Good Westing 39 36.7N: 57 31.9W sailed 2605 to go 634
Ellatrout3
Sun 15 Jun 2014 02:13
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Very demanding day again but not because I'm
beating against it; no it is coming from the side and I'm reaching, ie I can
sail direct ffor Newport.Through the day the wind has gadully risen then slowly
quietened(?) which has meant all the reefs in, jib half rolled then slowly
let out agin so by teaall sails flying. Now 9.30 in the evening I'm
considering taking in the second reef. No rest at the moment.
But going well west for the first time for a long
time; makes you feel a lot better and not mind the work so much. She's
ploughing through Gulf Stream like a good'un!
Now I mentioned that I hadn;t had a reply from Tony
Head on how the Navy dealt withchanging the ships time an hour every 15 degrees
crossing an ocean. I had a full and informative reply which I reproduce here for
your benifit?
Dear Roger,
Apologies for not coming back on Royal Naval watches. Naval watches traditionally are 4 hours in peacetime split as follows: MIDDLE 0001-0400 MORNING 0400-0800 FORENOON 0800-1200 AFTERNOON 1200-1600 FIRST DOG WATCH 1600-1800 LAST DOG WATCH 1800-2000 FIRST WATCH 2000-2359. The dog watches ensure that there is a rotation of watches as the days roll by. When ship's time has to be advanced, this is done at 2330 so that the First Watch runs 2000-2330 and the Middle watches 0030-0400 ie both shorter at 3½ hours. When ship's time has to be retarded, this is done at 1830 so that the First Dog Watches runs from 1600-1830 and the Last Dog Watch from 1730-2000 ie both longer at 2½ hours. In other words the change is shared across two watches but the working day for non-watchkeepers is not affected Hope that is useful background. With very best wishes, Tony I found it interesting, Thanks Tony.
Sorry this is only a brief report but as I said yhe
ship is demanding my time.
Love Poppa/Dad/Roger
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