feel the force

after the night sail to alderney, the idea was that the kids would have 2 hrs to sleep and recover - little did we realise that most of them had slept (whilst on watch!) so had no intention of playing our game! - still i was able to get 20 mins before a 2 hrs 'deep clean' of the sick, followed by a 2 hrs run ashore to do some retail therapy - except shops don't open on sunday afternoon on alderney!
so it was down to the beach to rock pool, skim stones etc.
through the night the boat was rocked by storm force winds whistling up the channel and they were still blowing hard when we left at 9.30 am but what a ride they provided!
with 2 m. waves and winds averaging force 7, we surfed in a 72 foot, 50 ton vessel with music blaring out of the speakers. the sun even came out and the boys lapped it up!!
how could i deny next year's boys the chance to go sailing?!