"Quayside Bustling" - a Rona II poem

Quayside bustling with feet from afar
Upon the boardwalk, sailors ran to take in the view
Event preparation for a Rona II Wimbledon-themed party
Boats, banners and bands parade through the town
Excitement is high and voices loud
Cinnamon swirls baked to perfection.

City lights dance on the St. Lawrence River
Irish Fiddler and a jolly crew, jig the night away
Time to explore; waterfall, walls and water
Yankee 2 hoisted, next stop Halifax!!

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Rona II blog 23rd Aug 2017

> Disaster strikes! After arriving in the visitor marina of Le Havre at > 0430, > Rona II drove over a stray rope which had been left in the water. > This tangled around the propeller, causing the Skipper to call for the > anchor to be dropped a mere 10 metres from our intended mooring position. > The crew then had to inflate the rubber dinghy and set world class rower > Theo Darlow to take a line to shore where himself and Dr Sam Wareing > pulled > the boat in. > > In the morning, the afterguard set off to find a commercial diver to cut > the > rope free from the propeller. They located a man named Patrick, who > arrived > to the scene of the incident at about 1500 donning full scuba gear; he > quickly got into the water and began working away at the stern of Rona II. > After roughly 45 minutes of fishing bits of rope from the marina water, > the > crew saw Patrick emerge victorious. Angus Elliman used his

Rona II and a more modern vessel - "El Galeon" -in the background...

Rona arrives in France!

It's been a very busy 24 hours on Rona II. Docked in Gunwharf Keys and staying overnight, the past two days have been filled with shopping, showers, visits to the boat from family and numerous trips to Burger King and Subway before setting sail to France. Many of the crew took advantage of the big sale at the local Musto outlet, appearing back on deck with their trendy new Musto Crocs. Thanks to the Normanton Grandparents, the crew enjoyed a delicious sponge cake which of course did not hang around for long after dinner on the second day of the back to back Normanton watch. Rona II also had a visit from Milo's Grandma at Gunwharf who took the helm by storm, despite the terrified look on her face as a ferry passed by and caused the boat to sway...'I already feel sea sick!' she shouted. After leaving Gunwharf the crew took a trip down the Solent to pay a visit to Big Lizzie, the new aircraft carrier based in Portsmouth. We can confirm that Big L

Rona 2 Transatlantic 2017

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