Guest entry by Paal André Slette.
Paal André Slette, Rabat.
When I am writing this I am sitting in seat 4F on Norwegians flight DY1815 bound for O-town. After fixing the toilets for about an hour we are finally under way and the toilets have broken down again.
I boarded CoCo in Malaga on the 19th of October. That’s 20 days, 900 nautical miles, 3 countries, 5 ports, 1 tuna fishing net, 10 kilograms of couscous and 5 boxer shorts since now. Although it wasn’t always obvious to me being woken up at 05.45 AM for the morning shift, it’s been a heck of a ride 🙂 A lot of fantastic ocean sailing, and I have learned how much electronic equipment it is possible to install on board a sail boat. In port CoCo is a floating LAN party!
I want to take the opportunity to describe the crew on board CoCo in the perspective of a guest.
Peter “The dictator skipper”. Always on watch. Never completely asleep. He has got an app on his iPhone from where he monitors all activity on board, and can evaluate the performance of his crew. The exact features of this device is only known to the dictator himself. At berth Peter socializes with the crew in a professional manner before withdrawing to his private chambers to analyze weather data.
Henrik “The planner and the German tanner”. Henrik is often worried about proviant issues and calmes himself down by making plans for the planning. Henrik makes the ships best pasta dishes and is currently thinking of diversifying his menu, but since he has a policy of only learning one dish each year it probably won’t be available on board before January.
Sebastian “The quark”. The ship’s professor and entertainer. Sebastian is interested in absolutely everything and has got the most absurd taste of humor. In one moment he is laying up side down screaming, the next moment he is studying Fourier analysis. Sebastian is also CoCo’s own Sophie Elise and makes sure everything is thoroughly documented through social media.
I appreciate the opportunity to be a guest on board for the last three weeks, and wish CoCo and its crew all the best on the ARC. Do not let yourself be bothered by cheap couscous and remember to turn on the InReach!
CoCo ship clown 😉
Paal Andrè
Caribbean Expedition 2015 