This afternoon, 12 participants and 8 others boarded the Ernestina for an afternoon sail out of Boston Harbor.  The group comes for the Pelham Academy, a residential school for teenage girls in Lexington, MA.  We got off the dock right away and the girls got right to work helping set the sails.  Working together, we set the main, the fore, the jumbo, and the jib. With sails set, we headed away from the city past the airport.  The girls broke up into three groups and learned about the lives of our ship with Traudi, getting a chance to see below decks, the magic of simple machines with Steve, some knots and splicing with Fred, and discussed what it’s like to live onboard with Gretchen.

Many of the girls decided they would enjoy staying onboard for a few days, despite the difference between life at sea and life on land.  Everyone had a great sail!  About 4 o’clock we began striking sails and heading back in towards Fan Pier.

We want to thank Pelham Academy for coming onboard.  The crew enjoyed their enthusiasm and willingness to help and hope we see them again!

Program Coordinator: Gretchen Stuppy
CFYS Director: Daniel Yalowitz
Captain: Amanda Madeira