<p>Let sea year begin! And they’re off. They’re in flight. Showed up at JFK like four hours early just so they could leave KP before someone caught them with a duty of some kind to do. 
Its gonna be a long day. 15 hour travel day. Has a full backpack and is carrying the sextant in his hands. I think he likes the thing. Wouldn’t pack it. I think he just wanted to freak out airport security. Had one bag that weighed in at 70 lbs. & they didn’t charge him a fee he said. Same with his sea partner. They report to their ship 8am monday morning. His excitement about this ship rolls over us in so many ways & we’re so glad we get to share alittle of it. Dad’s words of wisdom this morning were “Be responsible with the tools the Bosn lets you use or you’ll be thrown overboard. And shut your pie hole cause you learn more when you listen”. I just said, “Arrrrrgg” & left it at that.</p>