Sanctity of a seafarer lies in the solitude she finds at sea

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 Here is the long and much awaited post..  hope it doesn’t disappoint you..apologies for the delay..boat and weather is what keeps us occupied actually…priorities in life! 

“Life and death is uncertain” says Shou she immediately corrects herself saying “life is uncertain but death is certain”… people on land..don’t worry it’s the Tarini crew getting philosophical as we catch the trades and stride ahead the winds taking us south..I’m sure skippers last blog was informative on the doldrums Now a little information on the Trade winds before we dwell upon what’s going deep inside our minds here at sea..

Trade Winds--Between 30 Degree North and 30 Degree South of equator the earth’s rotation causes air  to slant toward the equator in a westerly  direction due to coriolis effect. These are the trade winds that blow predominantly from the north east in the northern hemisphere and from the south east in the southern hemisphere. The trade winds have been used by captains of sailing ships to cross the world’s oceans for century’s .During the age of sail the pattern of prevailing winds made various points of globe easy or difficult to access and had a direct impact on modern political geography and that’s how they got this name as these winds were also used by merchants and mariners for trading across the seas and monitoring and protecting the same even till date.

Creator Gator

Here we are sailing south using the “Trades” of course! past few days haven’t been very smooth though! we witnessed winds gusting upto 35 kn and the sea swell hitting us hard..initially it was difficult for the crew to adjust to these conditions at sea..All portholes and hatches of the boat were closed giving some sleepless time to people inside without cross ventilation..watchkeepers are always in their raingears protecting themselves from the frequent sea splashes  outside,they remain tethered even in the doghouse to avoid falling off. Cooking at the galley has become difficult with all the shaking up we have to tether ourselves to the galley handhold while cooking to prevent ourselves from falling or we might just go flying and fall on the skippers bunk directly opposite the galley…  we also stand like cricket fielders next to the galley ready to catch everything that comes rolling out of the shelves when opened the crew has been showered with jeera,rai and ajwain in one such failed attempt to catch…sometimes when hungry we open the shelf and eat what falls out first. The constant banging of the boat with sea has made the crew a little restless few have developed constant head aches and backaches. We know its hard to imagine for you but this is how it is.Never the less spirit of the super six is unmoved with such small irks… we gradually adapted to this sea condition over the past few days. The temperature has come down a bit making it pleasant inside the boat and the thudding and banging of the boat with water has become a lullaby that’s putting us to sleep..back aches and headaches gone and the music is on!! And cooking??Hey skipper!! Didn’t we just have Rajma pulao for lunch??And what’s that being made for dinner??what?Dosa?? Come-on! Readers here are finding it hard to believe!

And we go Swoooooosh!

So coming to the topic of the blog…Sanctity of a seafarer lies in the solitude she finds at sea have you ever wondered what you would do when left all by yourself. There must be something you do when nobody is watching what is it?? Do you yearn to be left alone to your own spirits From an outsiders eye you will find the crew each one of them at some point of the day looking outside what do they see? The ferocity of the waves..The loom given out by the stars and the moon.. the brilliant colours in which the sky lits up at different hours in a day.. The winds breezing past or gusting past. The clouds taking different shapes and changing colours. Constellations on a clear night even shooting stars waoh..bioluminisence..dolphins flying fishes sea birds what not and what does it make us think?? ?? Each member of the crew is found lost in their own thought sometimes makes me wonder what’s going on in there? Here is a little mind reading presented by gator :-

 “Maybe we will pick up some speed if we tighten or loosen the sail a bit”(depending on the wind)

Tethered

“Shall we hoist or dump the sail now or maybe wait a little longer” (again depending on the wind)

“Woah what a beautiful sunset/sunrise shall I wake others up?”

“Oh! Its raining let me adjust the sails a bit then il go get my shampoo and soap and take a shower”

“Its cloudy and breeze is so cool I just need some hot tea shall I ask puko or skipper to make while im standby here??”

Little comforts in life-a cozy perch

“The moon is shimmering over the sea how lovely! So want to share this sight”

“Poor birdie how long it must have flown to come so far”

“What do I make for breakfast/lunch/dinner?”(depending on the time of the day) 

“Gosh! so many dirty dishes whos turn was it to do them?”

“Hey! that’s my pillow she is using..grrrrrr”

“Dolphins!!!yay everyone comeout the dolphins have come to race with us”(they always win)

“What a brilliantly lit sky tonight.. so that’s the south cross there and I think we are doing a good course now”

Guess I have given away too much ..so sometime we feel  that we should be left to our free spirits left to do anything we like and when we find time for it.. yes,  we do get to pursue our hobbies once in a while but that’s not what we have come here for isn’t it?? for example., a  post in the blog should be written when the scribe wants to share their thoughts and not when asked to do so.A photograph should be snapped after the beauty  and the moment has been relished by the person witnessing it .when at sea so when we spot a school of dolphins we would like to sit back relax and enjoy the sight rather that running inside to grab the camera take photographs and flaunt it for the world to see(whats the fuss going on about the facebook page??).. These mesmerising sunsets and sunrises that we witness at sea can only be appreciated when witnessed in person and no lens can capture it. sometimes it just ruins the moment for the person relishing it..like taking a flash photograph of a sleeping child only to make it cry. sometimes when things go overboard and we are just sharing our thoughts. Don’t you think the camera should capture the life that we live instead of us leading a life because there is a camera? This is not a big boss house so sometimes such information that comes out might not actually be true but glorified more that what has happened because the situation demands it to grab attention so be careful what you ask for...instead if there is no timeline and no deadlines set ,the piece of such will be a work of pure brilliance. 

The crew onboard these days are however finding solace in their own respective way but when they get to talk to each other this brain storm sessions start about anything under the sky right from talking about our families future plans how certain things should be in the boat planning our approach to destination and preplanning the preparation and maintenance onboard that we will be undertaking in the next port of call-looks like too much in hand isn’t it?

A lot has been going on lately within us and entire crew seems to be in a philosophical mode these days to start with Croc when she gets free time on the boat is reading a book named Law of attraction this book tells us how we attract a lot of unwarranted stuff in life just by thinking about it instead if we rather think that it will all be alright then we are going to attract the same-good peace of advice before we go more south isn’t it its easier said than done 

Gator is in a different mode altogether she’s listening to Ramayan on her MP3 and giving pravachan to everyone explaining the inner meaning behind the story-Spiritually philosophical…

Skipper has just finished reading a book called journey to the centre of the earth { planning for next voyage already??} the next book she picked up is Bhagvad Gita although puko is ususally found with this book left abandoned in the doghouse {still waiting for some insights from her}

Shou is trying her hand on numerology these days determining the characteristics of a person depending on their name and date of birth she just told gator that she is a very creative person by nature according to numerology so gator immediately entered her creative space here in doghouse and got into the business of creating this blog-talent identified 

So lets bring back the “Age of Sail” save the earth and atmosphere from the harmful gases make the air more breathable lets allow the trees to grow protect the oceans and save humanity make this world a better place to live for our future generations I think that’s the basic idea behind ocean sailing don’t you think? more than expedition or an activity it has become more of way of life for us seafarers  So next time It rains or the winds pick up I wont turn on the camera we have got enough footage already.. so I believe that sums up most of it until next time kindly read and reread this blog its got a lot of deep thinking and inner meaning will take a while to understand oh! we just crossed Tropic of Capricon-located at 23 Degree 26’ 13” south of equator it is the southern most latitude where the sun can be over head and it is so named because 2000 years ago the sun was in the direction of the constellation Capricornus. its position is not fixed and varies in a complex manner over time .any legends and myths about It you know? Feel free to share..

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