Wow! Turns out I haven't posted an update in two years, this needs to change.
So since I last updated you guys in 2016, I'll give run-down of what I've been doing and where I've gone. I'm going to separate this into a few posts, to avoid one enormous blog post.
After leaving Lynx, I spent a few months at home in Norfolk. Schooner Virginia was recently purchased by Sail Nauticus, and I was able to pick up some part-time work on the boat. That part-time work also included a lot of volunteering, because I didn't know what to do with my free time while I wasn't living on the boat. I was able to sail the Harbor 20s quite a bit, although I wasn't a member so I was only able to go out when I could find a member who wanted to sail. I also got to try my hand at match racing a couple of times, and had a blast. I made some really great friends in Norfolk during those couple of months, I still try to keep in touch and talk to them occasionally.
During my time on Virginia, we down-rigged most of the boat in one day. This was due to the large number of volunteers we had, it would NOT have been possible without them. This was also my first time working on rigging projects with volunteers, and it was really great to have more leadership responsibilities. I should also add that the schooner Harvey Gamage was in town that week, and the crew came over to spend a few hours helping us out! It just goes to show how strong the camaraderie is in the tall ship community.
We were able to build a winter cover for the boat in November-December. We only had four crew, two of us being part-time, so it was definitely a bonding experience and included quite a bit of volunteer work as well. The boat had been sitting at the dock uncovered for two years, so building a winter cover was ideal for us to get some refinishing work as we got into the colder months. All of her brightwork had gone completely blonde and was flaking off in places, so the refinishing she got was overdue. Due to some funding issues that I won't go into detail about, they could no longer pay me at the start of January, so I decided it was time to move on. I will continue my update in the next blog post!
My view for these couple of days wasn't terrible
Our Captain actually designed this mast platform for the mast oiling project, the carpet made great chafe gear around the inner portion of the platform while against the mast. It was really hard to hang it from a halyard in a comfortable and balanced way. He spent a few days on it sanding both the masts, and I followed behind with oil.
My mast oiling setup, deck bucket with lots of lanyards and rags!
The Norwegian Sail-Training Vessel Statsraad Lehmkuhl came into port in November, and I went over with my friend Coraidh and was able to get a tour and climb aloft! I wanted to include this because I took my GoPro with and got some great pictures of the harbor.
Fair winds,
Brandi Lynn
No comments:
Post a Comment