Log in

No account? Create an account

Remember me

By logging in to LiveJournal using a third-party service you accept LiveJournal's User agreement

: Doug Faunt (n6tqs) wrote,
2011-08-04 19:24:00

Doug Faunt
n6tqs
2011-08-04 19:24:00

Swinoscie, Poland

Thursday, 4 August- We motored 4 days from Bremerhaven, through the Kiel Canal. The festival here seems to be getting underway with a bang, with a flash crew party here. I have tomorrow off and will take a day sail, with music, on the J R TOLKIEN. I'll just watch others sail, but the next day will be a 14 hour day, some of which I'll be doing a job in the hothouse engine room. Today, I finished a fixup of the "Peter Pan" lights, upgraded the firmware in our electronic nav gear (stress!), and repaired the oil change pump.

Another boat

It looks as if I've got a place on another boat, one I have been interested in. OHP seems to be stagnant, and there's been a big shakeup, so I was…
I think this Wired article captures how I feel about this ship perfectly:

http://www.wired.com/2015/06/oliver-hazard-perry/
Overwhelming is the word.

It's being a rough time. The latest issue is the apparent suicide of one of my shipmates, with others needing much support, also. Many of them are…

Post a new comment
3 comments

Log in

Swinoscie, Poland

Another boat

I think this Wired article captures how I feel about this ship perfectly:

Overwhelming is the word.

Error