Even before Evander had gotten through his question about not making fun of him, Alfred had started laughing. It was the mechanical way that he read off watch out if the boom swings that did it. "If the boom swings and you check your notes to see what to do about it, you and your notebook will both be underwater," he pointed out with a chuckle. Alfred could picture it perfectly, which was why he was laughing. Evander all wide-eyed and surprised as he got pushed overboard, then the satisfying plunk noise that would come when he hit the water. It was just hilarious. Alfred doubtless would have found it less funny if they'd been anywhere that falling overboard would have been dangerous, but nothing could possibly happen to Evander at the Sanditon, with their weather charms and the water temperature magically raised to that of bath water.

"But alright, alright," Alfred said, putting his hands up as though in surrender. "Next sixty minutes, I'll be on my best behavior. Start your watch," he joked. Hopefully Evander wouldn't actually do it, because if he did Alfred was certainly not being able to hold back from laughing at him again.

"Let's get her underway," he suggested brightly. "I'll walk you through it and you can learn as you go."