T.S. STATE OF MAINE
Training Cruise 200
7

 

Welcome
Track Chart
Daily Logs
Daily Q & A
Port Addresses
Links
Training Ship HOME
 

 

 Split to Halifax

Tuesday, 19 June     Day 47   Daily Log   Voyage #  0307

 

SHIP'S LOG

It's business as usual today as B company 4th class deck training winds down. The 2nd class B engineers are in the engine room doing their final oral assessments.

We continue our great circle trek across the Atlantic, and to date the Atlantic has treated us kindly. The vessel is pitching in moderate head seas. But, the motion is not severe, and it helps rock us to sleep at night.

We retarded clocks another hour last night, and the early morning crowd in the mess hall is getting larger each morning as we find ourselves waking up earlier every other day. It's hard to understand that with all this extra sleep our students are still tired in the morning. 

As we head further north, the ship is beginning to cool down. Actually, it is down right cold on board. But, we are from Maine, so we can handle it.

 

 

 

Check out our Question and Answer page.

 

Daily Cruise Statistics
        

Position at 1200 Local Time (LT)                                                   Zone Description GMT-1 hours
Latitude 4123.9 N   Longitude 028-23.3 W

Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival):  
Distance: 348.8 N miles
Time run: 25 hrs 00 min.
Average speed: 14 kts.
Total passage distance: 2674.8 N miles      
Total passage time: 7 days 20 hours 00 minutes
Total average speed: 14.2 kts.

Distance to go (Great Circle) 1581.7 miles

Speed required to make our June 24, 2007 arrival 14 kts.

 

       

Today's Activities
Cruise Company Rotation LINK

Sea routine

 

 

 

Weather

 

 

Wind: WSW 3
Sea: Moderate
Swell: Low
Sky: Partly Cloudy
Temperature: 68 Air   62 Sea   

Synopsis: 

   
 
PHOTO's
            

             Christina, I think they are trying to tell you something!         

                                         

                     While reflecting on the challenges of the day, our finalist in the physical fitness competition are also cooling down

 

     Training continues for 4th class B company learning the proper use of the sextant          Assessment day for the 4th class

          

          

                                     

 

Notes:  

Gibraltar Info:             Gib Info

Palermo Info:

Split Info:

Halifax Info:

Rockland/Castine  Excursion:

Rockland to Castine the day we arrive back at our home berth (30 June) has been designated as a possible "excursion day".  The U.S. Coast Guard has granted us a permit to take extra persons on board above our vessels certification.  To do this we have to have certain lifesaving procedures and equipment on board.  Accordingly the numbers we can take are strictly limited.  We, of necessity,  have limited our guests to 2 persons per upper class student on cruise (immediate family members only) plus official MMA invitees and crew member guests.  We can not offer more because we do not have the lifesaving capability.  Also this is always a tentative adventure which, because of weather, security, operational difficulties etc. may be cancelled up to the last moment.  The security issue is becoming a big item in how we offer and execute these excursions, so for those who are planning to attend please be patient with the necessary safety and security procedures.

Tally   
Cruise mileages:

Castine to Gibraltar

Gibraltar to Palermo

Palermo to Split

Split to Halifax

Halifax to Rockland / Castine

 

TOTAL Cruise Mileage:      

 

 3889.5   Nautical Miles

    

    

    4460   Nautical Miles   (Estimated)

      280   Nautical Miles   (Estimated)

 

    

   
 
Welcome  Track Chart     Port Addresses  Links