A nautical day of nauticalness.
Yay, Free Time appears to be being friendly with me again.
So, sail training has started up in preparation for the November sail. That means getting to Crew at 7.30 instead of 8.30. I'm on HMS Surprise for both days. I'm on the foremast crew, which is actually over-manned. I stood around trying to jump in but being cut off by other people jumping in. I got to haul a line once, though. And make up all the lines when we were done. Which I do rather like. Hopefully next week I'll be able to jump in faster than other people. I'm going to go down to the museum again Wednesday for the Ship Modeller's Guild, so I think I'll go a little earlier and study the pins.
After crew was fun, too, for I got to go sailing on a friend's boat. And afterwards I got to be hauled up the mast in a bosun's chair to get a new line through a block. xD It was rather fun. Height was nothing compared to the t'gallant on Eagle, though.
I'm really anxious to start climbing. I need to do a pull-up. Preferably by the time I turn eighteen (30th December!). If anyone can share any tips on doing pull-ups, that'd be great. xD That's with palms facing forward, mind. Being jibboom qualified will get me to the mainyard on Surprise, though. So hopefully they'll let me do that once I'm eighteen.
-headdesk- I've never wanted to be older more than I do now. And not even for the normal reasons. Sometimes I wish the Museum wasn't so strict when it comes to climbing qualifications.
So, sail training has started up in preparation for the November sail. That means getting to Crew at 7.30 instead of 8.30. I'm on HMS Surprise for both days. I'm on the foremast crew, which is actually over-manned. I stood around trying to jump in but being cut off by other people jumping in. I got to haul a line once, though. And make up all the lines when we were done. Which I do rather like. Hopefully next week I'll be able to jump in faster than other people. I'm going to go down to the museum again Wednesday for the Ship Modeller's Guild, so I think I'll go a little earlier and study the pins.
After crew was fun, too, for I got to go sailing on a friend's boat. And afterwards I got to be hauled up the mast in a bosun's chair to get a new line through a block. xD It was rather fun. Height was nothing compared to the t'gallant on Eagle, though.
I'm really anxious to start climbing. I need to do a pull-up. Preferably by the time I turn eighteen (30th December!). If anyone can share any tips on doing pull-ups, that'd be great. xD That's with palms facing forward, mind. Being jibboom qualified will get me to the mainyard on Surprise, though. So hopefully they'll let me do that once I'm eighteen.
-headdesk- I've never wanted to be older more than I do now. And not even for the normal reasons. Sometimes I wish the Museum wasn't so strict when it comes to climbing qualifications.