Ernestina Logbook Page

Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2002
Ernestina Returns from Greenport with Tug Jaguar Escort

After a week of preparations and plans for the move back to New Bedford, the ship got under way this afternoon (Wednesday) at 4pm with auxiliary pumps on deck just in case and an ecort by Tug Jaguar. The weather is great for the move with a very light breeze and flat seas. We have 80 miles to cover tonight with our 14 crew aboard and expect to make New Bedford by about 8 am. The chart image to the right pulled off just a short way into the passage, shows our initial departure from Greenport on the eastern end of Long Island around 5 pm. Photos show the crew testing all the auxiliary pumps before departure and occasional transfers of crew to the tug to take some photos of Ernestina as we cruised along. Many thanks to all the folks who gave us a hand. Captains: Sophie Morse and Willi Bank

Here's a chart image showing the start of the passage back to New Bedford.

We would like to thank Lotus and IBM for donation of software, hardware and funding to enable regular electronic updates from the ship. NOAA Chart is provided courtesy of Maptech using Cruising Navigator 4.3 and grabbing the image using Grabit Pro 6.02.

Copyright 1997-2002
Schooner Ernestina
89 North Water Street, P.O. Box 2010, New Bedford, MA 02741-2010
phone 508.992.4900 -- fax 508.984.7719
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