Most vessels can cross in under six days. Because we take classes, stand watches, and maintain a cruising speed of 13 knots, it takes the TSES fourteen days. As we started SST, we immediately sailed through a storm that tossed our little ship for days. This gave many of the cadets a chance to grow their sea legs, or get accustomed to the motion of the ship. For those of you who have never spent any time on a ship, imagine living, working, eating, and sleeping in a building no larger than two football fields.
Cadets spend their time in a constantly rocking vessel twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.
Our two-week voyage across the Atlantic is almost over, and everyone is looking forward to arrival in Spain. For the past few days, we have been sailing through some beautiful weather in deep blue seas. As Charles Darwin said aboard the HMS Beagle, If it wasn t for sea-sickness, the entire world would be sailors.