Portland to Castine, Maine
Saturday, 24 June Day 59 Daily Log Voyage # 0906
CAPTAIN'S LOG The FINAL Leg of Training Cruise 2006 is underway. We left Portland this morning right on time at 1000 hours. We proceeded away from the Maine State Pier with the assistance of Captain Brian Fournier and two McAllister tugs. Captain Susan Clark then took over and piloted us out of the harbor. Our guests for the Excursion to Castine started arriving about 0800 and we now have 443 persons on board. We departed Portland at 1100 hours and are scheduled to arrive at Buoy 14M off Monhegan at 1400. Castine berthing should be at the slack water just before 1800. Portland was great with many visits from family and friends. The city shows growth every time we visit. The latest being the new Ocean-gate Cruise terminal under construction. The downtown area hosts a great mix of shops, pubs, restaurants and culture. All in all ONE GREAT VISIT....THANK YOU PORTLAND and all our supporters who made the visit possible for us. One last note...as we left the dock this morning we had a call from "Dad's Dream" which indicated that the power had been restored to the radio. Captain Bob Dwyer wished us all a happy and safe voyage home to Castine and we, of course, wished him the same returning to Halifax. He wished to THANK all of the embarked personnel for their help. Check out our Question and Answer page.

Daily Cruise Statistics
Position at 1200 Local Time (LT) Zone Description +4 hours No Noon slip today Arrival figures on tomorrow's web 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 ETA Castine, Maine 24 June 06 at 1800 Local time
Today's Activities
Training Company: Maintenance Company: Utility Company: Duty (Watch) Company:	Alpha Bravo Delta Charlie
Weather
Wind: NE'ly 3 Knots Sea: Nil Swell: Nil Sky: Overcast & drizzly & rain Temperature: 66 Air 55 Sea Synopsis: .


PHOTO's
The "two footer". Portland's Narrow Gauge Railroad powered by a 1949 GE Diesel Electric Engine Outbound Portland Harbor under the direction of Captain Clark of the Portland Pilots Traffic inbound while we transit out of Portland Harbor Parents and Friends "muster" at their assigned locations to be instructed in PFD's (Life Jackets), and associated equipment and directions to get to their Abandon Ship Stations. Our crew also has to muster at the same time until we have 100% accountability of all who are aboard. Final count was 174 Guests and 269 students and crew making the Total 443.
Notes:
Portland Info: 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 6/24/06 No update yet today!
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)