at Cobh Ireland

Monday,  5 June  Day 40  Daily Log   Voyage #  0706

Yesterday's Holiday routine, which coincidently happened on Sunday, was a resounding success.  Many games were played, assessments and studies completed, movies viewed and capped off with the barbecue on the stern last night.  All in all a great day with cooperative weather and an atmosphere of relaxation as we approached the end of the English Channel and the traffic definitely thinned out.

We are currently anchored of the River Cork about a mile and a half inside the pilot station.  Has to be pretty close to where the Titanic anchored to load her passengers.  COBH is the name of the former QUEENSTOWN which was the last port call for the Titanic. The Lusitania was also torpedoed about 17 miles South of here.  

Tomorrow will be training and we will enter port on Wednesday morning as scheduled.  I am sure everyone is looking forward to the visit.

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Position at 1200 Local Time (LT)                                                   Zone Description +1 hours
Arrival Cobh Ireland

ANCHORED off River Cork.  05 June @ 1138 Local time

Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival):  
Distance:     328.1 Nmiles
Time run:      22 hrs  45 min
Average Speed.   14.4 Kts
Total passage distance:      841.7  Nmiles       (to date)
Total passage Time:    02 Days    10 Hours     30 Minutes
Total Average Speed:    14.4  Kts

ETA Cobh Ireland  Pilot Station 07 June 06 at 0700 Local time

Training  Company:            

Maintenance Company:      

Utility Company:                   

Duty (Watch) Company:       

Charlie

Bravo

Delta

Wind:  SE'ly   2 knots
Sea:    Wavelets to Slight to Nil
Swell:  Nil
Sky:    Sunny, light haze
Temperature:  60 Air    53  Sea   

Synopsis: .  High pressure predominates

Holiday Barbecue photos from last night are below

Painting the "Hatch Square"  is an Upper-class tradition.  Designed by them and painted in their class colors.

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
 

Castine to Barcelona

Barcelona to Barcelona (Training)

Barcelona to Gibraltar

Gibraltar to Gdynia

Gdynia to Kiel

Kiel to Cuxhaven

Cuxhaven to Cobh

Cobh to Portland

Portland to Castine

TOTAL Cruise Mileage:      

    3614.6  Nautical Miles

      248.6  Nautical Miles 

      519.1  Nautical Miles  

    2442.4  Nautical Miles   

      357.4  Nautical Miles   

         99.0   Nautical Miles   

    841 Nautical Miles   (Estimated)

    2675 Nautical Miles   (Estimated)

        90 Nautical Miles   (Estimated)

    10,964.9  Nautical Miles  (Estimated)