Rincewind's cast of characters

At the moment, there is only one living soul on Rincewind, but that doesn't mean that there are not other important personalities on board!

The "e" bucket has been sailing with us from the s/s Sun-treader days. It has seen good times swabbing the deck and bad times of violent sea-sickness, but has smiled through it all with it's happy "e". The "e" comes from the first set of lettering for Sun-treader - a failed attempt at applying the vinyl letters.

"Bucky" the 20hp Bukh diesel engine chugs along underneath the companionway steps and rarely asks for anything other than fuel, oil, and cooling water! This is a rare portrait of Bucky.

"Captain Bendy-Butt" is an old salt on board, but has a proclivity for drink and wild parties, so can't be depended on for any real work. Here he is seen surfing on the tiller rather than taking care of his assigned navigational duties!

The auto-pilot is extremely important on any short-handed sailboat. Ours is a basic tiller-pilot and has worked flawlessly throughout our voyages. "Otto" is a frequent nickname for auto-pilots, but ours is named "Klemp", after the famous conductor Otto Klemperer, whose nickname was Klemp. (Get it?) Here you can see Klemp's arm controlling the tiller while Cap'n Bendy surfs.