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Tall Ship EagleSwab Breanna Hite
Today is my 18th birthday and I must say, it’s been pretty awesome spending it aboard Eagle. Last night my division had the 2000 to 0000 helm and lookout watch. It was raining the whole time and the dark sky was lit up by occasional flashes of lightning. The whole four-hour watch was spent dousing and furling sail. By the time we were relieved from standing watch, we were more than ready to go to bed! This morning, reveille sounded at 0630, and I came on deck only to find it was still raining. At the time, we were approaching Niantic, Connecticut, and our anchorage site. My division had helm and lookout watch again at 0800. It was pretty windy standing lookout on the bow. After a short time, we were relieved so we could participate in the ship’s field day, cleaning every nook and cranny we could find in preparation for returning to port.
I think I speak for all my classmates when I say that I’m a little nervous about returning to Chase Hall. Until that return, though, we have a lot to look forward to. The ship ordered pizza for everyone, using the small boat to go ashore to pick it up, and there have been rumors of a karaoke night! At any rate, it’s been an awesome week and I’m sad it went by so quickly. It was definitely a huge bonding experience for all of us swabs. We’ve also learned a lot about what it’s like to be on a cutter. I am really looking forward to next summer when we will be able to spend six weeks onboard Eagle as 3rd class cadets.
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