Virgin Rocks
Shoal on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. In Captains Courageous (Rudyard Kipling) the fleet gathers there for the caplin run.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captains Courageous | Rudyard Kipling | turning point | The fleet gathers at the Virgin for the caplin run: the cruise’s turning point. |
Captains Courageous — Rudyard Kipling (1897)
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Harvey understood from the Eldridge chart that the Old Virgin and a nest of curiously named shoals were the turning-point of the cruise, and that with good luck they would wet the balance of their salt there.
- Role: turning point
- In the book: The fleet gathers at the Old Virgin for the caplin run and a frenzy of fishing. Dories work over the rock, which rises to within twenty feet of the surface, and Long Jack saves a Galway pair by cutting their line before the Virgin breaks.
- Why it matters: Kipling calls it the turning point of the cruise; after it the schooner heads home.