Noon Position: Docked in Lunenburg, NS, Canada
Weather: High southeasterly winds, rain, H 17c L 8c, barometer 1012
The howling wind, driving rain and large waves may have delayed our departure but we didn’t let it stop us entirely. We braced for the weather, gained practical experience paying attention to and slacking lines, further studied the pin rails, relative bearing points and got closer to being able to racing the other watches through boxing the compass. In the afternoon we settled into the salon with popcorn and hot chocolate to watch two of the great sailing movies: Around Cape Horn and Captains Courageous. These movies highlight in spectacular form the rough lives lived on the sea. Though life aboard will be far easier for us, the two movies also illustrated why training, repetition and coordination are so important.
Ship’s Work: Haul skiff out of water for incoming weather. Training: In watches – slacking gear, pin rails, knots, relative bearing points, boxing the compass and foul weather and harness drill; weather routing talk by the Captain; state of the weather talk by Chief Mate; weather and chart orientation for Second and Third Mate by Captain; movies Around Cape Horn and Captains Courageous in the salon.