Today The Sound School boarded around
noon for four days exploring the coastal
Massachusetts waters. Just
before the strike of the bell at noontime (eight
bells) twenty-four participants, soon to be full
crew members from the Sound School in New Haven,
Connecticut boarded the ERNESTINA for
the next four days.
After a bus ride to Boston the
students joined the ship and were broken into
watches. A planned departure from the Fan
Pier was delayed for security reasons surrounding
the Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) tanker arrival in
Boston Harbor.
After finally getting underway
the new crew was oriented to the ship and learned
some basic navigation. Bound for
Provincetown, Cape Cod, a long afternoon and
night were to follow. We arrived on the
hook in Provincetown fifty miles away near the
end of the day, about 2230, and anchor watch was
started.
First impressions ... a great
group eager to learn and arriving with a wealth
of knowledge. An ambitious intended cruise
track, to circumnavigate Cape Cod and arrive in
New Bedford at midday Saturday, we should see
some great sailing.
As you can see from the chart
image, the first stop on the other side of
Massachusetts Bay is an anchorage off
Provincetown on the end of Cape Cod.
Captain: Sophie Morse
Program Coordinator: Steve Kirk
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