When do we get to go swimming? Was one of
the questions at the end of morning meeting. The
ship was just departing Stellwagen bank. How warm
do you think the water will be we asked. This led
to a competition of who could guess what the
temperature difference would be of the water in
Cape Cod Bay and the temperature of the water in
Buzzards Bay at our anchorage. All guessed warmer
in Buzzards Bay and the range from 3 degrees
different to nine degrees different. (It was
clarified that it would be in degrees
Fahrenheit.) The thermometer showed a five-degree
difference at our swim call in the afternoon.
20.5 C and 23 degrees C or 69*F and 74* F. We took a look at salinity and water
clarity, students took turns climbing aloft and
out on the bow sprit
The Schooner Harvey Gamage
caught up to us and headed to the anchorage in
Aucoot Cove first. We rounded up behind them and
sailed onto the hook about 1/10th a mile abeam of
them. Life ring and rescue boat launched, swim
call officially began. Salt-water bathing was a
new experience for many. Before long our dories
were launched, one sent to the Gamage for the
rowing relay. All watches did a spectacular job
in the choppy water rowing the dories between
boats.
We accepted the invitation to
join the Harvey Gamage for an hour of banjo,
guitar and singing, and once back aboard
Ernestina each watch presented their glow
in the dark, glitter paint-phosphorescence
skits. I think we all needed a good nights sleep
after the full day.
You can see the tracks of the
the first day of our voyage in red and the
second, overnight and early the third day in
purple. We crossed Cape Cod Bay early this
morning and came through the Cape Cod Canal just
before lunch.
Wind: SW'ly, Force 2
Visibility: Sunny, Excellent
Barometer: 30.10" Steady
Captain: Amanda
Madeira
Program Coordinator: Crista Mellican
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