Programs Blog

Monday, October 13th

Noon Position: 42° 21.9’ N x 070° 38.1’ W

Log: 224 nm

Weather: Today has had intense winds (Force 7) and it has been very rainy.

Seaport District of Boston, Fan Pier

Ship Location

Today we had a great day. We started the morning off with breakfast and making lunches to go. Then we got ready to go on our voyage in the rain. Our walk to the aquarium was about twenty minutes and very wet. Most of us made the great decision of wearing our foulies, including me. As we ventured to the aquarium, we took advantage of the wet surfaces and slid across the ground most of the walk and some people even jumped in puddles.

The aquarium had many fish and marine animals, and we took time to look for information that could help with the work for our final projects. Jeff and Craig gave us prompts to help guide us through the exhibits.

After the morning at the aquarium, we spent an hour and a half on a lunch break walking around Faneuil Hall. I wasted most of my time searching for a hoodie which I chose not to bring on the boat. Ultimately there were not many stores and I did not buy a hoodie, Magnus did not buy sweatpants and Claire did not buy socks. Although Faneuil Hall is not a great place to find clothes, they do have great food. Magnus, Nate, and I decided to have Chinese food at which we ate on a bench in the rain.

To finish off our day on land we had a fun walk of what felt like most of Massachusetts to explore a few museums on the Atlantic History of Boston and return to the Corwith Cramer.

Our current plan A for the next few days of sailing is as follows: Depart Boston harbor at 0900 where we will see 6–8-foot swells (instead of 15-foot swells if we had left today) and travel about 50 nm to Provincetown to anchor for the night in a protected area. Then, we will set sail into open ocean heading for St. John!

Shout-outs: Love and miss you family!

Alex Skinner, C Watch