After an eventful finish to SG, hitting open waters again was ok with only a little rolling. We had a few casualties with the motions but generally most are fine. There was a great sense of unity on board as we set a course for Elephant Island.

Here are some of the questions our students set for us last night, which was a great, break from the norm. The proceeds will be given to a wildlife studies or a charity in Ushuaia. Well done to all of them for holding a great night: Sinead, Dylan, Michael, Gavin, Dominic, Rachel, Robert and Shane. The girls team proved to be the winners after 8 rounds: Bernadette, Natasha, Tanya, Melissa & Jennifer. ‘The rebels’ won the tiebreakers for 2nd even though there only seemed to be 1 member form Cork.

1 True or false: Albatrosses stay in their nest after hatching for 14 months.

2 Where is the Sea of Tranquility?

3 Where does batman live?

4 What place in Ireland is spelt the same backwards?

5 What county in Ireland has a breed of dog and a breed of cow called after it?

6 True or false: 3.5m is the average wingspan of a wandering albatross.

7 How many toes does a dog have?

8 How many are in a gross?

9 What was the first ever cloned sheep called?

10 Name the lead singer of the Pogues.

11 Robert Zimmerman is better known as whom in the music world?

12 What animal is on the South African rugby jersey?

13 Freddie Bulgara is better known as which lead singer?

14 True or false: Fur seals don’t have ears.

15 Which of the following reached the South Pole first:

a: Scott b:Shackleton
c: Amundsen d:Crean