Bye bye, freeloaders

Decided to lube my "whiffle tree" on the trailer and found somebody's old condo.  I evicted them first, then cleaned and relubed everything.  No more mousies!

a sad day for the British fleet in the West Indies

Full report available if interested.

Santa Margarita crosses Brave's stern as Brave trades broadsides with the Santa Isabella

My best move of the game, as HMS Brave crosses the Santa Isabella's T and delivers a devastating volley at short range.  Unfortunately, her captain was made of stern stuff and survived the encounter.

Early in the battle, I think

Maiden voyage in the books

Made it back from our maiden voyage - everything went well.  While the mountain roads all around us were covered with giant mudslides, we only had several light, 5-minute showers, just enough to take the heat off.