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Date: Friday, September 6, 2002
Working on the Water Dockside Programs
Member Transit to Gloucester

 
Another full day on Ernestina: We hosted 65 3rd graders and chaperones from the Bentley School from 9am-10am, then 43 5th graders and adults from the Marblehead Middle School from 10am-noon for Working on the Water programming at the dockside.

Just before the crew ate lunch, we boarded 25 students and chaperones from the St. Joseph's School for an introductory deck tour. There was about 15 minutes to prepare the ship for our member transit to Gloucester.

We boarded 30 members and left the dock at about 1325. It's a gorgeous day, clear skies, northwest breezes, perfect for sailing. Salem Sound and channel are packed with sailboats, power boats, tour boats, lobster boats and lobster pots, and we've hoisted our four lower sails.

Captain Amanda has decided to use the opportunity to sharpen our emergency skills, so we've prepared our member passengers for a man overboard drill. We'll test our safety skills and response by dropping a buoy over the rail and retrieving it. To do this, we heave to, with the headsails backed, to allow the rescue boat to launch in our lee and without making headway through the water. In about 3 minutes 39 seconds the buoy is safely on the small boat and the life ring and vest that were cast overboard are being retrieved.

We take a few minutes to answer questions from passengers, then the crew debriefs back aft, sharing notes and thoughts on how things went and how they could go better next time.

Pretty soon we sailed deep into the harbor up the north channel before we struck our mainsail-would've made the old fishing schooner captains proud. Now we're tied up alongside the Gloucester State Fish Pier, complete with eau du pesce (aka eau de Gloucester), and the dinner bell has just rung. Lezz go eat!

Program Coordinator: Steve Kirk
Captain: Amanda Madeira

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