In 2009 I did BRM in St. Petersburg , FLA. Yes, I had delusions at the time of hawse piping, so I did it under my own steam. There were two of us in the class.
The other student was John Svendsen. If the name sounds familiar, he was Ch. Mate on HMS Bounty when she went down off Cape Hatteras three years later.
Just call me Forrest.