Wednesday 20th June 2001 – 6.38am
An early start, but the day is already bright and settled in. Hardly surprising with the Longest Day only 24 hours away. There is a firm wind coming out of the southwest, with the boats all facing obediently to it. In the sky is thick high grey cloud, but with patches of clear bright blue showing through, hinting at the day ahead, as wisps of low grey cloud drive across the view carried swiftly by the wind.