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Chartered to St. Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church
Houston, Texas

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Den 7 Elissa Trip

Den 7 families and friends spent an evening aboard the Elissa in June 2000. At 4:30 PM on Saturday they ate at the Fisherman's Wharf restaurant. At 6:30 PM they entered the Texas Seaport Museum, where they were oriented to the events of the evening and saw a movie on the restoration of the boat. Next they stashed their personal gear and were enlisted into service, after which they boarded the boat and began their work. They hoisted the mizzenstaysail, made and hoisted their flag, and learned the terms for the boat and the riggings. They learned what a line was, and how to tie knots. They toured the boat. Finally they saw a slide show and began their watches at 11:30 PM. Everyone was assigned a 1 hour watch during the night. Many events occurred, including an alien encounter. Amazing what a little sleep deprivation will do!
The next morning they had breakfast - French toast, orange juice and Canadian bacon. Then they watched another slide show, had a tug of war, gathered their stuff and left the boat. The boys who attended were able to achieve the Texas Badge, and everyone who attended had a wonderful time!
Here are some photos of Den 7's stay on the Elissa. Click on the thumbnails for full-size images (and click the Back button on your browser to return here)!

Learning the rules. Enlisting. Boarding. Greenhands.
therules2.jpg enlisting.jpg board2.jpg greenhand.jpg
(The "greenhands" were the boys and adults who enlisted as deck hands.)

Our captain. Aye, sir! Our first mate. Our steward.
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(Mr. Kuehn is an Arrow of Light recipient and an Eagle Scout.)

Hoisting the mizzen. Our flag. Hoisting our flag.
mizzen.jpg ourflag.jpg hoist.jpg hoistflag.jpg

Breakfast. The capsain. Tug-of-war. The winner!
breakfast.jpg capsain.jpg tugwar.jpg winner.jpg

Are you licensed to operate that vehicle? Stowing lines.
steering.jpg steer2.jpg stowing.jpg
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