When Bounty was in San Juan Puerto Rico I met the lady who was the boson mate. Years later met her again in Boston. By then she owned 2 sailboats. One she rents n captained the other lived on. She got married n sold the boats now lives on land. I got to visit the ship in San Juan when they were still using it. It was a real working ship. Rigging was complex as she explained how they maneuvered. She wasn’t a small person and she did climb the rigging, she was strong. When in Biston we didn’t recognize each other both working at a comic con. I mentioned I used to live in San Juan. She said she had a poet friend who lived there. I said not Lady Lee? Then we realized we both attended Lady’s poetry classes. Lady needed 12 people to get it funded on a grant. We were the 11 and 12. Helping her out. It was about 20 years earlier n both looked different. Then I saw her n her future hubby at comic con in Boston each year. She loved the Bounty gig. Was sorry when it sunk. So that’s my Bounty story. It was amazing to walk on that ship n see the lower decks.

This Bounty was on exhibit for quite a while here locally (St. Petersburg, Florida) at the "pier". It sank on the way back to this location. Never went on board but walked along side it several times.

Lew
Florida ⛱️, USA

Very interesting 👌

Let's build an HMS Bounty, Pandora and others. A wonderful article, beautifully researched. Thought you'd like it.

https://jayseaarchaeology.wordpress.com/2023/01/29/the-first-replica-bounty/