SLS081311A arrives

The crew arrived at about 13:00. Tha's a little early but we prefer that they arrive earlier than the advertised time of 14:00 because we have a lot to accomplish. Administrative check-in went quickly, with very little paperwork to correct. Immediately after check-in we went and had our picture taken. This is done right after arrival, while crews usually still look their best. After photos the crew was moved into the sailing dorms, the San Francisco room. They changed into their bathings suits, had a quick review of Participant Policies and then headed off for the swim review.


We've been having a problem with moon jellyfish here in the Keys and our swim review area in the lagoon is no exception. We did our best to point out jellies and direct the swimmers around them but a few of the boys still got stung; bad enough to require treatment with vinegar.


Next we issued scuba gear to the crew, bcd's and regulators, then headed off to the scuba pools. We have two above ground pools here at FSB; a fout foot pool for training and a ten foot pool for scuba skills. The crew went through their skills review without any problems. They were out of the pool and had their scuba gear packed with enough time left over to take a shower before flags.


The crew attended flags, a real circus, and then went to dinner. After dinner we had a classroom orientation of the upcoming trip.