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A Merciless Lashing
As I was wrestling my soggy trousers off in the darkness, there was a loud slam and I was thrown across the cabin, tensing every muscle...
elliereynolds
Mar 163 min read
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Christmas on Sarabi
When the daylight was gone and I was getting sorted for my night shifts, I called home. My mum read me a quote from my favourite book...
elliereynolds
Dec 28, 20243 min read
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Seasick, in bold and caps
We were off. This was it. Everything we’d spent the last 18 months working our socks off for. La Gomera disappeared fast into the mist...
elliereynolds
Oct 20, 20244 min read
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Ocean glitter
Snippet from my journal on 18th December - night 4. It's 4:51am. Wind 18-20knots from the east, gusting 25. The strongest winds we've...
elliereynolds
Mar 1, 20242 min read
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A poem for the fleet family
~ an ode to the 2023 fleet ~ Now the last boat is in, Ian's lit his last flare A sight we all love to see It's brought to a close the...
elliereynolds
Feb 26, 20242 min read
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Hopes of the Ocean
It's been a hot minute since I wrote anything here. I've been keeping up the journal but I have not had an ounce of time to write as much...
elliereynolds
Dec 13, 20232 min read
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