What Type Of Tall Ship Sailor Are You?

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    You wake up the morning before an ocean passage and you…

    • Have a hangover.
    • Put a Scopolamine patch behind your ear.
    • Throw on a clean shirt and double check that you’ve packed your camera.
    • Have a cup of coffee, check the weather, and pack your bag.
    • Dread the upcoming voyage.
    • Change your facebook status so people know you're going sailing and pack your camera and navigation tools.
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Have you ever wondered what type of tall ship sailor your are (or would be)? Answer these 10 questions to find out where you fit in the tall ship world.

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  • 2. 

    You’re at a party thrown onboard a schooner that just arrived in port after a couple of weeks at sea, you…

    • Are totally in awe, but will probably leave, because you’re getting queasy with all of the motion.

    • Are the center of attention and your drink is never empty.

    • Are enjoying intelligent conversation with your peers while nursing a drink.

    • Are getting a little tall shipped out and will probably bail and grab a drink down the road.

    • Are having fun. Life is good. You don’t know everyone.

    • Are playing an obscure musical instrument or providing comparable entertainment.

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  • 3. 

    You’ve stripped the housetop down to bare wood. How many coats of varnish do you apply?

    • Screw varnish. Oil it.

    • I just do as I'm told.

    • Screw varnish. Paint it.

    • 12

    • What are you talking about?

    • 8

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  • 4. 

    A week in to a voyage, you wake up for 0000-0400 watch and…

    • Throw on the same thing you’ve been wearing all week plus a wool sweater.

    • Throw on a clean T-shirt and smile, because even after a week, your hoodie still smells like dryer sheets.

    • Are the first on deck from your watch and have already plotted your position using celestial navigation.

    • Are not the first person on deck, because you couldn’t find your knife, spike, and/or beanie.

    • 0000-0400?? Is that military time or something?

    • Love the fresh morning air and can’t remember the last time you saw the stars so clearly.

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  • 5. 

    You’re alongside for maintenance and at the end of the day a few folks are going out to the local pub, you…

    • Go and wear what you wore all day…paint stains and all. Cheers!!

    • Throw on a clean shirt and some deodorant.

    • Are happy to be grabbing a beer with good people after a long, productive day in the sun.

    • Go elsewhere. You like to have a life outside of work and tend to have more friends off the ship than on.

    • Don’t go, because you’d rather LARP in the park or catch an exhibit at the local maritime museum.

    • Go. What else would I do?

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  • 6. 

    You come up on watch, there’s a 25 knot breeze and the sails are flogging, you…

    • Have a quiet word with the deck officer and try and get a grasp of the situation.

    • Nonchalantly sheet in and get control of the sails.

    • Wait for your deck officer to take the con and then do as your told.

    • Get as much information as possible, get out your sextant, wait for the watch turnover.

    • Make a pot of coffee. All issues can be solved with a pot of coffee.

    • Are blunt and ask the current watch officer what's going on and why. You then ensure efficient sailing.

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  • 7. 

    Your future on tall ships looks like…

    • I'm here for life.

    • I’m here for now. I love this work, but there are so many other things I want to experience.

    • I’m here for a while. I’m happiest when at sea.

    • I’m here for a little while. This is so much cooler than anything my friends are doing.

    • I’m happy to commit to a summer and may volunteer on weekends.

    • A sunset cruise might be cool. Maybe.

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  • 8. 

    You’ve just signed a 6 month contract and will be at sea for the majority of the time, you…

    • Break-up with your current partner. Long distance relationships are HELL.

    • Flirt your way through the next 6 months.

    • Are happy to be committing (yet again) to a life at sea.

    • Are faithful to your partner for the duration of the contract.

    • Will try very hard to make your current relationship work, but will probably slip up at some point over the next few months.

    • Six-month contract? No thanks.

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  • 9. 

    Sea shanties are…

    • Necessary onboard (and off for that matter).

    • Terrible terrible things that should be eradicated from the face of the earth.

    • Fun every now and again.

    • Fine onboard, but I don’t need them on itunes.

    • Nice and I sing along to the ones I know.

    • Little shack house by the water, right?

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  • 10. 

    I'm taking this quiz, because...

    • It's just a funny thing to do.

    • I want to know if tall ship sailing is for me.

    • I always love confirming what I already know is true.

    • I'm a sucker for quizzes.

    • It's fun to see how off these quizzes can be.

    • I'm really not sure, actually.

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