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Hello Sailor!!
Friday, 04 July, 2025
Noon Position: (Lat and Long): 40 degrees 42.77” N, 070 degrees 18.17’ W
Log (nm): 131.9 nm
Weather / Wind / Sail Plan (from 1300 Watch Change): Consistently sunny and windy all day. Sailing by and large under the main’sl, fore and main stay’sl as well as the jib and jib topsail.
Description of Location: On the continental shelf, leaving the Rhode Island Sound
We had some very strong winds last night but it all cleared up! Everything’s in order and on track.
A Watch was up at dawn today from 01:00 to 07:00, with an opportunity to stargaze and watch the sun rise as we fulfilled our duties on watch. Some of these duties included: processing and performing counts of plankton from our various scientific deployments, and even a morning tea party (absolutely necessary!).
A Watch and B Watch teamed up to set the main’sl and, toward the end of the day, strike the fisherman’s sail. Around the end of A Watch’s night shift, they also experienced the pleasant surprise of a pod of whales surrounding the ship!
HI MOM! You better be reading this. You won’t believe it but I am actually waking up early. Tell everyone I love them and I have NOT drowned or thrown up. Yet…..-Maite
Hi Mom, Maisy, Cara and Dad! Haven’t gotten seasick yet and am having a great time! The sky is so pretty here- any time of day (or night!) Miss y’all tons! – Lily
Hi Mom and Dad! I’m well and am on night watch as I am writing this to you. I got seasick on the first day at sea but have acclimated very nicely and am feeling 100%. I love you guys be safe mag ingat. – Joshua
Hello dearest parents! It is I, your darling child cast away to the seas! To ease your worries, I’ll tell you as follows: I am alive and well. I am healthy and have had few worries regarding sea sickness, and in addition I have settled into my rocking, frequently sopping home nicely. I hope you are all doing well, and I look forward to the time when I shall regale you with tales from this great scientific odyssey. – Henry :]
A Watch- Maite, Solomon, Henry, Rylan, Sofia, Lily, Avery, Joshua
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