Gibraltar to Gdynia
Sunday, 21 May Day 24 Daily Log Voyage # 0506
CAPTAIN'S LOG GIBRALTAR is behind us. We anchored yesterday afternoon and loaded bunkers from two bunkering barges last night, finishing early this morning. At 0800 we were heaving up our anchor and we departed Gibraltar Bay at 0830 headed West out the Straits. A very efficient operation and a pleasant overnight stop. Might be a bit of weather ahead of us, from the Low that has been hanging around North of the Azores. It is now moving towards the UK. There are some 7.4 meter seas in the area but we are expecting to be on the fringe and might see some 3 to 4 meter seas. Could cause a bit of rolling and unpleasantness crossing the Bay of Biscay. Gibraltar with Europa Point Light House Check out our Question and Answer page.
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Daily Cruise Statistics
Position at 1200 Local Time (LT) Zone Description +2 hours Lat. 35-58.4 N Long. 006-15.7 W Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival): Distance: 47.9 Nmiles Time run: 03 hrs 30 min Average Speed. 13.7 Kts Total passage distance: 47.9 Nmiles (to date) Total passage Time: 00 Days 03 Hours 30 Minutes Total Average Speed: 13.7 Kts ETA Gdynia, Poland 29 May 06 at 0700 Local time Arrival Gibraltar yesterday afternoon 1545 hours local Barcelona to Gibraltar Voyage: Distance 519.1 Time 1D 7H 45M TAS 16.3 Knots
Today's Activities
Training Company: Maintenance Company: Utility Company: Duty (Watch) Company:	Alpha Charlie Bravo Delta
Weather
Wind: E'ly 11 knots Sea: Slight E'ly Swell: Low SE'ly Sky: Sunny Temperature: 66 Air 64 Sea Synopsis: Low pressure area ahead


PHOTO's
First Bunker barge approaches Anchored off Gibraltar Fishing off the stern..... Meanwhile forward on the starboard side a large "MOLA" (Ocean Sunfish) checks us out
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) Barcelona Berth: WORLD TRADE CENTER Gdynia Info: Gydnia Port Information (Fairplay) Cobh Info: (Info about U.S. $100 Bills) Portland Info: Portland/Castine Excursion: Portland 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 Barcelona (Training) Barcelona to Gibraltar Gibraltar to Gdynia Gdynia to Cobh Cobh to Portland Portland to Castine TOTAL Cruise Mileage:		3614.6 Nautical Miles 248.6 Nautical Miles 519.1 Nautical Miles 2368 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 1375 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 2675 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 90 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 10,890.3 Nautical Miles (Estimated)