at Cobh Ireland
Wednesday, 7 June Day 42 Daily Log Voyage # 0706
CAPTAIN'S LOG We are alongside. Surprise, we came in last night to avoid any possible fog delays which was an issue yesterday. However we awoke this morning to clear and sunny. It's nice to not have to move this morning and all went well last night. TRAINING it is...in the real world you are always dealing with unexpected movements and you better be ready! Berthing last night...Cobh was beautiful. Reveille this morning at 0615, immediately followed by a whistle from the train station agent and the first train of the day to Cork pulled out of the station. I think I counted 22 trains leaving Cobh on Monday through Saturday. The last returning train departs Cork at 2230 and arrives back here in Cobh at 2254, a 24 minute ride. We look forward to a lot of trips to Blarney Castle, Cork and of course the history of Cobh, which was once called "Queenstown", the last port of the Titanic. Just 17 miles South of here is where the Lusitanian was torpedoed and the graveyard here has many headstones and monuments to those lost in this tragedy. Check out our Question and Answer page.


Daily Cruise Statistics
Position at 1200 Local Time (LT) Zone Description +1 hours Cobh Ireland Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival): Distance: 000 Nmiles Time run: 00 hrs 00 min Average Speed. 000 Kts Total passage distance: 00000 Nmiles (to date) Total passage Time: 00 Days 00 Hours 00 Minutes Total Average Speed: 000 Kts ETD Cobh Ireland 10 June 06 at 0800 Local time
Today's Activities
Training Company: Maintenance Company: Utility Company: Duty (Watch) Company:	Charlie Delta Alpha Bravo + Alpha 1
Weather
Wind: Calm Sea: Nil Swell: Nil Sky: Sunny, light haze Temperature: 64 Air 56 Sea Synopsis: . High pressure predominates


PHOTO's
The lighthouse and ruins at the entrance to the River Cork This little guy adopted us when we arrived at anchor and spent the day wandering in and out of the wheelhouse. Banded on both legs and not a bit afraid of people. Panhandling paid off for him as he was treated to seeds, bread and lots of interest. These new condos have history in their back yard! Early morning photos this morning. ISPS (International Ship & Port Security) is much more visible this year. The 0615 commuter to Cork.
Notes:
Cobh Info: (Info about U.S. $100 Bills) BERTH: Cork - Cobh Cruise Terminal (next to the Train Station) Portland Info: BERTH: Maine State Pier, East Side 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 UPDATE Tuesday 6/6/06 Captain Worth just called: I had forwarded your message on to him. He said they will keep trying to reach you by radio every day. They are at Sable Island today. Everyone has gotten ashore. They are looking at horses on shore.
Tally
*Cruise mileages:* 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 841.7 Nautical Miles 2675 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 90 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 10,887.8 Nautical Miles (Estimated)