THE NORTH SEA FLEET (358, 159) F, cut-time (4-bar A repeated, 8 bar B, not repeated https://www-ssrl.slac.stanford.edu/~winston/mydances/regency/north_sea_fleet.jpg A1: 1-4: ladies lead between gents and cast back to place (plenty of time) A2: 1-4: gents lead between ladies and cast back to place B1: 1-4: 1st cross over one Cu and turn 5-8: right and left at top APW sez: At Geology Ball, made the lead and cast back finish with the travelers catching eyes and turning single away from each other, which used the extra time nicely. I'm thinking that if I were going to call this at a regular ECD - and I might! - a twist that would elevate the dance would be to add that the standing pair also catch eyes and turn away from each other *in the same direction their partner is going* (so when the right file does it, both #1s are turning left, both #2s are turning right, and that provides a nice launch for the left file into the lead across; when the left file does it, both 1s turn left, both 2s turn right, and I think that's a nice launch for both the 1s cross and the 2s meet and lead up. (bar count) 1-2: As right file leads to between left file people, left file people face each other and step back to clear room. 3-4 as actives cast around, the others, keeping eye contact with partner, start to move around them (like a mirror 'shoulder round'); 5-6 as actives cross the set, coming closer to each other, partners complete the shoulder round to follow that track but a few steps behind, so they come together in the middle of the set, not on the outside; 7-8: Everybody casts/ turn single back to their line)