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Continued from page 1 wave became a new skill – we all
loading gear. We left the dock at 10:30 took turns at the helm, as the effort
am in thick Nova Scotia fog and was tiring. I really appreciated the
light wind. Later in the afternoon, waterproof raingear I invested in –
the wind began to build and the although the weather was extreme,
boat began to perform. As the we were warm inside our gear. By
night darkened, the clouds cleared the end of each shift we were ready
and we enjoyed a spectacular full to go below and get out of the wet
moon! A watch system of 3-hours gear. It seemed that just as we got
on, 3-hours off was established: settled into a deep sleep, someone
two teams of six, with Derek with a red spot light would shake us
skipper of one team, and Chris the awake to go back on shift!
skipper of the other. During each
When we reached the west side
watch, every crew member took a
of the low pressure system, the
turn at the helm, and kept busy with
wind shifted abeam. We adjusted
sail trim, rigging inspections, and
our course toward Bermuda. With
maintaining an hourly log.
the wind on our beam we started
Every day, a crew member was to roll over the waves instead of
designated “Mother” for the day. crashing into them. Surfing waves

The crew of Spirit of Adventure, Lunenburg N.S. to Antigua, November 2013
This involved trading the 3-hour Submitted Photo on this amazing yacht was exciting,
on/off shifts for the grueling tasks and often we hit speeds over 20
of preparing all the meals, cleaning freeze dried meat and pasta meals. me over two hours to serve and knots! Our velocity-made-good to
dishes, cleaning the head, and “Mother” duty was assigned to me as clean up the rather simple meal! Antigua increased as we peeled off
providing a steady round of hot we were beating hard into 8-12 foot 220+ miles per day. We decided to

During the first 3 days, the wind
drinks for each shift. This was not waves with 35-40 knots of wind. rearrange the crew allocations to
blew consistently at 35 to 40 knots.
fun in a boat with no natural interior Imagine boiling 2 cups of water at allow everyone to get to know each
Moving around inside the boat
light or ventilation, particularly in a time to reconstitute a freeze dried other better.
was indeed a physical experience.
heavy seas! Breakfast consisted of dinner for each of twelve crew
Every move had to be calculated One dark night, I was at the
granola cereal, lunch involved a members while pitching and rolling
and getting in and out of bed was helm when I felt something hit my
variety of sandwiches, cheese and violently from side to side - it took
an agility test in itself!! All of us shoulder. My fi rst reaction was to
apples, and dinner consisted of
suffered bruises, bangs, and falls. look up into the rigging to see if
Brought to you by Dairy Queen Without windows, and the hatch something had fallen. Chris looked
ASK THE COACH even during the day. In order to was lying on the deck behind me!
closed, it was dark inside the boat, around and noticed that a fl ying fi sh
preserve our night vision, we each Although we often saw fl ying fi sh,
wore a red headlight inside the boat other marine life was not noticeable

Name: Jeremy Latour to find our way around. In bed, we during the journey.
slept with our feet facing forward to
Age: 12 years old brace ourselves against the repetitive As we entered the Caribbean Sea,
Topic: Hockey climbing and violent crashing down the ocean waves became smaller
and the ride felt much softer. The
Question: How many types of system waves. We slept with our headlight stars painted the sky and Venus
can you use in the defensive zone? around our necks or arms to ensure was so bright it cast a shadow on
that we could see when it was time
the deck. One night, the light of
to get up for the next shift. Before
the moon created a rainbow in the
the trip I was worried that Denis’

Answered by Coach: snoring would ruin my sleep, but dark sky - it was the first time any
of us had experienced this muted
Correy Latour - Director of Player development Cornwall minor Hockey the noise of the wind, water, and coloured arc in the night sky. We
Thank you Jeremy for your question. Typically many coaches and teams will use the rigging drowned out anything
the defensive zone coverage - meaning wingers cover defense, center on center and else! No-one had trouble sleeping, decided to call it a “moonbow”.
defense on offensive wingers. You can also play a man to man (player to player) as the exhaustion of the 3-hour As we continued south and the
defensive style play - this consists of a defensive player picking up a offensive player
and following them where ever they go in your defensive zone. You can also play a schedule, combined with the ocean weather became warmer, some
1-2-2 defensive coverage in the attacking zone. conditions put us into a deep sleep of the guys decided to forego the
Good luck with remainder of your season. within minutes! raingear, and wear shorts and
T-shirts outside. It took no time for
Proud Supporters of Local Community Sports OPEN By day three, we continued to the spray to soak them through!
TIL 11 PM battle strong wind and waves, Inside, the boat was very warm and
with many rain showers. Helming
humid. Nothing dried and sleeping
required serious concentration, as
was difficult. Because of the spray,

wind-driven rain intertwined with
the hatches remained shut, which
the occasional salt water spray
did not allow for ventilation or light

made visibility difficult. Steering up
– more discomfort!
a wave and then sliding off the top
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