Wednesday November 26, 2025
gentle rolls and not much was moving around. “What could happen?” We were at anchor. I was quickly educated that YES, a ship can roll a lot at anchor. He looks casual, but was actually moving quickly to secure everything. The big pot on the stove has turkey soup in it, and in the pan were the leftover carrots and turnips from the boiled dinner the night before. I made a baked Reuben Roll with homemade Russian dressing and, for the first time, made a stuffed butternut squash. The recipe and its inspiration are on page 26. Thankfully, a deckhand was sweeping the hallway, and I called out for them to come quick and hold on to something when we made the first big roll. It came around 11h00. The second big roll came just before 15h00. I was by myself getting supper ready. I had changed my menu of Spaghetti dinner with homemade garlic buns to Hamburgers on homemade buns earlier in the day. I didn’t want a big pot of boiling spaghetti on the stove. Watching the big pot of turkey soup was enough excitement for one day. The afternoon was rolling but not too bad, so I set out to make my hamburgers on homemade buns and a few things to go with them...until the second big roll came. The second cook heard items come crashing to the floor and ran to help. I cut all other ideas and just made hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and rice. The third and biggest roll came shortly after 17h00. The second cook was holding on to the pan of burgers and buns. I was holding on to anything in reach that was moving. I knew it was a really big roll when the crew who had been sleeping came up and asked, “What’s happening?” It’s the gales of November! It’s the second biggest roll in my sailing career.
The above photo is courtesy of Schauer Photo Images. They kindly agreed to let me share this image with you. We were anchored waiting for a ship ahead of us at the dock in Superior, WI. These waves would explain the rolling we experienced while at anchor.
On Tuesday, I overheard a crew member with an update that there was a storm coming, and I knew right away when I woke up Wednesday morning that the storm had started. I was amazed that we were rolling while at anchor. Some of the crew who have been here for years say this ship rolls easily and a lot. I took this little video at 10h00, thinking it was kind of a fun roll. Not long after my “fun
video of the rolling,” it started rolling further from side to side and lasted longer. On the opposite page, the photo on the top right is the second cook quickly putting the roll bars on the stove. We were caught off guard because up until then,
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