Beyond B.O.W.
Position Description: Anchored off North side
of Peddocks Island.
Weather Conditions: Winds from the south, Force 2-3 in the
lee; outside blowing Force 6-7. we ventured out to go
"sailing"... Gusting 30K, Seas 7 feet and building,
green water over foredeck, seasickness increased, 20 degree
leeway... We hauled back at around 1000 hrs and were
back on the hook by 1300.
A
Blustery Day on the Ernestina:
Today we awoke to a blustery wind from the
South and the sun rising right off our Bow.
All aboard enjoyed a delicious breakfast of strawberry
puff pastry yumminess and hot coffees. Chores were taken care
of with a refreshing swiftness and energy. Sophie, our
fearless leader, lead us all in the particulars of the station
bill and Mary Anne volunteered to demo the survival suit
(Gumby suit). At 0930 we hauled back our anchor and set the Foresail and
Jumbo in anticipation of a great sail.
The forecast was for it to blow 20-25 and the wind god
proved us right. We
set a course of 115 headed out into Massachusetts Bay.
Once underway all the participants exercised
their personalities: building clay scenes ( People on Safari
or an underwater ecosystem) and getting to know one another
through human bingo. As
the wind started to build and the barometer started to drop
the women immersed themselves in fascinating lessons on the
weather and tides and currents.
We traveled into Mass Bay until the wind built to a
force 6 and then decided to tack around and start sailing back
towards Peddocks. The
ladies now all versed in the wonderful world of weather made
predictions about when the front of the system would pass.
We traveled to Peddocks Island and dropped the
hook at1330. We
enjoyed a wonderful lunch of pasta and marina.
The afternoon was chock full of Advance Navigation lead
by Heidi and Chris, Tools of the Trade lead by Allan and Sea
Shanties lead by Jack. As
the rain lead up and the wind laid down a bit it was time to
dip into our mother ocean.
Alison lead the ladies in a exciting Squid
Dissection, this squid served as fishing bait. The ladies
dropped the lines over the side using old fashioned hand
lines. In less
than five minutes we had a fish on and hauled in to reveal a
Spiny dog fish. The fish was examined for biological reasons and then
released. The
ladies caught several organisms of the cartilaginous order
before retiring their lines.
None of the fish caught were served at dinner, but we
did have a wonderful salmon dinner. The wonderful day on the
Ernestina was wrapped up with a scintillating conversation
about water quality in our surrounding New England Waters.
Captain:
Sophie Morse
Program Coordinator: Alison Lafariere
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