noon
Hansen was still at the helm . The crew on duty were standing about alert , their eyes on Lund . They had found a new master , and they were cowed , eager to do their best . `` It ai n't noon yet , '' said Lund . `` I hardly need to shoot the sun with the land that close . '' Rainey looked over the starboard bow to where a series of peaks and lower humps of dark blue proclaimed the Aleutian island bridge stretching far to the west . `` I 'll show this crew they 've got a skipper aboard , '' said Lund .