My second boat was a 127-foot schooner with only 14 berths. Though we had our ups and downs, our sometimes-ragtag sometimes-professional crew became my family. Hardly a day goes by when I don’t miss them.
| The Cast/Crew, in order of appearance: | |
|---|---|
| Eve, our beloved and kind-hearted engineer Bly, our first gunner, future FBI agent Rigby, our first purser and gunner, klutz and casanova Kip, our first bosun, who knew to sleep facing forward Smith, our faithful first mate/bosun who kept us on our toes Captain Bill, the relief captain when I got onboard Harrison, a romantic and naturalist, he was first coxswain, then bosun Captain Flash, our excellent and amazing head captain Seth #2, first mate on several transits, lifelong ocean nomad Jane, good-natured and goofy, was with us briefly as first mate Captain Dashing, knight of the seas, our part-time captain |
Neb, deckhand, then coxswain and gunner, who hugged me for making quiche Chip, a volunteer deckhand, poet and historian Straus, our tattooed and earringed sailor and purser Buttons, our social butterfly and no-longer-New-Girl, who took over as gunner and coxswain when Neb left Butler, an 18-year-old volunteer who never stopped laughing Deutsch, a bona-fide deckhand and our assistant engineer J-bird, our volunteer/passenger from Marquette to Chicago Captain Smiley, the last and final captain for the duration of my time on the Marlin Mouse, a volunteer deckhand who boarded in Chicago Burns, the first mate starting in Chicago |
