Jouett (CG 29) - Naval Cruise Book

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u l 1 i THE U55 JOUETT OFFICIAL UN0PP1C1AL TIME. 1600 2000 ATE' NOV 86 D . 16 DAY: THURSDAY LOCATION: AT ANCHOR MASIRAH, OMAN NORTH ARABIAN SEA O51 Frevele with the Catch of the Day

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Q' 2 JOUETT sailors play as hard as they work, and that was evi- denced by several notable athle- tic achievements. First and fore- most was the first place trophy the softball team won in the Bat- tle Group Charlie Softball Invi- tational Tournament in Sasebo, Japan. The softballers convinc- ingly defeated every opponent they faced on their way to the championship. If you think their games were wild, you should have seen the celebration afterwards. Our basketball, soccer, and volleyball teams also fared well, winning some games they were not favored to win. Although they didn't win any trophies, they showed everyone that JOUETT was an apt opponent. When JOUETT sailors couldn't find a little good, healthy competition elsewhere, they'd compete amongst them- selves. CM division took this years JOUETT volleyball cham- pionship, beating a tough NX division. Other events that kept the crew happy were weekly at- sea Bingo games, a raffle draw- ing, and a games tournament. JOUETT sailors know how to have fun! WWE- RM3 Collette hits his first of many round-baggers . I FC3 Hesseltine tries to spike the XO

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MASIRAH ANCHGRAGE FISHING I Z i E E2 11 I1 I DERBY Tightly tendered next to the USS SAMUEL C-OMPERS, anxious hands began fiddling with rods, reels, sinkers and hooks. Lining the GOMPERS' decks were onlookers, eagerly trying to get a front row view. With a bang, it started! The USS JOUETT fishing crew was out in FORCE! Lining the fantail, shoulder to shoulder, those hideous contraptions hit the water. Handlines, light tackle, heavy tackle, it was all there. Shrimp and lures to start, and of course, the first fish caught went to bait. The fish were active too. Peacock Snapper, Red Snapper, Grouper, Jack Cravalle, barra- cuda, and even a bothersome blow fish or two were reeled on deck. The excitement mounted, and fish were flopping on the deck right and left, with the Chief Boatswain Mate idly standing by with comments such as S'who's gonna clean up this mess? Hooks were flying, and snappers snapping . . . and all total about 350 pounds of fish were caught. The winners . . . well, everyone from the fishermen to all the onlookers went away happy. Let's not forget the rounds of applause from the GOMPERS tool. In all, it was a great evening not soon to be forgotten. Check out all these pictures for the winning catches, some went back in the drink, and some went into the galley. And don't forget the big one that got away! Fishing did continue after the derby. A special thanks go to OS1 Frevele, who helped many an angler out with tips, lures, hooks and sinkers . . . and not to forget, his prize catch of a 14 V2 pound Mahi-Mahi. Congratulations on the largest fish caught during our series of anchorages. Another thanks goes to BTC White, who voluntarily roved as the Fish Patrol fwhatever that wash. His humor and wit only added to the evenings on the fantail. Last, but not least, remember that Old Fishermen Never Die, They Just Smell Like It ! By the way, WHO did clean all that mess??? I . LV.,-w swwfauwt tttt lmumuntuumsw Sf