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Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Noon Position:: 42 deg 69.631’ N x 070 deg 36.367’W
Ship Heading:  305 degrees
Ship Speed: 2.1 knots
Log: 204.4 nm
Weather: cloudy, 21.5 deg / Wind: fresh breeze, SSW / Sail Plan: sailing with the mainstaysail, forestaysail, and storm trysail

Hello everyone! This is Casey, Sophia, and Asher writing from another exciting dawn watch! The crew is slowly falling into watch schedule routines while spending free time enjoying the beautiful views on deck. Earlier in the week we passed through the Cape Cod Canal where we saw lots of boat traffic and marine life. We ended our evening with a lovely sunset and Titanic photos before another delicious meal. 

Furthermore in our scientific discoveries, we had a very eventful deployment day with 6 different pieces of equipment going into the water. We started with a shipek grab that gave us samples from the ocean floor. This deployment showed that the bottom was rockier than the other muddy locations we grabbed from. Second, we had another Secchi disc bet, where we judge how far the sunlight can reach. Casey was the winner for the day with 6 m! Next, we did a phytoplankton tow and found many more interesting critters to observe during lab. We also deployed the CTD which measured the conductivity, temperature, and depth of the water in the area. After, we deployed another Neuston Tow which collected a variety of zooplankton that the next watch observed. My favorite discovery was a ladybug that found its way into the net. Finally, we did a surface station deployment and Niskin Bottle on CTD wire. Both collected water samples so we can compare the qualities at different depths. All of these deployments led to a very eventful morning watch and gave us lots of data to observe over the next few watches.   

Beyond our thrilling scientific experiments, we started our oceanographic project. We concentrated on the density and diversity of zooplankton underwater, which is a common interest in our watch. We distributed our work on the project and couldn’t wait to start! We had a hard time trying to memorize all the lines on our boat, but things gradually got better when we asked Ali for help. It rained for nearly half an hour in the evening, and the sun gradually went down below the horizon. The view of the sunset was marvelous! We took a lot of photos on deck, building fantastic memories on Corwith Cramer. My favorite was the one taken by Andres, focusing on my shadow on the boat during the sunset.  All these events made our day unforgettable. 

Casey, Asher, Sophia, and Andrés

PS. 
I miss you Mom, Dad, Grayson, and Larry! 143 (Casey)
No cephalopods yet 🙁 , love you guys so much and can’t wait to see you! (Sophia)
I miss you Mom, Dad, and Ken! (Asher)
I hope y’all are doing well! Can’t wait to call when I get to Boston! (Andrés)