Joe wrote:
Couple questions if ya dont mind.

Has anyone ever dove/fallen off your top spreaders?
I don't think so. They are about 60' up on the main mast.

How old on average are the cadets/officers you train. Ranks?
They are normally junior officers and ratings that have just joined the
service they range in age from about 18 to 30. Typically A/SLt, Officer
Cadets and Ordinary Seamen. (An A/SLt is like an Ensign)

Do you guys do like in the movie White Squall... go someone and sign a
secret book on top a mountain?
No

And I noticed your home page takes a shot at our Army Slogan "An Army
Of One" stating no-one in your navy stands alone it's team work. Which
is wrong, because the meaning of our slogan is the same thing, you
become part of the team, the army of one. Only ones that don't know
this are dumb boots in for a rude awakening.
Your ads show a single guy able to do everything like a super being.
They don't show the team working as one. One of my best friends is a
Col in your Army. I am teasing him. He is a West Point Grad and hates
the "Army of One" ad campaign.

Since you guys drink on-board can you smoke that BC Bud?
No. In fact we even frown on tobacco products.

Do you ever have ladies as crew? Any ladies on any Canada Navy Ships?
Yes, lots. Any sailor, any bunk. We have a woman XO now and she will
soon be a CO.

Why do you think it's "scary" to do 18 kts on your boat? Is she on the
edge of coming apart?
Not about to come apart at all. It just the loads on the sheets,
shrouds and everything else are so great that one could lose a limb or
worse in a heart beat. Don't forget, no winches. Just people pulling
on lines. No stoppers just someone turning up on a cleat. We sometimes
have to luff up to ease the loads on the cleat so the guy can get the
turns off. It's real sailing. Tacking takes about 4 - 6 minutes on a
good day. Doing 18 knots in a car in 1921 was scary never mind a boat.

Do you live aboard?
Only when deployed.

Has the Queen sailed with you?
Not with me but many royalty have visited and sailed on her in the past.

Has your ship been used in war?
Yes, it was commandeered in 1940 to support the war effort by training
officers while the grey hulls were at sea.

Do you have a generator for power?
Two, a Westerbeke 3.5 kw and a Yanmar 14.5 kw. We have 1800 amp/hours
of batteries and a big alternator on the main mover, a Jimmy 671.

When is your next cruise?
We are doing several short cruises in the spring in support of training
and charity events. Our next deployment is after Swiftsure in June when
we will be taking her up the coast to the Queen Charlotte Islands and
then to Alaska. We'll be back in early August.

Thanks
You are welcome.

Joe
Gaz