Castine to Barcelona
Thursday, 11 May Day 14 Daily Log Voyage # 0106
CAPTAIN'S LOG We passed San Miguel last night after supper. Out of the clouds the outline appeared and as the darkness set in the lights of the coastal cities became more and more evident. Soon their were Islands on both sides, which made for some great opportunities to take visual and radar bearings and ranges to get "checked off" in required competencies. These assessments are part of the four year progression that students must take to become Internationally Certified as Watch Standers under the United Nations, International Maritime Organizations, Standards for Training, Certification and Watchkeeping....known in the industry as STCW. You no longer can simply sail on a License, but also are required to have STCW and other certificates. Training has adapted to not only teach but to spend a huge amount of time assessing the required competencies. Everyone is looking forward to tomorrow's Holiday Routine. The first of four this Cruise. Check out our Question and Answer page.
Daily Cruise Statistics
Position at 1200 Local Time (LT) Zone Description -1 hours Lat. 36-47.9 N Long. 020-26.9 W Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival): Distance: 382.2 Nmiles Time run: 23 hrs 00 min Average Speed. 16.6 Kts Total passage distance: 2358.1 Nmiles (to date) Total passage Time: 05 Days 22 Hours 54 Minutes Total Average Speed: 16.5 Kts ETA Barcelona Spain 16 May 06 at 0700 Local time
Today's Activities
Training Company: Maintenance Company: Utility Company: Duty (Watch) Company:	Charlie Delta Alpha Bravo
Weather
Wind: SW'ly 10 Knots Sea: Small SW'ly Swell: Low NW'ly Sky: Partly Cloudy, then Sunny Temperature: 64 Air 63 Sea Synopsis: Low remains N of the Azores


PHOTO's
"STEEL BEACH" activities Deck Maintenance requires rigging, but offers the "best seat in the house" We hear there is a major cribbage contest tonight...here you see "Team M&M" trying to build their confidence level.
Notes:
Barcelona Info: (Maine Boat Builders) Barcelona Weather site: http://www.bcn.es/temps/english/ MED Weather: http://www.eurometeo.com/english/meteomar/id_2 Barcelona Port Information (Fairplay) Gdynia Info: Cobh Info: (Info about U.S. $100 Bills) Portland Info: Portland/Castine Excursion: Rockland to Castine the day we arrive back at our home berth has been designated as a possible "excursion day". The U.S. Coast Guard has been asked to grant 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 procedures. Schooner BOWDOIN Summer Cruise Itinerary: 01 June Underway Castine 03 June Brown's Bank 06 June Sable Island (weather permitting, if not we may stop on the way back) 08 June Strait of Canso 09 June Charlottetown PEI 11 June Summerside, PEI 14 June Isle de Magdeline 17 June Bras D'Or Lakes, Beddeck, NS 24 June Lunenburg NS 30 June Castine
Tally
*Cruise mileages:* Castine to Barcelona Barcelona to Gdynia Gdynia to Cobh Cobh to Portland Portland to Castine TOTAL Cruise Mileage:		3500 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 2690 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 1375 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 2675 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 90 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 10,330 Nautical Miles (Estimated)