After leaving the dock and setting sail, lunch was provided for us all to keep up our strength after hauling up the four lowers, with a single reefed mains'l.

After the galley was cleaned up students undertook an art project of drawing simple machines about the boat and learning about traditional navigation.  These classes were provided by the Ross School faculty.  Ernestina crew then started teaching the students about sail theory, navigation, and weather.  All of these topics had a focus on their relevance to early exploration.

Dropping the hook and eating supper were the next activities leading into an evening program where the crew learned some of the Ernestina history from the students.  Skits were performed by watch and some of the ridicules things that were supposedly part of the Ernestina history were that Mr. Morrissey, the first owner of Ernestina, shot his daughter Effie, and he was actually a French rapper who read the Bible.  A great laughs for sure!

Anchor watches throughout the night kept Ernestina and her crew safe.  We then saw the students off after a classic pancake morning.  Thanks for a great 24 hours!

Program Coordinator: Steve Kirk
Captain: Sophie Morse

Watchstanding includes a turn at the wheel.

The evening skits drew on bits and pieces of Ernestina's history....

Bounty, now homeported in Greenport, sails out enroute to Gloucester.