Elodie Vane
Pelorus
Opened the watch in 2005 after years taking bearings in the harbor. Stops cards that want a factory pip before the spine.
Who holds the ring
Three hands. One pelorus.
The desk rewards people who can refuse a painted pip.
Merritt Cobb
Lubber-line hand
Keeps the ring honest against the scribed bar. Handsboro resident. She files painted-pip photos in the scrap drawer.
Jules Parnell
Sound-hour hand
Names Ship Island afternoons and will not average a still Long Beach morning with a Point Cadet gust.