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break out the white castle rum. i use to launch and beach an old heavy 18' chesapeake bay dead raise by myself like that, it all in knowing when to add the rollers.

always enjoyed seeing one of "SHARPS" men (i think it was the irishmen harris)letting go with one of those. do the outter barrels have a slight deflection from center?

happy new year shipmates and my it bring more booty to us all.

so the merriment doesn't stop at your place, other day to celebrate. happy birthday and new year!!!

hope you had a great one!!!

i think he is just hung over. cure thy self, with a birthday drinkkkkk.

great,another excuss for a drink or twooooooo!!!

having some rum now, salute!!!

enjoying the "on this date in history" posts !!!

looks like you made it through the storm in good shape.

i don't know about a sight like that, give me a few days and i'll come up with it. charles towne rigth, i would start tomorrow but going to help dutchman work on the sloop luna tomorrow colonial seaport fondation. i'll keep you updated.

i don't know about a sight like that, give me a few days and i'll come up with it. charles towne rigth, i would start tomorrow but going to help dutchman work on the sloop luna tomorrow. i'll keep you updated.

if you want me to plot you a course let me know. p.s. keep the navigator away from the rum!

it all depends on the winds, route and ship and time of year. so look at your course compute that on the average you will make 6 to 9 knots per hour. you should not chance a sail through the horse latitudes.

lets pray for our shipmate Harbor Master and his crew who are riding out the huge tempest that is hitting the P.I.

i noticed a drop of people logging on and posting about a year ago. i signed on in oct'2006 it was a busy place then. i think there was a post about it by someone then but it never caught like this post. i'll have to look back and see if i can find it.

was rereading "robinson crusoe" by d. defoe and on page 110 he uses the words (second sleep) when RC sick awakes feeling better but very thirsty, having no water he lies there till he falls asleep again (second sleep).

today is the 3rd. of the six parts you can read them at "pilotonline.com"

have been on a run of sailor jerry lately neat or mix, got tired of the sweetness of capt. M, it's has a mild but not sweet taste also a good kick.

as part of our drill we anchor a 40ton vessel in about 20-30 ft. on the james river it is all done by hand (weighing). anchor wt.600lbs our cable is 2inch and and we range out 10x the expected depth. have not seen the windlass used.

in the mid 1800"s england started keeping track of it marniers in case of war. many marnier signed on under the name john smith. 19 pirates retired, "retired pirate" i like the sound of that.

bite of line- when docking at a pier with an off shore breeze the wind is trying to push you away from the pier. all hands will be pulling on the mooring line putting a lot of pressure(strain) on them you are fighting for every inch (tug of war) as you work up to the pier the mooring lines must be made fast to the kevel(cleat)quickly so as not to lose ground and hold the vessel to the pier. upon the command to "make off" the sailor closest to the kevel will call to his mates on his line "up from behind" it is a command to the men behind him to drop the line so that he can quickly wrap it around the kevel before the wind pushes the vessel away from the pier. this can be a hazardous operation. if he gets his fingers, hand or arm in between the line and the kevel, as the weight of the vessel puts pressure on the line and kevel they will be crushed. this operation is also taking place at the same time on the quarter where your captain will have posted himself.

the local paper here in hampton roads "the virginia pilot" is starting a six part series next sunday oct. 20th about the sinking of the bounty it will be titled "taken under".

working the deck of a sailing vessel is be a dangerous place. one has to be continually aware of what is going on around them. lines under pressure can break and snap back, getting ones body in the bite of a line can crush you. a foot in a running line can break it. a hand to close to a block can get pulled into it. climbing aloft has it own dangers also. then there's falling overboard it takes awhile to tack a sailing vessel back pick you up you could be shark bait by then. maybe a lad falling from the yard into the sea getting knocked out and the captain jumping in to keep him afloat till the ship could come about to save him.

thank you for keeping the pub afloat for all these years. wish you fair winds and following seas in your adventures stynky.