She’s yar!
There’s an old nautical expression you don’t hear much anymore. When a ship is ready or prepared for action, she is described as “yar.” (Not to be confused with the better-known pirate saying “Arr!”) Last Sunday, Pierce County welcomed a new teaching vessel, and she is yar, indeed. The MV (motor vessel) Doolin-Rogers arrived at her new home on the Foss Waterway, escorted by the Pierce County Sheriff’s boat, the Mundell (named for Deputy Kent Mundell), as well as the Tacoma Police and Fire boats. She was greeted by boats from the Tacoma Yacht Club lining the waterway. The afternoon was gorgeous and the Doolin-Rogers and many of her greeters were “dressed” for the occasion - nautical for displaying their signal flags in a decorative fashion. The new vessel, owned…