LAAaaaaast Sail

Otis called sail tonight, which was exciting for him I'm sure, although despite his best efforts, there wasn't much wind to catch. One of our passengers certainly put forth a good-faith-effort of mast-scratching and whistling, though!! Even so, I felt good.. It was my last sail, and I performed as well as I wanted.. even claiming fistfulls of chocolate during our Find-the-Line antics (gotta entertain the passengers one way or another!!). And cast loose the (uselessly becalmed) fore t'gans'l all by myself!

Broke my Vow of Temperance and went out with the crew afterwards for a pint (and 5 pints of water). Listened to some sea stories, and realized that this crew was tighter than I could remember from last year... and it dawned on me that maybe there aren't All-Star crews. Crew is crew, and whether I know them before climbing aboard, they'll be shipmates by the time I leave.

Or maybe not. Maybe some of them suck!