At Portland, Maine
Wednesday, 21 June Day 56 Daily Log Voyage # 0806
CAPTAIN'S LOG Portland this morning...Great day! Certainly a busy morning. We transferred our tow to an MMA 02 grad for entering Portland. After that we motored over to a clear area and tested both anchors as part of our MarAd sea trial. That completed, we proceeded to test the steering with both steering engines. Finally we did ahead and astern tests and actually ran the ship astern at 6.5 knots. Next we picked up the bar pilot Captain Mike Siepert MMA 85 for transit into the harbor where he was relieved by the docking master Captain Bill Gribbin MMA 61, an upperclassman when I was a cadet. Alongside the dock we were greeted by the staff from the City of Portland Marine Department and the staff from Chase Leavitt Steamship agents. They escorted the Customs and Border Protection personnel aboard to clear the ship. As I write this we are accomplishing a few housekeeping chores in readiness for families and friends boarding the vessel. Captain Gribbin MMA 61 It is really nice to be in Portland again. The last time was 4 years ago. We look forward to an enjoyable, though somewhat hectic, stay. Check out our Question and Answer page.

Flat Stanley and Flat Stella

The "FLAT" story: Hey...this Engine Room is pretty neat!
EOS (Engine Operating Station)

Daily Cruise Statistics
Position at 1200 Local Time (LT) Zone Description +4 hours ARRIVAL Portland Maine EDST (Castine time) Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival): Distance: 121.4 Nmiles Time run: 15 hrs 45 min Average Speed. 7.7 Kts (towing) Total passage distance: 3392.9 Nmiles (to date) Total passage Time: 10 Days 23 Hours 45 Minutes Total Average Speed: 12.9 Kts ETD Portland Maine 24 June 06 at 1000 Local time
Today's Activities
Training Company: Maintenance Company: Utility Company: Duty (Watch) Company:	Bravo Charlie Delta Alpha + D1
Weather
Wind: NNW'ly 4 Knots Sea: Nil Swell: Nil Sky: Sunny & warm and a beautiful day Temperature: 69 Air 55 Sea Synopsis: . Upper level ridge building


PHOTO's
MAINE, the way life should be! Transfer the tow. You just don't see this kind of picture anywhere else in the World. Maine State Pier where MMA training ships have docked for many, many years!
Notes:
Portland Info: BERTH: Maine State Pier, East Side Plan for today's arrival is: 0500 Transfer tow 0600 MarAd anchor tests 0700 Board Pilot 0800 Tugs 0900 berthed, Customs and Border Protection officers aboard. (We missed by 15 minutes!) 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 Wed 6/21/2006 6:02 AM We are in St.Peters this morning and will be getting underway at 0800 when the St. Peters lock tenders open for business. The weather is gray with 15-25 kt SW wind. We are getting the schooner ready for several days of work to windward towards Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. We had a great visit here in St.Peters and the Yacht club hosted a cookout for us. We discovered that Admiral Mac Millan came through here often. The President of National Geographic lived on the Lake and Mac had relatives here as well. We caught up on the TSSOM is closing in on the end of their trip. It was great that they have included us on their web page. We are still listening at the evening HF schedule but are pretty sure that we are not getting out. Best, John I bet someone recognizes this bunch!
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 3392.9 Nautical Miles 90 Nautical Miles (Estimated) 11,248.3 Nautical Miles (Estimated)