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Canals and Bays

October 18, 2024

Friday, October 18th, 2024
Position (Lat and Long):
39° 13.8’N x 76° 33.04’W
Log (nm): 951.8 NM
Weather / Wind and Sail Plan: Bluebird and motoring.
Description of where we are sailing: The C&D Canal and Chesapeake Bay

Another beautiful fall day on the Corwith Cramer started at the crack of dawn with B-Watch getting us underway from our anchorage in the Delaware Bay. Watches turned over and C-Watch took the deck at 0700. The Cramer glided through the C&D canal with excellent helm work from members of C-Watch and B-Watch with a tight PMO (Per master’s orders) course ordered by Captain Pamela and 2nd mate Sara V. While motoring through the canal, a few shipmates were trained to lay aloft on the yards as well as the top platform on the forem’st. The weather today was fantastic. Some of the crew were able to get their knees out and take off some layers with temps hitting high 60s today. This was a fabulous change coming from the cold front the crew of the Cramer experienced earlier this week. After safely navigating the rest of the canal, A-Watch took the deck and got us to our beautiful anchorage in Chesapeake Bay. Abbey from B-Watch was the Stu stew (Student Steward) today and helped make a wonderful meal for some hungry shipmates. After dinner, students gathered on deck to watch the sun go down over Baltimore’s skyline from the top of the charthouse. Everyone on board the Cramer is ready to get alongside the dock in Baltimore tomorrow. We’re also pumped to reunite with Ben, our Oceans and Society teacher from the shore component. The entire crew is beyond exited for our action packed weekend in the city as well.

Quinn S., C-Watch

Quinn- Miss you family! Hope all is well. Give some pets to B&D for me.
Freya- To Anja, love u and hope everything is studious. To parentals, hope u are well too.
Virginia- Miss you Fam! See you soon in B-more Chesapeake Bay, love -V

Max and Quinn enjoying the lovely view of Chesapeake Bay from the course yard. (Left to right: Quinn S and Max P)