Hamish Mackay-Lewis took the brave move of flying to Las Palmas to try and find himself a boat to cross on. He managed to find himself a crazy Welsh skipper whose sailing knowledge was questionable.

Fortuanately he was also joined by the skilled hand of an ex-Uppinghamian, Rob Jones-Davies, who proved a welcome companion against the mad captain.

The Langford family joined us for the first two weeks after the crossing. The boys soon became known as the Meercats... they hunt in packs and always keep watch for each other.

Daddy Meercat was in the cockpit during a powerful squall that knocked the boat sideways and threw people from their berths below.

Mummy Meercat was single handedly responisble for a fantastic christmas eve supper and christmas day lunch.

Big Brother Meercat arrived later than others with his friend Jack Daniels. Unfortunately Steve had consumed most of Jack on his journey over, causing a rare side-effect known as inebriaton.

Little Brother Meercat decided he quite enjoyed sailing when he discovered how little work there is to do, and how much one can sleep. We figure life at University should suit well.

Martin and David Paterson joined us for a week sailing around the Grenadines, before a 30 hour slog into the wind to get to Barbados.

Martin is Ed's Uncle and one of the owners of the boat. David is the eldest of his three children, who was shooting a video for his degree project during the holiday. Expect to see us on the big screen soon.

Tony and Rosie Duckett were waiting for us in Barbados, slightly concerned about our later than planned arrival. A 15 hour sail took 30 hours after horrendous winds prevented us going the way we wanted.

The trip back to St. Lucia was a much more enjoyable sail, and the next few days involved cruising around St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The film "Pirates in the Caribbean" was being shot in St. Vincent, our moment of fame so close and yet....

Four became seven, for the week of the charter. Jules left the boat to swim with fish, and we were joined by Stephen, Joanna, Guy and Fran. They brought the Welsh weather with them, and the frequent rain showers were accompanied by 100mph winds which made for sporty sailing conditions.

Stephen and Joanna are pictured showing off a delightful lobster lunch served up in the Tobago Cays. The live lobsters were crammed into a tiny pot kicking and screaming, while Joanna winced in the cockpit. Her pity didn't however appear to stop her enjoying the lunch!

Meanwhile Guy braved the strong currents in his search of fish, while Fran preferred the feel of Terra Firma.

Camilla and Holly joined G2 in Antigua for a fairly heavy two weeks of sailing and drinking. They formed an essential part of the racing crew for Oyster Week, delicately throwing themselves from side to side to help balance the boat (human ballasts).

The new, London chic, Camilla was upset to learn that the Gucci high heels were incompatible with the boat's teak, and the Prada poloneck didn't quite work in the Antiguan sun.

The girls got fully involved with an Oyster organised tug of war competition. However photo evidence later showed that Camilla is no team player.... absolutely no effort whatsoever! I know she loves these photos, look here for the tug of war and here for another stunner!

John Down joined us for two weeks gay cruising around the BVIs. He brought out a copy of Amber, the new teen-trash magazine featuring your very own cut out boyfriend that, coincidentally, is John himself.

Unfortunately we weren't able to find any beautiful people in the bars of the BVIs to satisfy Johns need to be forever surrounded by "chic bitches", so he had instead to make do with us. He excelled in giving the girls massages and the boys haircuts, and has perfected the delicate art of mincing!