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Date: Sunday, September 17, 2000
Time: 2000 EDT

We are dockside at Fan Pier at the Federal Court House Building in Boston after an all-day sail with Outdoor Explorations.

After an early morning pickup of a wheelchair accessible port-o-john over in Charlestown, the crew brought the ship back to Fan Pier for boarding. The Outdoor Explorations Expedition came aboard at 0920 after a dockside briefing and orientation. We got off the dock and set the foresail and jumbo and motorsailed out Boston Harbor into the Narrows and between Gallops and Georges Islands to anchor off Peddocks Island for a series of activities.

During the transit, participants helped steer the ship and put a plankton net over to observe the microscopic harbor life. At anchor activities expanded to include climbing out onto the bowsprit and many made it up the shrouds on belay to the crosstrees! A mechanical advantage station and tools of the trade along with history were all components of the day.

Sometimes we are able to get dories over for some rowing but today proved too windy with the wind SW'ly and off shore.

We struck sail as we motored back to the dock after a full day.

Wind: SW'ly, Force 2
Visibility: Sunny, Excellent

Captain: Sophie Morse
Program Coordinator: Inette Rex

We would like to thank Lotus and IBM for donation of software, hardware and funding to enable regular electronic updates from the ship.

NOAA Chart is provided courtesy of Maptech using Cruising Navigator 4.3 and grabbing the image using Grabit Pro 6.02.

 
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