| Changing venues for dockage made it easy
for the Ross School students and faculty to swap
being on the bus and being on the ERNESTINA. Half of the group came on Tuesday
morning and after 24 hours the bus came again
with the other half, taking away the first group
and dropping the second off for a similar (but
different) experience onboard.
The students were settled to
their bunks and hammocks and came up on deck to
meet the crew and the ship. We got off the
dock and set the four lowers. Northeasterly
wind provided a great sailing day.
After orientation and lunch the
crew and students split up into their watches to
learn some things about ERNESTINA.
Simple machines and traditional
tools of the sailing trade were two learning
stations that were geared to a hands on learning
style that the students would then take back to
the classroom. Resource conservation and
monitoring waste production is ever present on
the ship, in the times of early explorers, as
well as today, as they should be on land.
Students were exposed to this along with the
learning stations on deck.
The evening program let the
students, faculty, and crew join in a little
community fun with dancing, jokes, and
games. Evening watches kept the ship and
her crew safe through the night and before a
blink of an eye we were back on the dock in
Greenport saying goodbye to another group of Ross
Schoolers.
A unique school, a unique
group, a great crew, a great boat ... UNIQUE and
GREAT.
Program Coordinator: Steve Kirk
Captain: Sophie Morse
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