Men at work
Escapada
Andreas Haas
Fri 4 Dec 2009 22:06
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16.18.30N 046.36.89W
Apparently, a partially completed blog was sent last
Monday describing your men at work. Let's get back to this important and
significant report.
The bearded pirates are hard at work. Aside from
our regular Watch duties, we all have serious extra duties to perform to keep ESCAPADA tidy, functional and
in ship shape. It's not just
catching and cleaning the fish, telling each other good stories and jokes,
putting sun lotion on each other's back and doing
fashion
shows, but much more serious and
important seafaring tasks. Just like in the Navy, there
must be discipline, order, regime and total
cleanliness. All of our jobs
and responsibilities are clearly
defined and posted in the galley on the wall to read and
follow.
As the Commander of his yacht, Captain Flagpole has
established a set of ground rules to ensure the health and
safety of the crew and the technical good order of
ESCAPADA. A sign that reminds all of us that
"The Captain's Word is Law " is prominently posted
at the chart table. It is best to follow this,
because the punishment
could be severe ...! The Captain's main job is to get us across the Atlantic safely
which includes passage planning, navigation,
sailing tactics and management of the
crew. And
to relax from these serious duties, he also
feeds us daily gourmet lunches and dinners.
RIGHT ON COURSE TO ST.
LUCIA
NEIL'S DAY AS GALLEY
SERVANT BOBBIE
BRINGING YOU THE BLOG
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Bobbie is the ship medical officer whose job it is to
makes sure everyone stays healthy. In the unlikely event of any injury or
illness the Nurse will make it better.
He also is the on-board journalist and photographer,
bringing you this daily blog.
 
NEIL GETTING HIS HEAD AROUND THE
ENGINE
MOSES THE RIGGER RIGGING THE
RIG
Neil is responsible for daily engine checks
to ensure it is in proper working order. We run the engine (in neutral) for 2 hours at
sunrise and 2 at sunset only to
charge the batteries
to run our navigation equipment and autopilot.
Additionally, Neil is our VHF radio
man, sends our daily
Position Report to the ARC Rally
controllers and keeps an eye on our
competition.
"Moses the Rigger" parts the seas for us so we can go
faster. He is great at multi-tasking and can repair the rig, obtain and analyze
the daily weather report, play
with his sextant while fishing with a lure with no hook.
He still can't understand why he isn't catching anything.
The night is here and there is no moon at all. It will be a
dark, but very starry and beautiful night with only the sound of the wind in the
sail and the splashing waves
of the Atlantic.
Ciao!
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