United States Coast Guard Academy - Tide Rips Yearbook (New London, CT)

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,404 As the Academy fell astern they again got the feel of the helm The difficulties of the first academic year weighed heavily and just when it seemed that they could keep at the books no longer the finals came and brought the ali of tie Sect once again. They set sail South . . . this time vet- erans of a Short Cruise and many tall sea stories. qyoo ofoo The precarious conditions created by surf and storm and is They drew a Bon Voy- agen from both the modern and the ageless

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iww ff M 1 Wow VM Af, r f l The essence o military dlsclplme followecl them across the open seas as Saturday molnmg mspections came with regularity Life at sea soon became routine. A typical day found most of their time being consumed by work parties and Watches. They learned the hard way. with brass polish and chipping hannners. that the maintenance of a ship is a never-ending task. They also found that vigilance and an alert attitude were the qualities that constituted a good watch at sea. Small boat experience in the Atlantic Ocean was 1111 .t.t w- ., pk' ,maart QW Mar , e as .ww . 4 'wins- f 1 stew X ffl ,,,,, , K , 1 ' 1 7 'xt-.NM ,Z X ,f 1-3 if . 7' f s i , 4 f V