| s/y Nine of Cups Jelly's Own Page |
| Jelly (christened name Magellan Louise Lemay Lynn), was born March 24, 2000 and was adopted at age 6 weeks from the local SPCA in League City, TX. As of Fall 2007, Jelly went to live permanently with Marcie's Mom, Bea, in Mansfield, MA, USA. As Cups and crew planned to head west across the Pacific, the thoughts of quarantining Jelly for long periods didn't seem reasonable. New Zealand and Australia are not especially welcoming to visiting animals. Jelly agreed wholeheartedly. We're sure that thoughts of returning to the sailing life never even enters her mind! But we certainly miss her! |
| Always watch for that elusive green flash. |
| Exhausted from the carnival festivities, Jelly went to sleep with her costume on. Never miss the opportunity for a nap. Some rules bear repeating! |
| Fishing is life...the rest is details. |
| It's okay to be cute sometimes. It keeps the humans amused. Here's looking at you, kid! |
| Never underestimate the pleasure found in a simple feather. |
| Take time to smell the roses. Christmas 2005 in Talcahuano, Chile. |
| On a boat, you have to have rules...and on this boat, the cat rules! It’s important to establish rules for your people early in their training to insure they are trained properly to handle all of your needs. |
| If they sneak up on you and give you a pat and want some affection in return, throw a hissy fit. Only the cat shall determine when it’s time for affection. |
| If the captain should put anything at all on his nav station that makes a good noise or fits into a cat’s mouth, it should be removed to the floor immediately, swatted, then hidden. Remove, swat, hide! |
| If the food dish is empty and biting the first mate’s legs does not remedy the situation, then throw back your ears and knock over the water bottle. When she comes to mop up all the water, she’ll fill the bowl. Take direct action. |
| Join in games if you feel like it, but NEVER let them win just because they’re human. They’ll respect you for it. |
| Exercise is overrated, but exercise equipment is very useful. Never miss the opportunity for a nap. |
| Humans needs constant supervision and advice. Time-consuming, but necessary. |
| Mother's Day 2000 - Jelly moved aboard Nine of Cups as ship's cat. |
| When we last visited her in December 2008 (above photo), she was sprawled out on Mom's sofa, snoozing peacefully. |
| Be vigilant! You never know when an island will appear and God knows if the crew will notice. Land ho...St. Helena Island |
| If you teach a man to fish.... |
| This sort of behavior should never, never be tolerated, but the family resemblance is uncanny. |
| Always have a way out...or in! Insist on your own cat door. |
| Live dangerously and enjoy the adventure! |
| If ANY nook or cranny in the boat is opened or exposed, it should immediately be occupied by a cat. |
| Cat Games In addition to playing with string and jumping on our heads from the bimini, one of Jelly’s favorite games is to try to catch a line poking from the scupper drain. She’s bright enough to know that it originates from the other side of the scupper and usually checks out both sides of the hole to determine her best vantage point. We think she realizes it’s a game though because she’ll never try to take it from our hands, just from the end of the scupper. |
| There’s that pesky line now. |
| Oops! Was that my imagination? |
| No, it was definitely a line and I think I should catch it. |
| Just a little prodding and it's mine. |
| Sometimes “up to the elbows” is required… but still no line. |
| Time for a nap…let David rest… and I’ll play with him again later. |
| Jelly may sleep all the day long, but she’s usually awake when the sun comes up. Here she is waiting on the solar panels for the sun to start working its magic and warm her butt. |
| No, this wasn’t a staged photo. We brought the horseshoe down below for repair and Jelly felt the need to sit beneath it…for hours…we couldn’t get her to budge. |
| Take a look at this oh so typical cat behavior. Simon's Cat-Man-Do |