Odd title indeed! We took Matt Boat and Sue across to the Barff and dropped them at Sorling this morning for holidays. I went with Sam in the RIB and put Ali and Katie on the jet boat as I need to sign him off as a coxswain. On the way out Sue and Matt were on the jet boat – just before leaving the dock I told Matt and Rob not to worry if he heard strange things on the radio.

On the way back we waited till Ali was a distance ahead of us and I told Sam to stop the RIB. We sat there and drifted while waiting to see if Ali would react. He did a good job and stopped the jet boat after about a minute and half. We then waited to see if he would call to check on us which Katie did. We ignored the first call and then took the next call. I told them between fits of giggles that we needed assistance as our propellors had fallen off and there were ping pong balls in the engines! Before you all think I am completely nuts it was Sam who came up with the ping pong balls after watching the guys play in the boatshed and seeing the balls all over the shop!

So Ali, Sam and Katie had a lesson in setting up a side tow which we did for about 1/4 mile before starting our engines again. After lunch I taught knots to the group followed by some basic chartwork for Rob and Katie who had missed last weeks session. Basically a day of boat school on and off the water and cooking. I decided it felt like a roast sort of day so tonight we are having roast pork with crackling, roast veg, potatoes, roast parsnips, brussel sprouts sauted in bacon fat with bacon bits and last but not least cauliflower cheese. Oh and dessert is marble sponge with sticky chocolate sauce.