Age of Sail Despatches #114

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Note from the Editor:

Fanfic:
Amatungulu by josbanks; Aubreyad; R; Jack/Sally; A chance encounter off the Cape on HMS Resolution changes Jack Aubrey’s life forever.
Reenactors Chapter 7 by josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen; At the outset of the engagement between the Shannon and Chesapeake, Jack and Stephen find themselves inexplicably on the deck of USS Constitution in Boston two hundred years in the future.
Reenactors Chapter 8 - Conclusion by josbanks; Aubreyad; PG; Jack/Stephen; At the outset of the engagement between the Shannon and Chesapeake, Jack and Stephen find themselves inexplicably on the deck of USS Constitution in Boston two hundred years in the future.

Son et Lumière:

Of historical interest:
From oldcuddy_feed: The Collingwood Society - Collingwood the Gunner: A Talk by Andrew Griffith

Miscellany and meta:
From hmsacasta_feed: A Stop in New Harmony
From hmsacasta_feed: At New Harmony '13
From austenblog: Edwardian is the new Victorian

Communities and challenges:
mandc_read will be reading Chapter 11 of HMS Surprise this weekend

Rec of the Week: Beating to Windward by Atropos_lee; Hornblower (novels); Bush, Hornblower, Pellew, Kennedy, 1833: An Ancient Mariner on an unexpected journey of remembrance Warning: Contains spoilers for the entire Hornblower canon.

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