FEU oun belt = C Local student sailed aboard brigantine ship Hy ack Evan THe nelioert ‘The sea can do strange tite es i ae Leecerae ar metinlten aoe Bolton, ae a ly out of university, fc "man > Be if] with it now,” he reflected.as he recalled survival in a North At- Pe > though th the arin ae 1 ee | id not make it. I didn’t believe the sea could be so rough and ‘a large ship could be so vulnerable.” Bolton, 110-foot long’ e sail train- brigantine in an ap- pearance Prir Edw Yacht os boat show at Picton last Before it sit could start inter Car- ibbean cruises — when Jim and his father toured the tall ship at Pilon: he saw a sign advertising for crew for the pene: trip, expected to take Z ee saving AR money and was planning a y trip to Africa, but I si for - ition, so I went. | r Men ea OPE il 6 cit| ays from Cp 22/96 a = rl Saat cco ot, — ne experienced officers plus wae teer crew members ranging in from 19 to 73. The 73-year-old, any making his first Bag vessel voyage, was an experient skipper in his own small fl yacht, “and was one of the most valuable crew Painters on the trip,” said Bolton. nal hi ge Seda ie deck, er ‘were expected to farting and Gnfurling of ell 12 an steering, some basic navigation and other seagoing sail had about four sepa- rate sheets to furl or control it, so we about 50 different lines ingen yard violently 60 feet up and also part of it. Re suet daciaed. yon had to do your job tad get on with i he said. But there were also idyllic times, eee at the topmost point of the * mast and by the spreads of sail and blue sky, and sailing tri- of se: it. “I didn't ease ost were newcomers, eel an of days in pete at Halifax was survivors’ ca- maraderie, it aeeat places? com- mented But tout of Halifax a force 10 At- lantic storm was ie less drifting off course, more of “slop,” ‘the Roct ON, more totally co! foll “Our ‘steering cables broke and we had to rig Smet aney pide and tackle steering the rudder. Sails ripped. Werhadmo food for two days because you couldn't do in the galley. It made the le off Prince Edward Island seem ike a breeze. | ‘When the storm finally died, the led to “make for the avy Using full motor power, the ship led to reach shore, and wit oe of land, it was obvious the beeee ed. h it on ay reefs. “The skipper ordered : all hands ae we inched our ety eat el hit calm water and anchored.” one,” said Bolton. “I want to buy my own. boat and do a lot more sailing on bei oe Lakes.” trai: abo: the Fair Jeanne can ree By. pau Brigantine, Ottawa, (613) 596