At Portland, Maine
Thursday, 22 June Day 57 Daily Log Voyage # 0806
CAPTAIN'S LOG T.S. STATE OF MAINE @ Maine State Pier, Portland Just a few words about Alumni and Alumni support of our cruises. When we operate on cruise our costs are always a consideration in planning our ports and finding innovative ways to fund the costs. Over the years it has been the Alumni of Maine Maritime Academy who have stepped forward time and again to offer donations, services and have contacted friends to help support our port calls. As Portland is the closest port for us, over the years the training ship has called here many, many times. We are always welcomed, we always have great support in Portland and we always revel in the Alumni visits we have here. The camaraderie of Alumni in a one on one situation increases exponentially when you put a bunch of them together. In fact, there is so much laughter and fun, that other people in the vicinity may not know quite how to interpret just what is going on! That is especially so, when the older Alums start talking about "Hanging around", "Finning Out", "One Hands" and all the Middies' fun and games of the old days. Portland has been wonderful this year and to date everyone has been super in supporting us and also supporting our effort to get "Dad's Dream" safely into port and prepare for turning her back over to the family that was evacuated from her after the Hurricane Alberto knock downs. Just consider the logistics and support: Pilots, Docking Masters, Tugs, Line Handlers, Port Officials and staff, Agents, Customs & Border Protection, Coast Guard, Berths, Dumpsters for trash and the myriad other details of a port call. This is a huge level of support for us and we certainly appreciate all the help and support. THANK YOU PORTLAND, THANK YOU ALUMNI.....without your help we could not make it happen. Check out our Question and Answer page.

Flat Stanley and Flat Stella

The "FLAT" story: SECURITY is a big deal as our "Flat Friends" find out today.
Stanley and Stella get Scanned by Security

Daily Cruise Statistics
Position at 1200 Local Time (LT) Zone Description +4 hours Portland Maine EDST (Castine time) Noon to noon (or Departure to Noon or Noon to Arrival): Distance: Nmiles Time run: hrs min Average Speed. Kts (towing) Total passage distance: Nmiles (to date) Total passage Time: Days Hours Minutes Total Average Speed: Kts ETD Portland Maine 24 June 06 at 1000 Local time
Today's Activities
Training Company: Maintenance Company: Utility Company: Duty (Watch) Company:	Charlie Delta Alpha Bravo + D2
Weather
Wind: SW'ly 12 Knots Sea: Nil Swell: Nil Sky: Sunny & warm and a bit more humid Temperature: 69 Air 55 Sea Synopsis: .


PHOTO's
Heading out of Portland into an interesting sunrise. Getting the displays ready for the Alumni reception The reception area buffet line is prepared The Maine Spill "RESPONDER" gets underway. Many Alumni work aboard her.
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 6/22/06 6:32 AM We are underway towards Lunenburg. Presently we are beating into moderate to strong SW wind, fog and 3-5 foot seas. There is sun but not enough to burn through Nova Scotia fog. The crew is fairing well and we are making slow progress to our destination. -John The BOWDOIN at Summerside.
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)