Where were you on your 21st Birthday?

[Keith Moody]

i to spent my 21st on the cross channel boats "The Canterbury" but sorry to say that" the cause is altered " is no longer around, you may have spent time in the " MOUGAL " as you must have been living around that area?
keith moody

[Michael Johnson]

we were about 3 days out of newport (mon) so i only had 9 cans saved up (3 a day) so i asked the steward for a case but no luck he gave me 9 cans so the cook said i could make up for it when we arrived in montivideo as we would only be there for a night 2 at the most but the heavens opened and it rained solid for 5 days we was in the same bar all that timeme an ab and four matlots of a navy ship i dont remember much but the next trip the bar owner told me we drunk 51 bottles of gin in that time and the same amount of cincano must have been some party happy days

[MartyG]

Hi, I spent mine in Auckland after missing my ship,( spent too long in Ma Gleasons). I also remenber that swimming hole, Ahhhhhh memories.
MartyG

[Nils Dahl]

spent mine in the army & navy club in Montreal with the beautiful Carolyn.
Our relationship lasted a couple of years.
She used to fly down to New York when I was on the Queen of Bermuda.
Was sorry to lose her but that's life

[Frederick Lacey]

Thought this would bring back a few birthday memories. F.

[Red Lead Ted]

Remember it well, Sailed out of L,Pool on the 16th March on a Harrison boat , My birthday was the 17th March as a crew were weren't that familiar so i said nothing. On the 18th the skipper had been through the books and unknown to me had informed cookie and the rest of the crew, That night after the crews mess had been cleared away i was sent for by the mate meet him in the mess room was the message i got. There was a bloody big birthday cake and a few cases of tenants awaiting me. Skipper entered and asked me why i hadn't said anything its a special birthday lad get yourself pissed you're stood down until tomorrow. Had a bloody ball and what an icebreaker that turned out for a crew that had not sailed together before. Happy days lads Terry.

[Charles Agate]

I spent my 21st in Sydney,cleaning out deep tanks,ready for the Copra run home

[Rick R]

On my 21st Birthday I was in Rotterdam onboard the CEC Cardigan which only a few hours after arriving had been pulled out of class by the Bureau Veritas Surveyor because of some cracks in the crane.

I'd joined some two months early in Singapore, sailed to Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia, Cape Town, Congo, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, France and into the Netherlands. Quite an epic start to the trip with some great runs ashore. The rest of the trip involved the Middle East, Iran and India before finishing up in Singapore again.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

HI All.
I replied to this post a long time ago. but yesterday 20 July I had my 21st birthday, well actually it was my 81st but it was such a good one it felt like 21, so from now on I'm permanently 21.
Cheers Des

[Rick R]

Belated happy birthday Des