Programs Blog

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Present Position: (Lat and Long): 40 deg 26.2913’N x 069 deg 38.0966’W

Ship Heading (degrees): 300 Deg

Ship Speed (knots): 2.30kn

Log (nm): 337.6nm

Weather / Wind / Sail Plan: Clear skies with an apparent wind of 5kn, We are currently sailing on the 4 lower sails of the Corwith Cramer.

Description of Location: We Just started crossing the Ambrose Nantucket shipping lane heading towards Martha’s Vineyard.

Hello Everyone!! C watch was awake at 1 am this morning for a great dawn watch on the Corwith Cramer. We started our watch in the dark, doing boat checks, being lookout, and steering from the helm. I was in the lab processing data from the Neuston Tow done earlier. We conducted an 100 count and  saw many different critters under the microscope including fish eggs, Copepods, Hyperiid amphipods, and much more! (Including a baby lobster.)

The morning was marked by a beautiful sunrise over our port rail, and followed by another wonderful breakfast. Our morning went smoothly, with the station bringing forth tons of new data and small critters. As the day progressed the weather turned more and more in our favor. The tops’l was raised for it’s first shift on C322, and the visibility got clearer and clearer.

B watch’s processing stint in the afternoon made it more and more clear that Copepods are the main event in these oceanic waters, turning up at about 70% of the counts. The water is healthy where the Cramer sails today, and there is much for the students aboard to learn.

In the afternoon’s navigation report, it was revealed that the Cramer was coming up on a traffic separation scheme, meaning that we would be seeing a whole lot more ships. Among these was a wind turbine servicing vessel, at which many remarked: “That boat is enormous.” It was enormous.

Overall, the day started and ended with the sun and it was beautiful throughout. It’s truly a pleasure to see the world from this lens, especially on a day like today. As in Kiplings The Explorer, “Something lost behind the ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!”

P.S. – From Woods, Thanks for sending me out here. Love you guys.

– From Victor, Thanks for beautiful view of our sunset. Take care.

– From Evelyn, To my dad, you in fact do have free time on the Cramer. You are not working 24 hours a day. 

– From Annabel, Hi everyone, I’m having an amazing time! I don’t want it to end! Love you!!

– From Caroline, hi guys!! Mom, the food is incredible! Dad, I got to man the helm as we quite literally sailed into the sunset, I think my life is complete. Andrew and Cole, miss you both so much!

C Watch, Annabel, Victor, Woods, Evelyn, Caroline