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   Hello all from Bellingham, Washington! Today is my second day off! I've been on the boat now for about 1.25 months (only 4.75 months to go! ): )

Bellingham seems like a really nice place. Reminds me a lot of Davis actually. Lots of cute coffeeshops and things downtown, with bulletin boards packed with flyers about all kinds of events -- ( Read more... )

   "So when do you want me to make the turn?"
   "Oh whenever"
   I'm incredibly confused about the captain's apparent ambivalence toward navigation and then I see him casually toss a lifejacket off the back of the boat. This can only mean one thing.

"MAN OVERBOARD!!!!!!" myself and one or two other people yell simulteniously. It's a drill of ( Read more... )

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Port Angeles: Port Angeles was a decent place. Decent sized town that seemed to have a fair bit of freighter traffic coming through it, as well as tourism. Downtown was just ashore from the boats and there was a Safeway and convenience store within walking distance, a bar or two, and even a store dedicated to that crap movie "Twilight" !! Didn't ( Read more... )

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   "That's a beautiful schooner!" says one of my shipmates about the Lady Hawk, another vessel in the Sequim marina.
   "It's actually a ketch, see how the front mast is taller than the aft one" corrects another shipmate, highlighting the only difference between a schooner and a ketch.
   "I think it might actually even be a yawl" says a third ( Read more... )

   Day 19: Still no days off in sight. However Knuckles' brother, whom we've dubbed "Fingers" (which will no doubt be a surprise to him), arrives soon to join the crew and maybe then we'll start getting days off ( Read more... )

   So my official title here is both Education Coordinator (Ed Co) and Steward, two formerly separate positions which have been rolled into one (StewCo). As steward I am in charge of passengers: making sure manifests are in order, checking them in, and being a sort of master of ceremonies on sails ( Read more... )