Word count day 13

Over halfway *does happy dance* but, my, today was difficult. I kept thinking "Patrick O'Brien does this so much better so why the fuck am I bothering?" Come to that so do all the Aubrey/Maturin and Hornblower/Archie Kennedy fanficcers. But I'm reliably informed that 25,000 is the point where existential angst sets in.

Anyway time for a ( Snippet )