There were concerns this week that the PSP boat was on a collision course with Taiwan. We did wonder if a diversion for some cheap electrical goods was on the cards but a recent left hand turn has given us confirmation that they are still in the race.

The race viewer had a few problems this week with miles to destination not being correctly reported. This seems to have been ironed out and PSP are still in the running for a strong finish.  They are currently showing in first place but with Qingdao in ‘stealth mode’ it’s not clear who is really in pole position. I suspect Qingdao still are but we’ll know soon enough. There are currently 5 boats within 100 miles of each other and with the right wind and timings on making gybes to enable them to sail directly into Sanya it is still anyones race. 100 miles can disappear in the blink of an eye in this sport. Given that the fleet have been sailing for 19+ days now it’s amazing how close most of them are to each other.

On board the crews will definitely be focussed on the job in hand but they’ll also be playing the ‘when I get into port, I’m going to have…..’ game. I remember on the last Leg it was a fresh orange juice and cappuccino for me. I think once that first beer was passed to me when we docked those thoughts evaporated, probably to be replaced by more alcohol. Ah the joys of ocean racing and a dry boat!

I’ve been reading several of the Skipper’s blogs this week. Some are short and to the point. Some are written in a hurry but I am slightly hooked on reading David Hartshorn’s reports aboard Great Britain. This week he posed a question……”if there was a song that summed up the theme or precised your life, what would it be?”

Now we’ve had lots of fun with this as a family over this weekend. For most people it’s about finding a song that they think sums up somebody else and there have been lots of suggestions flying about. Give it a go, it’s great fun. And as for the song I think best sums up my life……well perhaps I’ll leave that to you.

Enjoy your musings…………