Speaking of those crew members and trainees, here's the watch I was assigned to, B Watch. We were on duty from 8-12 every morning and evening. Though not everyone is in the pic, I will tell you who they are from left to right: Allen, Shannon, myself, Jason (the mate of the watch), Guy, Mike, Dave, Tom, Chris, John, Shane, Ben, and Charlene. We're mustering at the capstan, which is the enormous winch used to weigh anchor.
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About 30 miles or so from Charleston, we spotted another tall ship off the starboard bow (if you look in the center of the pic, you can barely make her out). That meant we had to get the 2 pound guns ready for battle.
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And here she is, the Eye of the Wind, a strangely configured brig. For movie buffs, she's the same ship used in "White Squall".
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