Avast! A report from the rollin main!
Upon the Saturday morn we did slip our morin lines and make sail upon the Solent water. There we did sight the first RORC fleet o'the year and fine sight it were, arr!
We be second class to be set off so did sailing circles 'til all were dizzy and requestin to get goin'. Ye race officer be kind to us and promtly did announce our start with a flag and gun to windward. But we, being a keen and sprightly crew were found in enemy waters too early so had to get upon the friendly side o'the line afore we be allowed to engage. t'was a terrible shame it were, arrr.
once sails were set and depth plumbed we did start upon the chasin down of our opponents, who were mighty and fast. We did nor shirk no sir! we did gain upon them 'til light airs did becalm us to the south o'Sufolk (a fine county sir, I did have shore leave there once and the women be fine and bountiful! arr!).
Once the weather gods did grace us with a breeze we did make our way t'ward the country o'france, and the friendly port o'Le Havre.
I be doin a double watch this night and be helmin her upon a straight course, so I was. Once the sun was up we saw the coast o'Frace lookin fine in the pale mornin light. We be headin upon a course that be wrong though, so to cross the finish line we were found comin up wind and comin across the line behind our fleet. Brought a tear to y'eye sir, it did. we be sailing for a whole turn of the clock so be in need o'sustenance and did find it upon the shore, strange foreign food it were, bein called a keebab
We be restin for a while and once more slipin our lines for our trip home, yaaar, back to Portsmouth sound. The weather though, she be a harsh mistress and the wind she did blow to a force 6 or 7 upon the scale o'Beaufort. The crew did hold fast and despite our first mate and two seamen rated as able be taken down by sickness we did cross the sea at a rate o'knots. Wthin sight o'the Wight isle hope did rise in our hearts, but hours we still had to sail afore the line we did cross where we were greeted by lights upon the shore celebratin our arrival.
Many ships did not make it cross that line this day, instead they be thinkin 'bugger all this, we be headin to our home port'. So with our skill and courage we be coming 4th in the race, there was an extra ration o'grog for all the crew and we be celebratin our sucess in our first adventure beyond the sight o'shore
Yarr!
We be second class to be set off so did sailing circles 'til all were dizzy and requestin to get goin'. Ye race officer be kind to us and promtly did announce our start with a flag and gun to windward. But we, being a keen and sprightly crew were found in enemy waters too early so had to get upon the friendly side o'the line afore we be allowed to engage. t'was a terrible shame it were, arrr.
once sails were set and depth plumbed we did start upon the chasin down of our opponents, who were mighty and fast. We did nor shirk no sir! we did gain upon them 'til light airs did becalm us to the south o'Sufolk (a fine county sir, I did have shore leave there once and the women be fine and bountiful! arr!).
Once the weather gods did grace us with a breeze we did make our way t'ward the country o'france, and the friendly port o'Le Havre.
I be doin a double watch this night and be helmin her upon a straight course, so I was. Once the sun was up we saw the coast o'Frace lookin fine in the pale mornin light. We be headin upon a course that be wrong though, so to cross the finish line we were found comin up wind and comin across the line behind our fleet. Brought a tear to y'eye sir, it did. we be sailing for a whole turn of the clock so be in need o'sustenance and did find it upon the shore, strange foreign food it were, bein called a keebab
We be restin for a while and once more slipin our lines for our trip home, yaaar, back to Portsmouth sound. The weather though, she be a harsh mistress and the wind she did blow to a force 6 or 7 upon the scale o'Beaufort. The crew did hold fast and despite our first mate and two seamen rated as able be taken down by sickness we did cross the sea at a rate o'knots. Wthin sight o'the Wight isle hope did rise in our hearts, but hours we still had to sail afore the line we did cross where we were greeted by lights upon the shore celebratin our arrival.
Many ships did not make it cross that line this day, instead they be thinkin 'bugger all this, we be headin to our home port'. So with our skill and courage we be coming 4th in the race, there was an extra ration o'grog for all the crew and we be celebratin our sucess in our first adventure beyond the sight o'shore
Yarr!