It has been days since the crew last saw land. After a rough start with large swells and some serious gusts, the crew woke up Thursday morning to some good news. It was shower time!

Despite seeing nothing but water for miles fresh water can be a rare commodity when sailing.

The Spirit of Bermuda produces its own fresh water through a reverse osmosis system on board, which usually makes enough to keep everyone comfortable.

However, due to the bad squalls the crew encountered the ship's system was unable to produce fresh water because it was pitching and rolling too much.

With a crew of 17 young men on board, many of whom have suffered through sea sickness, the lack of fresh water means only one thing — a stinky ship.

Some of the students opted to sleep on deck instead of below to avoid the smell of the cabins while others grew immune to the wafts of stale feet and salt encrusted individuals.

So when the chief officer uttered the word "shower" on Thursday a loud cheer erupted from the crew.

Everyone was allotted one minute of fresh water, which may sound paltry to those living on land.

However, for those at sea having a quick, satisfying shower is an an art form and one that is learned rather quickly

Those that dare go over their shower time allotment soon hear fellow crew members pounding at the door.

The rest of the day continued in the now familiar pattern of ship maintenance, sail manoeuvres and watch.

By now the countdown has begun until the ship berths at Turks and Caicos.

Already people are listing off the food they plan to purchase the minute they arrive on the island.

Though the food on board is delicious everyone seems to miss the non essentials that didn't make it on board, such as ice cream, pancakes and sodas.

But first we have to get there, with fair winds we'll be there soon.

While on land the crew will explore Bermuda's relationship with the islands and visit people with ties to Bermuda.

The crew will also check out the salt fields which slaves worked on in order to make many Bermudian merchants rich.

Stay tuned to find out how the final day on the first leg of the voyage goes and learn more about Bermuda's historical ties with another British owned Island in the Atlantic.