I like fighting in the north, too. Being a Southerner, I guess it's in my DNA.
I also like what you did re: awarding quals to your men. I'm going to try something along those lines, I think. Makes so much more sense than, like you say, having a crewman working in the bow only to have to do a stint on watch and then head to the diesel room. Hardly fair to the poor fellow, even though I do tend to run my boat akin to a charnel house.
Seriously, I like the idea of qualifying even the sailors...more immersion and I'm all about immersion....
