wydat12, you're gonna be in trouble for saying "HMS Bounty" instead of "HMAV Bounty." See - I've been reading. (Saw her in Portsmouth last summer.)

Cranky Yankee, welcome! I've enjoyed posts about your experiences thus far, and look forward to more.

--Jeri, who's been on ferries, fishing boats, row boats, canoes and a cruise ship once, but never a square-rigger. (At least not when it was under sail.)