Programs Blog

Friday, November 7, 2025

Position: 18° 05.8 N X 064° 36.8 W

Course: 165 degrees

Speed: 4.8 kts

SE winds F4, Sailing under 4 Lowers with deep reefed main

Today we left our anchorage in St. John at 0700 and began making way toward St. Croix. It is not easy to maneuver a ship of this size but C watch got us going smoothly. It would only be about a 8-hour voyage but we cannot not dock until the 9^th. Due to this, we sailed back and forth between the two islands preforming lots of gibes to stay in an area far enough from land where we were permitted to dump slops and black water as well as make drinking water. We continued our Junior Watch Officer segment as we went underway. JWOs worked hard and did their best to organize their watch and lead us through our many gibes. The seas were only about 5 feet tall, but after being on land for a few days many of us including myself felt sea sick though I got over it quickly. The warm sun continued to beat down on us so many resorted to sleeping “not quite in” our bunks to find cooler air. Throughout the day we all worked diligently on our project posters which we will present on the 8^th. I ended my day playing guitar on the elephant table and teaching Danny a few chords. While enjoying the sunset, we watched as a small whale crossed just 50 feet abaft our stern. The whale was small and brown surfacing a few times before the sun went down. As the end of our trip begins to loom over us we all realize how much we have grown and changed, and we continue to cherish all the time we have left together.

Tucker I., B Watch