Gibraltar to Gdynia
Tuesday, 23 May Day 26 Daily Log Voyage # 0506
CAPTAIN'S LOG Swells are moderating and we are headed towards the English Channel. We will be motoring across the infamous Bay of Biscay for the next day. Sunny and in the 50's this morning. Quite nice. We have elected not to change our clocks too many time so as we were already on Gdynia time in Gibraltar and Barcelona we are not doing any changes. However it is making sunset after 2200 hours and sunrise just before 0800. The sunlight hours will increase as we head North. Talk is starting about our second Holiday of cruise which will occur on Thursday of this week. Cook-out on the stern if the weather cooperates. Right now it looks good with wind behind us. Most people are feeling better today....Lunch and supper yesterday were not too well attended. Check out our Question and Answer page.
ABS Robert D. Somerville, MMA '65	INTERNATIONAL MARITIME HALL OF FAME click above or to left


Daily Cruise Statistics
Position at 1200 Local Time (LT) Zone Description +2 hours Lat. 43-36.4 N Long. 010-32.7 W Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival): Distance: 306.8 Nmiles Time run: 24 hrs 00 min Average Speed. 12.8 Kts Total passage distance: 665.9 Nmiles (to date) Total passage Time: 02 Days 03 Hours 30 Minutes Total Average Speed: 12.8 Kts ETA Gdynia, Poland 29 May 06 at 0700 Local time
Today's Activities
Training Company: Maintenance Company: Utility Company: Duty (Watch) Company:	Bravo Alpha Delta Charlie
Weather
Wind: NW'ly 8 knots Sea: Moderating NW'ly Swell: Occasional confused High NW'ly Sky: Mostly Sunny Temperature: 56 Air 66 Sea Synopsis: Wave filling in the Western end of English Channel


PHOTO's
Vessel Security Officer Course Photos VSO (Vessel Security Officer) trainers map out a search plan Bag searches and explaining the plan Wand techniques and skills Searched areas are defined on the plan. PT for anti-terrorists Anyone want a break?
Notes:
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)