Quartermasters

Aldric "Grimtide" Crane

Dean of the Fleet · Flagship Master

Steers the college and, on Mondays, the entire fleet. Has never been lost. Once argued with a current and won.

Verified by Admiralty

Prof. Feather, III

Chair of Parrot Linguistics

Grades, supervises, and occasionally eats the answer sheets. Salaried in sunflower seeds and red chilies since 1848.

Certified by The Crew

Marlow "One-Leg" Vance

Navigation · Educate & Plunder

Lost a leg to a broadside in 1698. Teaches astrolabe calculations in squalls with the remaining one, mostly.

Compass Master

Prof. Isla Blackbeard

Heavy Artillery · The Broadside

Has never missed a naval target at 400 fathoms. Has also never missed a grade deadline in 34 seasons.

Master Gunner

Dr. Corvus Quill

Cartography · Buried Alive

Maps uncharted islands that lie, shift, or disappear at low tide. The Crew calls his sea routes "promises."

Grand Cartographer

Capt. Rosa Flint

Rigging & Spars · The Tightrope

Veteran of sixty typhoons. Commands forty fathoms of hemp rope in gale winds blindfolded. Professor Feather's handler.

Rigging Admiral

Mrs. Marigold Oat

The Galley · Food, Provisions & Grog

Cook of record. Salt beef served three ways. Her grog recipe and spicy chili stew are collegiate secrets with 372 holders.

Galley Commander

Brother Anchor

Keeper of the Vault · High Bursar

Counts 37,000 doubloons nightly behind triple iron portcullises. Has counted them. Will count them again. Stand back from the safe.

Bursar Seal

Where Outdoor Lectures Happen

Suspended From the Rigging

Hover over any photograph to steady the rope and inspect the lecture deck.

Where the outdoor lectures happen - Gale Navigation

Where the Outdoor Lectures Happen Dept. of Navigation · Gale Force III

High-Tide Lecture Deck Astrolabe Drills in 40-Knot Squalls

The Gun Deck Classroom Berth 2: Artillery & Broadside Ethics

Lighthouse Signal Post Nocturnal Astronomy & Beacon Physics

Deck Hours (Office Hours)

All Quartermasters hold deck hours: Tuesday and Thursday tides, on whichever deck is least currently on fire.

Professor Feather’s deck hours are whenever he lands. The Crew have learned to read his moods the way the weather is read: by the feathers.

Appointment policy: the sea sets the appointment. If the sea cancels, the Quartermaster is delighted; you are rescheduled to "whenever the sea feels like it."

— Fleetmaster Aldric "Grimtide" Crane, Dean