January 2
Still on shakedown. Had small boat practice all day & night. Record time was set for lowering the boats. 28 boats in the water in 48 minutes. Church froze to the Jacobs ladder in total darkness and had to be hauled aboard by a line. I don’t think I will ever like these boats. To dangerous. Weather is below freezing.
Still on shakedown. Had small boat practice all day & night. Record time was set for lowering the boats. 28 boats in the water in 48 minutes. Church froze to the Jacobs ladder in total darkness and had to be hauled aboard by a line. I don’t think I will ever like these boats. To dangerous. Weather is below freezing.
Jacobs ladder: A Jacob's ladder is a portable ladder made of rope or metal and used primarily as an aid in boarding ships. Originally, the Jacob's ladder was a network of line leading to the skysail on wooden ships. The name alludes to the biblical Jacob, said to have dreamed that he climbed a ladder to the sky.
A Modern Sailor Climbing a Jacob’s Ladder
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