| Waldorf
School of Cape Cod Position Description:
anchored off Popasquash Neck in Bristol Harbor of
Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island for the night.
Weather Conditions: NW Force 5
Clouds: 95% Cu
Temp: 11 C
Barometer: 29.99 in. Hg and rising
24 Hour Plan: We left our anchorage off
Prudence Island this morning with WNW winds
blowing...blowing 25 and gusty.We then came
around into a lee off Bristol Neck where we had a
succesful otter trawl, and anchored up off
Popasquash Neck. You can see the extent of
the trawl by the flags on the chart images.
We plan to remain here at anchor for the night
and head to Newport by 1400 tomorrow. We
believe we have dockage at the Newport Yacht
Club.
Here is the weather and sea data from one of
the Buzzards Bay Stations. Best we aren't out
there!
Conditions at
BUZM3 as of
(3:00 pm EDT)
1900 GMT on 05/15/2002:
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Wind Direction (WDIR): |
WNW ( 300 deg ) |
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Wind Speed (WSPD): |
36 kts |
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Wind Gust (GST): |
44 kts |
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Wave Height (WVHT): |
5.9 ft |
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Dominant Wave Period (DPD): |
10 sec |
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Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): |
29.82 in |
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Pressure Tendency (PTDY): |
+0.04 in ( Rising ) |
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Air Temperature (ATMP): |
55.6 °F |
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Water Temperature (WTMP): |
51.8 °F |
You can see images to the right of the
incredible catch pulled in during the Trawl.
There is so much going on down below the surface
of the waters of the Narragansett!
Student Report:
First we
cleaned the soles and the heads on the boat. Then
after breakfast, we dropped a large net off the
back of the boat to do an otter trawl. We brought
up all sorts of interesting creatures, like crabs
and snails. We picked up a skate, which is a
shark related bottom dweller. Afterwards, we had
some knot tying class and had to clean the
dishes. Then we had lunch. Afterwards we had a
shark class and drew a shark on the dry erase
board. We saw sharks’ teeth. Derek caught a
comb jelly, and then caught about 12 more.
Julia
Teresa
Rob
Derek
Ian
Captain: Amanda Madeira
Program: Coordinator: Crista Mellican
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