I have so much enjoyed this site and my activities on it, that after watching all the Hornblower episodes again, the Gregory Peck Hornblower film again, and watching "Master and Commander" for the umpteenth time, I have careened to a storage closet and rummage about greatly (imagine how that pleased my wife) to come up with the box containing my Patrick O'Brian books (also my first editions of the Hornblower novels and companion book). It has been at least a decade (maybe more) since I sailed with Patrick O'Brian and this summer I will ship out with him once again. Sitting in front of me is a stack of books consisting of "Master and Commander" and my companion books "A Sea of Words," "Harbors and High Seas," and "Patrick O'Brian's Navy." It is like seeing old friends after a long absence. I'm sure I won't get through all the novels this summer, but I am going to see how far I get (in between Sails of Glory scenarios that is)...