Cobh, Ireland to Portland, Maine
Wednesday, 14 June Day 49 Daily Log Voyage # 0806
CAPTAIN'S LOG I have lined up a series of GUEST EDITORS which will grace this space on some of our remaining days. A mix of Faculty, staff and students to give you a bit of a different perspective of Training Cruise 2006. Today's guest editor is Company Officer, Dave Hassett. We had a beautiful transit though the Azores Island last evening. Clear weather complimented by gently rolling seas, and mild temperatures made for a memorable evening as we motored by Terceira Island. The stern of the ship after dinner was like a town social. Staff, students and crew clustered in various size groups watching Terceira pass by. The groups were engaged in various discussions ranging in topics from today's training activities, sports, and of course those venerable sea stories which seem to improve with each telling. As the sun moved down to the horizon, the ship moved through the central passage between the islands of Sao Jorge to the north and Pico and Faial to the south. Lights started coming on in the coastal towns along Sao Jorge further highlighting their white washed sided, red tiled roof homes. It was a true picture postcard moment. The cruise is entering its final phase of training with the midshipmen starting their flashlights. Flashlights are where the 2/c Engineers as well as all 4/c midshipmen go to different stations within the ship's engineering spaces where an instructor is located. The instructor points to a system or device located in that area, and the student has to tell everything he or she knows about that particular item. It is called flashlights as the instructor uses a flashlight to designate some of the systems of interest that is too far away or difficult to point to by hand. The students are assessed based on how comprehensive their answers are. Since the students do not know which systems are going to be indicated they have to review and be cognizant of every system in the assigned test areas. It can be quite a daunting task, especially if the student has not been reviewing and studying the training ship systems from the start of the cruise. I have really enjoyed this cruise, the ports we visited were historic, picturesque, and offered a diverse array of things to see and do. In addition we transited through the Gibraltar Straits, English Channel, and Kiel Canal. Three very significant choke points of maritime trade. On a personal note, the highlight of the cruise for me was having my youngest brother, Chris Hassett, Class of 81 on the cruise as one of the Engineering Professors. This was truly special. He brought a lot of practical knowledge and experience from his twenty plus years of shipping that he shared with the midshipmen, but more important we both had time to spend together which always seems difficult to find in our hectic lives ashore. Check out our Question and Answer page.


Daily Cruise Statistics
Position at 1200 Local Time (LT) Zone Description +1 hours Latitude 39-50.4 N Longitude 033-14.4 W 3 hours ahead of Castine Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival): Distance: 394.3 Nmiles Time run: 25 hrs 00 min Average Speed. 15.8 Kts Total passage distance: 1476.1 Nmiles (to date) Total passage Time: 04 Days 05 Hours 00 Minutes Total Average Speed: 14.6 Kts ETA Portland Maine 21 June 06 at 0700 Local time
Today's Activities
Training Company: Maintenance Company: Utility Company: Duty (Watch) Company:	Delta Bravo Charlie Alpha
Weather
Wind: WSW'ly 10 Knots Sea: Small W'ly Swell: Low NW'ly Sky: Mostly sunny & Fair Weather Temperature: 66 Air 65 Sea Synopsis: . Azores High dominates


PHOTO's
Our Charted positions to the Azores Approach to Terceira Whitewashed homes and terraced gardens The passage between Sao Jorge and Pico Most sailboats crossing the Atlantic stop in the Azores Moon over Flores before sunrise this morning Corvo with a cluster of white washed houses just before sunrise over the starboard bridge wing repeater
Notes:
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 Tue 6/14/2006 None yet. Will post when received.
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)