Age of Sail Despatches #77

[sharpiefan]

Note from the Editor: Well, this week's been a bit of a washout weather-wise - I am starting to wonder whether it might not be a good idea to invest in a rowing boat, just in case. Although, thankfully, we haven't had the floods here that other parts of the country have had to deal with. I hope that everyone is OK and you're not suffering too much from the recent weird and wonderful weather.

Fanfic:
Old Scars by heather_mist; Aubreyad; G; Jack, Stephen, OCs; Jack and Stephen take their grandsons swimming and reminisce about their lives.

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
hm_jollies: wayward_shadows posts The Royal Marine Artillery
vanilla_elf posts the 18th Century Night Watchman's Hitting Argument

Miscellany and meta:
mandc_read: seriesfive has posted a Map for the Aubreyad 2012 - Home Ports
From redcoatbob: What We Do And Why We Do It

Communities and challenges:
sharpe_read is a new community for those interested in reading through the Sharpe series
sharpe_read: A Date to Begin Reading
sharpe_read posts Welcome!
mandc_read posts Introductory Post: Setting Sails for the Aubreyad Journey
mandc_read will be reading Chapter One of Master And Commander this weekend

Rec of the Week:
This week's rec is courtesy of heather_mist, who wanted to rec Waiting by isis; Aubreyad; 18; Jack/Stephen; Jack waits for a ship, and Stephen waits for Jack. (I have a confession to make; heather_mist provided me with a link to the fic here on DW, but it was in a long comment conversation which meant I promptly lost it again, hence my linking to the story on the AO3. - Ed.)

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