| Waldorf
School of Cape Cod You can see the ship's
track from our anchorage last night in the
Sakonnet, briefly out into Rhode Island Sound and
then back into Narragansett Bay to end the day
anchored off Prudence Island (aptly named
considering the forecast below!)
We have about 55 miles straight shot to New
London and 30 miles to Block Island.
We departed in the
mid-morning to check out the conditions in the
more exposed Sound in case there was a reprieve
in the wind that might allow us to make some
westing. After nosing out a few miles, we soon
decided the best course of action would be to
seek the sheltered waters of the Narragansett and
plan on spending the day tomorrow there. The
weather synopsis off the intellicast website
follows:
Synopsis
Strong low pres off the Long Island coast
early this morning will track across
southern New England...then into the Gulf
of Maine by late today. The low will
slowly move across northern New England
tonight...then push into the Maritimes on
Wed. |
| Forecast as
of 3:15 am EDT on May 14, 2002 |
Block Island Sound-
Buzzards Bay-
Nantucket Sound-
Rhode Island Sound-
Vineyard Sound-
Gale
Warning
Today
N wind 15 to 20 kts early...becoming SW
20 to 30 kts. Seas 3 to 6 ft. Vsby below
3 miles in areas of fog early...then
improving. |
Tonight
Wind becoming W 25 to 35 kts. Seas 4 to 8
ft. |
Wed
W wind 25 to 35 kts with gusts to near 45
kts. Seas 4 to 8 ft. Outlook For Merrimack
River Ma To Watch Hill Ri Out 25 Nm-
Wed Night
Through Sat
Wind diminishing to less than 25
kts Wed night. SW winds around 25
kts Thu into Thu night. Wind less
than 25 kts late Thu night and
Fri. S to SW wind may approach
gale force Fri night and continue
into early Sat...then diminishing
to less than 25 kts. |
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You can see from the photos to the right that
we have a hearty crew standing lookout and later
taking in a great rainbow as the front passed.
Later on in the evening, the crew gathered for
skits while at anchor off Prudence Island.
Student Report:
Today was an
interesting day. The Jumbo was torn asunder, our
plans were changed due to rough seas. We are
returning to Newport, which will be our final
destination. We also encountered record amounts
of seasickness and after a short drizzle late in
the afternoon, we saw a double rainbow. Both ends
of which were visible over the water of the
harbor. We will be performing historic skits
about the Ernestina tonight. Which should prove
interesting-
Nathan
Frankie
Nick
Amalia
Jen
Captain: Amanda Madeira
Program: Coordinator: Crista Mellican
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