Extraordinary Sailing

Aiwen is not a pure idealist. The spirit of the family ancestors who dared to explore the unknown world is worthy of recognition, but it is too empty and illusory to sell iron and steel investment ideals when they are poor and white.

However, when he truly masters the power to control his own destiny, Aiwen will probably follow in the footsteps of Garriott's ancestors and choose to see the sky and waters of this world!

"Then Warrant Officer Aiwen, you have to work hard, I am very strict!"

"Thank you, Captain, I will work hard!"

After singing and talking, the uncle and nephew laughed at the same time. The sense of alienation that hadn't been seen for five years gradually dissipated, and the two really began to get close.

Pushing a cup to change a cup, concentrate on enjoying the rare food on the table, chatting until late at night.

However, another episode happened on the second day after Ivan and Geer met.

Early in the morning, Geer took Ivan back to the shore and found Major Eugene, Ivan's instructor for this period.

"Morning, Chief Geer!"

Seeing Geer who opened the door, Major Eugene, who was processing the documents, immediately stood up and saluted. Whether it is the rank of colonel, the rank of knight, or the status of the captain of the main battleship, he needs to treat him with 12 points of respect.

At this time, he noticed that Ivan, who came in behind Geer, lowered his head and didn't dare to look at himself, thinking that he was young and energetic and caused some trouble on the colonel's boat.

"Did Aiwen get into trouble as soon as he boarded the ship? You hand him over to me, and I'll take care of him."

Major Eugene said that he wanted to deal with Aiwen, but he was secretly winking at Aiwen, and his protection was beyond words.

"Hahaha, Major Eugene, Ivan didn't cause trouble, on the contrary, I want to thank you for sending him to my ship!

Let's go, let's go to the tavern and talk slowly, Ai Wen and I will toast you! "

Regardless of the fact that it was still breakfast time, Geer dragged Major Eugene to insist on drinking. Now Geer regards him as the benefactor who facilitated his reunion with Aiwen, and gave him the opportunity to make up for his friend's debts for several years. In any case, he must thank him before setting sail.

Soon, the three of them were already seated in the tavern, and Lugel had already explained Ivan's situation to Eugene.

"The child is not sensible. He ran out by himself and didn't tell his family. Fortunately, you were sent to my boat. It was a great help." Geer brought the wine glass to Eugene very sincerely.

"Officer Geer is being polite, I was just doing my duty, I didn't think about it that much at the time, I just couldn't bear to watch Aiwen waste time on the communication ship.

A fine young man like him can only get the best training when he is on the captain's ship. "

Eugene's attitude was very humble. Not only did he not take the credit, but he secretly complimented the pair of uncles and nephews. Hearing this, a smile appeared on Geer's somewhat cold face.

The two officers chatted happily.

However, Aiwen, who was sitting next to him, could only pretend to be a "problem child of the Qiao family", toasted Eugene a few glasses with a smile, and rolled his eyes several times by the way.

In his mind, the image of Aiwen has also quietly changed from a lonely and down-and-out side branch to the young master of the family. Eugene, who was full of sympathy for Aiwen, would have kicked him if Geer was still here. To Alvin's ass.

Oh, coauthored me to be merciful, entrusting favors to help you find a bright future with great difficulty, but instead sent you to your relatives' boat? What about trouble?

But Eugene wasn't really angry either. After all, young people always have this kind of aggressiveness that is not afraid of tigers when they are newborns. It is understandable that they want to prove their abilities by themselves without relying on the family.

But most of these "calves" will recognize the reality after several years of beatings by society. Although they have grown up, they have wasted a lot of time, and the gains outweigh the losses.

From this point of view, in the end, I did a good thing by making mistakes. Ben admired Ivan very much. Now that his uncle, Colonel Geer, is here, his military career will definitely go more smoothly and avoid many detours.

I'm actually very happy for him!

The Silver Wing returned to Hong Kong for a total of two days. After a brief maintenance of the ship, personnel repairs, and replenishment of supplies, it will continue to participate in the cruising mission within the jurisdiction of the Third Fleet.

And considering Colonel Geer's outstanding ability, the risk factor of their mission routes will be relatively high.

However, the sailors are already used to this kind of life, and while the risk factor is high, the rewards are naturally high. As Geer once said, people who follow the rules and only want to live a stable life cannot be a navy or even a sailor.

Most of these people are daring people, as long as they are given enough benefits, they don't even mind breaking into the famous pirate port "Shipwreck Bay".

In such an atmosphere, Aiwen also officially went to sea with the ship as a navy for the first time.

Wow——

Wow——

Patrolling back and forth on the deck, with waves blooming around him, Ivan's mood now is different from when he left Leopold.

Today is the new starting point of my life.

During the two days when the Silver Wing docked for supplies, Geer had introduced the general situation on the ship to Ivan, allowing him to quickly integrate into this new group.

The old crew on this ship were all transferred from the original fourth-tier battleship with Geer.

I don’t know what they have experienced before. The vacancies have not been fully filled. Official officers have been promoted internally through Geer’s appointment. The gunner and gunnery commander are all ready.

But for the time being, he is the only candidate officer who is the same as himself.

After boarding the ship, under the arrangement of Geer as the captain, his tentative position is the herald. Responsible for conveying the instructions of some captains, you can also go to any position on the ship to observe and learn, which can be said to be the most conducive position for the growth of a candidate officer.

It has to be said that this is the benefit of having someone above!

Otherwise, Shangguan will throw you in the cabin casually, and the conditions are poor, and you will not be able to learn anything, then it will be really sad.

Although the officers on the battleship were surprised that the captain treated this newcomer differently, they were not out of line. After all, he was the only candidate officer on board, and he didn't think too much about it as long as he took care of the young man and was willing to train him.

This is Aiwen's request, although it is not so hypocritical that Geer treats him equally. But temporarily concealing the relationship between the two will help Aiwen integrate into the group, and even if it is exposed after getting acquainted with everyone thoroughly, there will not be too much sense of distance. Relational households seem to be beautiful, but the gap between them and ordinary people is everywhere.

The only one who knows the secret of the middle part is Chris, the boatswain. But he is Geer's true confidant and the manager of the sailors on the ship. Sooner or later, Geer will find an opportunity to tell him, at least to take care of Ivan in possible battles after going to sea.

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As the Silver Wing gradually sailed out of the military port, the water surface became open and the wind gradually increased. The sailors needed to readjust the rigging to control the sails in order to achieve the best speed for stable sailing.

"Hey-hey-"

There was a neat sound of horns on the deck, and there were about ten sailors under each mast manipulating the sail cables.

"Your Excellency Jia Bu, can I help control the sail?" Ivan, who had been watching for a long time, walked up to the sail captain Jia Bu who was directing the sailors to adjust the sails.

During the three-month recruit training period, whether it was taught by the instructor or Ivan learned by himself in the library, he had already packed a lot of knowledge in his stomach.

Although I have tried it a few times on a small broken ship used for training, this is the first time on a real battleship. Ivan is not sure whether the cable captain will allow himself, a novice, to try his skills.

The bearded sailor took a look at Ai Wen, thought for a while and agreed. After all, he just went out to sea, and there would be no danger. Novices who want to improve are now a good time to practice.

"Okay, I agree, but young man, you don't have to go up and down the rigging with the sailors, just stand beside me and watch. I will explain to you how to operate and why." The attitude is good, and the promise is very straightforward, but at the same time, he also put forward his own requirements.

Ai Wen also knew that the sail captain was not afraid that he would break his sails, but because the lifting gear was actually hard work, and knowing when to maneuver and where to maneuver was the real skill of sail control.

"Thank you, Your Excellency Jabu!"

Standing beside Jia Bu and listening to his narration, Aiwen gradually matched the knowledge learned in the training camp with the actual situation.

The sails are the most technologically advanced device on a sailboat and the sole source of power for most sailboats, no less important than the engines of the modern world. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is the heart of a sailing boat, but this heart is a bit off, and it grows on the outside.

The dynamic cables on the battleship are white, and the static stay cables are black. When manipulating the sail cables, the main adjustment is the white dynamic cables. For a layman, seeing the dense rigging on the sailboat must be dazzling.

But to precisely control the sails and fight against the wind and waves, it is absolutely inseparable from the help of large and small high and low rigging systems.

Let's take a look at how much rigging there is on a barque.

To control the yard, you need halyards, slings, and boom ropes; to control the sails, you need: jib rigging, fore rigging, and stretcher rigging; you need three sets of reefing rigging for sail rigging, heel rigging, and side rigging .

A three-masted warship has eleven square sails in total, four in the front, four in the middle, three in the rear, and these riggings have to be repeated eleven times. Only this requires at least ninety-nine riggings, not including the spare rigging and some of the rigging. Double rigging for extra weight.

These riggings on a sailboat seem to be complicated, but they are not messy. No matter what the wind direction is, an experienced sailor can find the corresponding rigging at the first time and adjust him to the best position.

Even when the sails are balanced, in calm waters, without using the rudder, the rigging sailors only need to adjust the sails to keep the warship sailing in a straight line.

So the sailor working on the three masts has the most important duties and is one of the most important technicians on a sailboat.

Aiwen still has a long way to go to become a skilled sailer.

Thanks to the book friend Second Yuan Yi Feng Yu Ye for the recommendation ticket!