North Sea calmThe wind fell away gradually and by early morning it was glassy calm. We dropped the two headsails and were motorsailing over a flat North Sea. North Sea calm
Dolphins at the bowA school of 6 dolphins came to check us out and play around the bow wave. Dolphins at the bow

Charlotte: Up bright and early and it was definitely worth it. The cloud cleared enough for us to watch the sun rise and dolphins joined us at around 0500 hours. They were clearly visible in the bluest (and flatest!)ocean I have ever witnessed After a brief snooze it's back to life on the Swan - food, music and plenty to do!

Laurie: Just got soaked by a wave trying to look at dolphins! Saw some this morning when it was flat calm looked brilliant. In the middle of the North sea on the way to Antwerp. Hi Lisa!!!! Hi Sarah!!!!! xxxx

Grainzy & Grant John Baille Nicol Jarvie o' da Heights: Aabody mair or less drookled eftir tryin ta hae a skoyit at da dolphins, except me (Stewart) cus i wis tryin ta un-wipple me life-jacket doon below; so nae dry drarrs required as far as am concerned!! Nicol is wringin fae da snirlie ta da taes. Onywye, wir watch dastreen wis fae 8pm ta midnght an eftir bein up aa day an nae neebs we wir fairly blyde ta get a guid corn o sleep fur 7 or sae oors. Willie Simpson fae Whalsay (no relation ta Homer) had scranned a bag o Hake aff da Alison Kay an aabody glippit dat doon wi a guid helping o maelie tatties an lumps an dadds o lightly salted lurpak clatchable gree fur added texture. Grant even hed a light sprinkling o peerie but muckle puckles o ready A peerie tyoon on da wye doonchappit peppercoarns. Mmmmmmm. Added delight. His face said it aa bairns. Eftir da very sam watch, Ross wis geen an faan by wi aa his claes on an wis lik a dried up skyumpie ready ta be baaled ida bogie fire, but he got himsel re-Couper-ated wi a 500ml can o vitamin T. A peerie tyoon on da wye doon
Wir hed a braly guid tune daday eftir dannir time learnin new tunes etc, followed by a peerie scar o oil-rig spotting, which is catching on around these parts of the North Sea. (SG & GN)