A Super-Fast Cat

After that awful experience aboard Voyager this journey was a breath of fresh air. Not only was the skipper the polar opposite of the previous one but the vessel we were sailing was a kick-ass race-winning catamaran, Brigand.

If you've read the crew section of this journey you'll have learned that the skipper was an award winning fisherman who taught us how to troll a line off the back of the boat and catch dorado. As my only previous experience of fishing was catching mackerel in the English Channel this was a valuable step-change in fishing experience. We were taught how to catch, fillet and cook fish, all important sailing skills!

Like the previous journey we hit some pretty heavy weather aboard Brigand. I learned a valuable lesson from this trip: learn where all the safety gear is before upping anchor and going out to sea! We didn't have to use any of it, fortunately, but when the skipper wakes you up at 4 in the morning when the sh!t is hitting the fan outside it's always useful to reassure yourself that you know where the liferaft is!