I started today with reassembling the inner lining to the now-dry immersion suits we donned yesterday at the pool and waxing all buttons and zippers. After, I was put on rust-busting duty at the windlass, but in a very short time WT and Mate Mike needed to work on it and sent me off in the skiff with Logan and Erin. We made our way to the Dory Shop and met with others to lower the newly-finished rescue boat into the water for the first time. She got in and no leaks or other maladies were observed, so Mike and Logan took it out for sea trials after we swapped the outboard from the skiff into it. Dave and Erin and I then put the new outboard that I picked up with Shawn the other day onto the skiff. Then we went to clean out the office on shore. There was one point where we lifted a solid mahogany table upstairs from the shop, and it seriously was very heavy. Anyway, spent til lunch cleaning the office, then during break I ran into town to the local optometrist to fix the frames on my glasses and sunglasses, which had been bent at some time during the wedding festivities. After lunch, we finished some work quickly then learned to do our Abandon Ship drills. The rest of the afternoon was spent doing fire drills, MOB drills, and bracing practice. We also hoisted up the rescue boat. An MOB drill happens very quickly. We cast off forsl and mainsl gear after a floating object is thrown into the water. The boat crew is usually in Mustang suits and in the water in under 1 minute. Almost everyone else is looking and pointing at the MOB. After dinner, I went to the Banker to use the internet, then came back and there was forepeak movie night. We watched The Prestige. Tomorrow, inspectors and surveyors are coming to check out our readiness. Embarkation is scheduled for Sat 8 May at 1400 and this week we'll be establishing our official watches.
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