Captain’s Log – Bosun School 2016

Bosun School is done for this year.

Another excellent Bosun School session has come to a close here on the waterfront in Lunenburg. We had a fine gang of keen marine students. Since last September up until a few weeks ago they have been busy and hard at it. Under the leadership of long-time PICTON CASTLE Bosun Gabe St Denis and old Bosun Captain Daniel Moreland we got a lot done in in a short amount of time.

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Basic Knots, Splices
& Whippings

Extensive Small Boat Handling in Sail & Power Aboard Schooners, Sloops, Cutters & Motor SkiffsBoatyard Boat Managing &
Hauling Small Vessels

Worming Parceling
& Serving

Basic Sail Making & Repair

Wire Splicing &
Serving

Small Wooden
Boat Spars

Metal Preparation,
Painting & Coating

Overhauling
Blocks

Basic Line Handling
& Bracing

Basic Caulking

Tackles

Chafe Gear & Dock Lines

Basic Varnishing

Safety Working Aloft

Ship Mooring

Shipyard Safety

Sending Down &
Crossing Yards

Leadline &
Heaving Lines

Hauling, Blocking & Sundry Details Associated with Drydocking

Ship Down Rigging

All the skill sets we go over are important. The one we try to drive home as much as possible is “small boat handling” and to that end, we go out in our wide range of boats day after day; instruction, practice, demonstration and practice, then practise practise practise. You cannot truly be an accomplished mariner without being capable, competent and practised at the handling and care of small craft. Just the way it is. And becoming good at small craft offers many insights into large ship operations in all catagories. To this end, we got the gang out sailing, rowing and motoring in dories, cutters, sloops, skiffs and schooners. And of course launched and hauled them as well as caulked and painted them and put them up for the winter. On our final days, we spent time with the gang one on one looking to placement opportunities in the “next ship” all of this gang will do well I am 100% sure.

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