The North Sea - longest 4 days of my life

I was told that the North Sea could be rough, but we were seriously thrown around for four days. We had a few hours of calm from time to time, which alllowed a bit of mackerel fishing, or a quick swim (why would you do that in 14 degrees, with a polar wind behind you??). The boat was constantly heeling at 45 degrees, so it was pretty hard to move around, let alone cook dinner or shower, so that didn't happen for a few days. No one slept for four days apart from the odd hour we could catch in between night watches. We had some nice suprises though - dolphins and a whale following the boat at night and I finally feel that I'm learning how to sail. A real experience, but not to be repeated. Some photos and clips from the journey - these were taken during calm seas....