After
a beautiful, starry night on anchor watch, the participants
awoke at 0630 for a 0700 breakfast. With muffins, eggs, and potatoes we got our morning
started the right way, and we broke up into chores while C
watch threw a reef in the main.
With strong northeast winds forecasted we didn’t want
to have to reduce sail later in the day.
Getting a later start then the Gamage, we sailed off
the hook with the four lowers, and began making our way out
into Long Island Sound.
Throughout the morning, students focused on science,
doing plankton tows and water chemistry stations. We had a great breeze and tacked back and forth across the
Sound, and B watch spent some time out on the bow sprit. We made the race by 1500 and the seas built and became lumpy
and confused. With
all the action on the sea, the participants took a break to
take it all in and learned to watch for the bog swells.
Dinner was a challenging event, but everyone learned to
stay low and eat fast, and I think we all prevailed in the end
thanks to Pierre’s cooking.
With the choppy seas, we decided to anchor after
dinner, and tucking into Fort Pond Bay, Montauk Long Island,
dropping the anchor under sail.
Students met for an evening program to discuss life
onboard and set some goals for the rest of the trip. Before turning in for the night we read a piece by Bob
Bartlett about getting stuck in the ice in the arctic and
students took some time to reflect in their journals.
With another night of stars above our heads, we said
goodnight to the Harvey Gamage and shut the lights off.
Program Coordinator:
Gretchen Stuppy
Captain: Sophie Morse
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