Gibraltar to Gdynia
Wednesday, 24 May Day 27 Daily Log Voyage # 0506
CAPTAIN'S LOG We are mostly across the Bay of Biscay with entrance to the Il de Ouessant (Ushant) Traffic scheme about 1600 this afternoon. This will put us off Isle of Wight and Dover at optimum times for viewing during our planned Holiday tomorrow the 25th. We are picking up more and more traffic all the time as we close in on the channel. The news last night was telling about a British Ferry running from Liverpool to Spain that encountered a 40 foot wave in a Force 9 Gale and blew out a couple of windows. They diverted to France for repairs. I suspect that was from the weather we had a couple of days ago. NOT TO WORRY! We are certainly not what you would call high speed and we ride well at our clunky 13 knots and can slow down should it be necessary for heavy seas. In my time at sea one lesson learned is that speed and heavy seas don't mix well....the loser is always the ship. Holiday plans are in order and it will start tonight with our traditional "Casino Night" where everyone plays for money we call "Wess Bucks", and hopefully earns a huge bundle which can then be used to bid on items we auction off at the end of the evening. Binoculars, flashlights, knives, tools, books and hand held GPS units are some of the auctioned items available. 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. 48-03.4 N Long. 006-19.2 W Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival): Distance: 320.4 Nmiles Time run: 24 hrs 00 min Average Speed. 13.4 Kts Total passage distance: 986.3 Nmiles (to date) Total passage Time: 03 Days 03 Hours 30 Minutes Total Average Speed: 13.1 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: SW'ly 20 knots Sea: Rough SW'ly Swell: Building SW'ly Sky: Mostly overcast with occasional sun Temperature: 56 Air 66 Sea Synopsis: Low over UK


PHOTO's
ECDIS & RADAR pictures taken at the same time ECDIS = Electronic Chart Display Information System LookSea with its chart and live camera display & Our planned ECDIS track The knot of green is us amidst radar and AIS targets headed for the waypoint and channel Medical Extrication training AND when it comes to the chow line you don't mess with the "Boss"
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)