Mind Altered
Do you think that light has altered Sean's mind?
I love the tall ships. In fact I love them so well that I took my daughter and the two of us crewed on the Lady Washington for most of two weeks.
http://ladywashington.org/
It was cheap, just $250 per person for the two weeks (that was in 2000), pretty good for room, board, and entertainment. But it is kind of a weird experience. You spend most of your time (as a newbie) polishing the brass, cleaning the head and galley, and conducting tours of the boat. But, it was all worth it to get to hang on the yards, 80 feet above the water, furling sails with the boat rocking and rolling across Elliott Bay (I think that is called "roller furling"). Besides that, they shoot off the one pounders on occasion (that would be a really good upgrade for my boat!).
I was out of town over that weekend, but hopefully some of you got to see 'em.