Putting the Wow in JWO

Author: Julia Konopski, Marist College (B Watch) & Chelsea Moody, Bowdoin College (B Watch)

!!!!JOINT BLOG ALERT!!!!

Today was a tough day for people with Raynaud’s. Boy was it
chilly. But luckily we had two piping hot performances as junior watch
officers today. Our hearts were also warmed by the Shhhecret Shhhipmate Art
Schhhwap (think secret Santa, but with sailors, and with exclusively art).
Chelsea is in love with her acrostic poem from Katie and Julia is just over
the moon with Tiegan’s map of our cruise track. Wholesome-ness levels in the
main salon positively peaked.

Chelsea and Julia both served as B Watch’s junior watch officers
today, a big step in the SEA journey! JWOs are like miniature mates and are
in charge of the watch for the day, so lots of responsibility. Before watch,
they prepared: chocolate chip pancakes were consumed. Meetings were held.
Foul weather gear was donned (and then taken off, and then put back on, and
then taken off. It’s a vicious sweat cycle, people). Chelsea was the first
officer, and the deck team numbers were a little short, but she made do! She
considers her main accomplishment of her time as JWO dumping the 6 buckets
of slops offshore (shout out to Raechel and Julia for their dedication to
the slop). Additionally, kudos to Julia for completing the Navigation Report
in eight minutes flat.

Julia took over as JWO after class, and prepared for her first maneuver as
JWO. Boy, did she gybe. Even though she felt that the Chief Mate Drew was
whispering all of the steps along the way, she felt content with the way
things played out. She also set the tops’l, which she had seen happen many
times before and endeavored to recreate the delicately-balanced
sail-setting. Julia also makes up the B Watch chants and will do an
in-person performance of todays if asked.

As far as non-JWO happenings for the day, we have as follows:

·        Chelsea got an unknown substance all over her arm while washing
dishes

·        Julia had the most perfect water bubble on her upper lip which was
immediately popped

·        Chelsea did not drop any Fouly straps in the toilet, but Julia did
drop her coverall sleeve in the toilet

·        A large, but not inappropriate amount of Nutella was consumed
during watch

·        WE SAW A DOUBLE RAINBOW AND SEA LIONS LEAPING IN THE BEAUTIFUL
BEAUTIFUL SURF

·        Quesadillas.

·        Frothing at the mouth for the Midrats coffee cake (writing this
blog is a mechanism of killing time so that when we’re done it’s coffee cake
time)

In strong anticipation of cleaning the heck out of the main salon during
field day tomorrow,

2/4 of the 4-way split (Julia and Chelsea)

Julia Konopski (B Watch) & Chelsea Moody (B Watch)

P.S We would like to say hi and send love to:

Chelsea: KM, BM, LM, AR, CB, MS, VA, LB, and SH

Julia: Mama, Tata, Talciu, Jenni, Togli, Mira, Zosia, Grace, Eli, Colleen,
Arielle, and Tara