| This was the 9th day of the Maritime
Mathematics Summer Institute for Teachers offered
jointly by Bridgewater State College, Southeast
PALMS Coalition and the Schooner Ernestina
Commission. The first five days took place at BSC
and this week is in New Bedford. Two days are
aboard the schooner with three days ashore at
Ernestina's office/museum. The day started with rain so we stayed
at the dock for a round of stations. There were
two navigation stations with teachers developing
fixes and looking at tide current calculations
while another station looked at water quality for
comparison to one later in the day out in
Buzzards Bay (the disolved oxygen was
significantly lower in the harbor and the
salinity was consistantly 28 ppt indicating the
fresh water runoff). Up forward we used scales
and weights to examine the mechanical advantage
of block and tackle systems including a Spanish
burton and a 2x2 handy billy.
By late morning we got underway
with sail setting, plankton tow and navigation.
After lunch we sailed back in to the harbor with
another round of stations going focusing on water
quality, plankton and introduction to the
sextant.
We'd like to thank Cara Streck,
Frank Juliano and Ron Norsworthy from Bridgewater
State College and Paul Anthony, Dave Small and
Mary Ann McQuillan for their role in this
institute and partnership.
This evening we sailed out from 7-9pm
with a group of doctors convened by Dr. Ron
Bogusky and Takeda Pharmaceuticals. After a nice
reception ashore at Ernestina's Museum arranged
by Janine Gordon, the ship left the dock for a
cruise. Winds were light and so the amount of
under sail alone time was limited but the wether
came through beautifully!
Wind: SW Force 3
Visibility: Fair in occasional rain
Captain: Willi
Bank
Program Coordinator: Inette Rex
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