Ship’s work:
To get through the St Lawrence Seaway locks, we need to make ourselves as skinny as possible – so take in anything that would make us wider than the hull of the ship. In addition to taking and stowing on deck anything that hangs outside of the hull’s footprint (for example boats that are hanging in davits) we also need to cockbill the yards – which means adjusting all of the yards that sit perpendicular to the masts so that they are fixed in line with the masts. Today we cockbilled the yards.
The Danish Clipper opened his shop today, and even the Captain took advantage of his services after work.
Movie night tonight: S/S Martha
Position: Anchored Longueil, 45 32 N / 73 31.5 W, both anchors down
Wind: NW 5, gusting 6, forecast to ease overnight and fill in again tomorrow; wind athwart (counter to) the current
Weather: Mostly overcast with sunny spells; warm and dry