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Date: Friday, June 8, 2001
Time: 1600 EDT

Auburn Middle School Day 4 and a transit from New Bedford to Greeenport, Long Island starts.

The fourth and final day of the Auburn 7th grade was as beautiful as the rest.  Again the students put there muscles to work to raise a full complement of lower sails and then turned eagerly to the program at hand.  For many, it was the first time experiencing and seeing the coastline like this.  Being the Official Vessel of the Commonwealth, it's a great opportunity for us to share out mission and state resource with communities inland.

Thanks to the efforts of Jeff Rudert, this program was introduced to and organized for the Auburn Schools.

Captain: Sophie Morse
Program Coordinator: Inette Rex

 

Member Transit New Bedford to Greenport, NY

We left State Pier just before five o'clock under fair skies and a light breeze bound for Greenport.  Only one member was joining us for this trip.  The weather remained good as the winds picked up before dusk. We set the storm tris'l anticipating the winds to stay for the night and to allow easier sail handling for the on watch crew.  By morning the breezes were light and we enjoyed a beautiful day coasting slowly along through Block Island Sound.  We held off kicking in the engine till later, but eventually it had to be done. Mid afternoon we were approaching Greenport Harbor.   Greenport is a modern boating community and weekend hot spot, but holds a rich heritage and appreciation for old boats like ourselves.  We received a warm welcome and a lot of curious attention docking along side the motor yachts and cigarette boats at Claudio's Dockside Restaurant.

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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