprise dingys - far less scary than a 35 footer! Always wanted to try it but its really very manic, so much to think about - ropes or sheets as they should be called going everywhere!
Mr Carrie's regiment The Queen's Royal Lancers have a boat racing at Cowes Week called White Knight 5 - if you get down there you won't miss it as its got a whopping skull and cross bones motto flag on the front!
Anyway they waited for me to cross over to the Isle of Wight so I legged it down to Gosport after the show on Friday to get a lift across the Solent - a few of the boys were just learning their jobs for the week so it was pretty hair raising at times and well choppy!
I had to sit behind the skipper as we negotiated our way out of Portsmouth Harbour. Apparently thats the safest place however I was the one closest to the water!
There was the offer of oil skins but I chose to brave it out with the lads and stick to my shorts and hoodie! Big mistake! Sitting out on the rail at this point left me at the mercy of the waves and wash from the ferries and speed boats - and it was sooo gusty! Everything completely soaked right through to the undercrackers! And my lips and fingers went blue! Totally put what Ellen McArthur achieved into perspective! That is one brave lady! Much bigger waves in the middle of nowhere and on her own! We did spot the Dame sailing people round on her trust boats. Still we arrived in Cowes in one piece and celebrated our landing in style - the Booca monster came out to play - never a good idea! Saturday was very sunny but sadly the spinnaker pole broke so couldn't get the real speed up.
The skipper ordered an early night saturday for race day, 7.30 start! I stayed in bed - well just in a sleeping bag as we were camping - Tom bought me a tent for my birthday - still trying to work out if that was really for him!!
They came 24th - not bad when you don't have a very important sail - they'll be hoping for better this week - I am now nursing very bruised shins and knees from diving across the rails! Still its not put me off entirely - probably won't be trying a round the world trip any time soon though!
Carrie xx
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At 4th Aug 2008, fruity-gums wrote:i make it 17 exclamation marks and 14 hyphens
nice to see you've cut down carrie =P
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At 4th Aug 2008, cjedj wrote:I'm not sure I understood a word of that, but glad you had fun!
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At 4th Aug 2008, sobeitjedi wrote:Carrie,
On the weekend I watched TV (bugger all on), did some DIY and went to the cinema.
My life is a billion years away from yours. Are you posher than The Queen?
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At 4th Aug 2008, wrdmatt wrote:I agree with Chris, these blogs are pointless. It's all Aled's fault.
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At 4th Aug 2008, x-carpe-diem-x wrote:better than my weekend anyway
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At 4th Aug 2008, LouiseHHH wrote:Sounds like an exciting and scary weekend Carrie! Hope you had fun!
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At 4th Aug 2008, Aphysh wrote:bloggs are as like alcohol free beer and sport....not for the moyles..
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At 4th Aug 2008, supersps wrote:Actually there are 19 exclamation and 15 hyphens.
God I am so bored of my holiday...
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At 4th Aug 2008, adamgilleard wrote:Yeah I was keeping an eye on the exclamation marks too, cutting back I see!!!
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At 4th Aug 2008, Keith Thomas wrote:Sounds like a great weekend. Keep up the exclamations.
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At 4th Aug 2008, fakethulce wrote:Work, Computer, Free time, Web, Blog, Read, Done.
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At 4th Aug 2008, Freaky_Ran wrote:Yay blogs!!!!!
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At 4th Aug 2008, produceralexalex wrote:thats!! so!! interesting!!
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At 4th Aug 2008, melpchar wrote:Great blog!!!!!!!
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At 4th Aug 2008, its_andy_a wrote:I did'nt read this blog
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At 4th Aug 2008, Joe Halliday wrote:I read it.
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At 4th Aug 2008, lizdalby wrote:I read it
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At 5th Aug 2008, Girlfran1973 wrote:Please don't take the blogs away........ i read it
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At 5th Aug 2008, Finn_Padmore wrote:I doubt it was worth me signing up. However if it saves the blogs thats good
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At 5th Aug 2008, Finn_Padmore wrote:Chris,
Not brilliant is it, you appeal for everyone who reads them to comment and you get 19....for 19 its not worth it :)
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At 5th Aug 2008, zeroesxones wrote:All in good experience, Carrie :)
hope you recover quick! Bruises from our adventurous cruises aren't pleasant.
I think the daily blogging works. It's nice to know what's going on with the Moyles team on a day-to-day basis especially when I can't listen to the station.
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At 5th Aug 2008, wrdmatt wrote:comment #21 is either by Rachel or Aled lol
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At 5th Aug 2008, Andrew wrote:I drew this picture based on your sailing trip Carrie. It's on the Chris Moyles Show Facebook page right here:
Hope you find it amusing!
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At 5th Aug 2008, kujawak wrote:Good to know that if I'm ever suspecting that I might be posh, I can come and read the Monday blog and be safe in the knowledge that I'll NEVER be that posh!
Thanks Carrie! From a fellow exclamation mark overuser! We're just excited when we talk, that's all!!!
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At 10th Aug 2008, Arman wrote:Very posh! What a high life you lead! Good for you!x
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At 18th Jul 2009, nicehomerfan wrote:Dave, Nice blog
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At 30th Jul 2009, oksdis wrote:I read it first, have fun!
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