The second day of the voyage began with
an early rising at our anchorage off Peddocks
Island in the Boston Harbor Islands. We headed
out Nantasket Roads in light and variable air.
You can see the track for the day (in green) out
to the edge of Stellwagen Bank where whales are
often to be seen. We
spent much of the morning reviewing safety
procedures and conducting man overboard and fire
and emergency drills. The engine was
finally turned off as we approached the northern
tip of Stellwagen Bank where we saw a few sea
birds but no whales. The SE breeze filled
in for a gentle downwind run into
Gloucester Harbor where we anchored for the
night. A summary of the day's activities.
~Today's
Schedule~ |
0600 |
Wakeups |
0630 |
Breakfast-all hands |
0700 |
Chores |
0800 |
All hands muster
Weigh anchor
Raise sail
Get underway |
0930 |
All hands muster for
safety drills: fire drill, person
overboard drill |
1140 |
C watch takes the deck
A+B watch-Goals for the trip, shipping
articles with MaryHelen & chaperone
Kristin Lay
Lunch and break time |
1300 |
A watch takes the deck |
1330 |
C watch-Goals &
shipping articles
B watch-Navigation 101 with Eric Varney |
1500 |
B watch and C watch-4
lives of a schooner with Traudi Coli |
1600-1730 |
Pin chase practice:
off watches team-learned and team-taught
each other several basic lines -
halyards, downhauls, vangs, and more - to
'chase' where the line is made off, trace
it to the work it does, and describe what
the line does. During our Goals for the
Trip talks, students expressed interest
in climbing the rig, racing the
sailboats, steering the boat, and other
activities that will require them to
master certain knowledge and skills about
sailing, the schooner, and seamanship in
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Before we began
our evening program, two students gave a log
report to the rest of the company about the paths
and anchorages of the other two boats. Sunset was
stunning over Gloucester Harbor. Just after we
anchored, just before dinner, the newer
Essex-built schooner Thomas E. Lannon sailed by
to the east of us and gave us a cannon salute!
Familiar greetings were exchanged between friends
on each boat's crews, and the Lannon sailed off
on the rest of its Harbor charter sail.
For the evening program, the
students read the excerpt in their logbooks about
Howard Blackburn's trevails on Burgeo Banks in
1883 and produced a skit, enacted in Ernestina's
own dories. Trina played Howard Blackburn,
outfitted in foul weather gear and adequately
doused by the Heavy Seas, played by Rob. Griff
played the ill-fated dorymate Tom Welch, and
other members of the GFA/ship's company narrated
the show, pulled together costumes (oilskins,
gloves, mitts, hast, etc) and props, directed,
and managed the lighting and staging of the
production. By the time we launched the show
(2100 'curtain time'), and struck the sets
(re-stowed all gear and props etc.) all hands
were very ready to climb into bunks for a good
night's sleep (interrupted only by the one-hour
anchor watch under the moonlight).
Program Coordinator: MaryHelen
Gunn
Captain: Amanda Madeira
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