Cobh, Ireland to Portland, Maine
Saturday, 17 June Day 52 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 Kevin Quirion, Cadet Chief Engineer 2/C Engineer’s Perspective The final countdown has begun. It is hard to believe we are now counting in days, not weeks, and surely not months, until the end of cruise, until we can see our families and friends again. Cruise 2006 has been a great experience for many, full of memories that I know I will have for the rest of my life. Visiting the great European ports that we all speak of is something that I will cherish for a very long time, especially being able to do it with some of my closest friends. During my junior Cruise, I have been privileged to sail as the Cadet Chief Engineer. It has been an awesome experience, and one that I will never forget. It has given me the opportunity to develop my engineering and leadership skills. There has yet to be a dull moment on this ship. Between Main Engine repairs, and some other small fixes, we have all been very busy, keeping Cruise 2006 on schedule, and I am fortunate to be one of the many hands to make it possible. Now that our 4^th and Final Holiday has come and gone, our 2/C Flashlights are done, and Portland is just off the horizon, we can almost say that our Junior Cruise has come and gone as well. It is hard to believe that we have come so far, in what seems to be a blink of an eye. It feels like just yesterday, I was a Cruising 4/C, seeing the world for the first time, and developing my ‘sea legs’. Now those ‘sea legs’ are good and strong, ready to take on what ever the sea may toss at me. I would just like to thank everyone that made Cruise 2006 possible; Ship’s Crew, Regimental Staff, and Training Professors; each contributing their own way to help prepare us for our Coast Guard Exams, and eventually a life at sea. And if I may, I would like to thank my family and friends back home. If it weren’t for you, I know for sure that I would not be able to have come as far as I have. The support that I have received is great, and something that everyone should have the privilege to share. Thank you, 2/C Kevin A. Quirion Cadet Chief Engineer Winslow, Maine Check out our Question and Answer page.

Flat Stanley and Flat Stella

The "FLAT" story: WOWZER...TODAY Stella and Stanley are touring the "IT" department, computers, hubs, switches, WAP's, Card swipes and IR readers, all kinds of neat stuff. And they learned the entire ship is wireless and everyone has e-mail.


Daily Cruise Statistics
Position at 1200 Local Time (LT) Zone Description +2 hours Latitude 37-18.1 N Longitude 055-03.9 W 2 hours ahead of Castine Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival): Distance: 323 Nmiles Time run: 24 hrs 00 min Average Speed. 13.5 Kts Total passage distance: 2530.7 Nmiles (to date) Total passage Time: 07 Days 06 Hours 00 Minutes Total Average Speed: 14.5 Kts ETA Portland Maine 21 June 06 at 0700 Local time
Today's Activities
Training Company: Maintenance Company: Utility Company: Duty (Watch) Company:	Alpha Delta Bravo Charlie
Weather
Wind: SSE'ly 22 Knots Sea: Rough S'ly Swell: Moderate W'ly Sky: Mostly sunny & Fair Weather Alberto remnants, Headed for the Nantucket traffic lanes Temperature: 74 Air 72 Sea Synopsis: . Fringes of the Low to the North


PHOTO's
Engine Repairs (Main and Genset) After drills yesterday Above from Pyrotechnics Drill held yesterday morning. Delta Company watch group All 4 Companies "Deckies" GRADUATED from Confined Space Entry / Tank Cleaning Class
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 Bowdoin Update from Captain Worth 6/16/06 9:30 AM: We all had a really great time on Cap aux Muelles; rented mopeds, met a lot of very warm and friendly people, for the most part French-speaking, but a little English. We are currently underway for Cape Breton at 8 knots, weather is fair and foggy. Expect to reach Bras D'Or Lakes Lakes tomorrow. Was able to hear the TSSOM on the UHF radio last night, but they were unable to hear us. Will keep listening and trying. John.
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)