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Wednesday, October 16th, 2024: 

Position (Lat and Long): 30° 03.9’N x 73° 57.2’W

Log (nm):  775.7 NM

Weather / Wind and Sail Plan:  It was a clear sunny day, and is a clear night with a few cumulus clouds showing. The wind started by blowing a force 6 but has since calmed down to a force 4 gusting 5. We are currently sailing under the Main Stays’l, Fore Stays’l and Jib sails.

Description of where we are sailing: Off of the coast of New Jersey

This morning was a slow morning for the Corwith Cramer. We were hove to for a while doing science deployments. After that we were underway for Delaware Bay! Today I(Bretton) had watch from 1300 to 1900. During this time I was on deck taking turns at lookout, the helm, on boat-checks, and helping out in the galley (the kitchen on board). This afternoon we were sailing under the Main Stays’l, the Fore Stays’l, and the Jib. When the wind was in our favor we were making up to 7 knots! Given the weather of the past few days it was awesome to see some more wind in our sails. About 1/3 of the way through watch we had class. Today was a Nautical Seamanship class where we all sat on the boat for 15 minutes and listened to the sounds of the ship and water. We then gathered back togetherand discussed what we observed. After class we had snack at 1600 which was vanilla chai cupcakes to celebrate my birthday. At the end of watch most people were on the head rig watching the sunset, as the sun was setting the moon was rising. The moon is huge tonight providing a lot of light, so there will probably be no bioluminescence in the water. As most of the boat gets ready for bed C watch is hard at work on deck and in the lab until 0100.

Bretton P., B Watch

PS to family and friends. 

Bretton – Shoutout to Murph’s (Muph) parents! Hope you enjoy reading this before bed. Also happy belated birthday to my Mimi! Miss you Mom, Dad, and family.