Today was Trisha's birthday!! We started out from Block Island with a professional snagger, it was so impressive the crew of a three sail schooner (The Mystic) was impressed. We sailed so hard that even though the Mystic let out all its sails and motor we caught up to it and passed it! We were forced to tack and tack endlessly so that we hardly seemed to move. Finally we caught the wind and reached up to 9 knots an hour. It was awesome! The weather was a beautiful. We made it into Connecticut and anchored in Fisher's Island Sound. They the ar night was finished perfectly by the arrival of two swams and signet.
Favorite parts of the day were:
Alex- manning the helm at 9 knots
Mike- standing out on the bow spirit
Rory- jumping at the bow
Sean- eating burritos
Zach- seeing the swans
Trisha- working the helm
Shay- swabbing the deck
Maren- navigation
Joelle- dinner
Lisa- learning more about whaling
-Alex, Sean, and Mike
Day 6- Mystic Seaport
We started the day by motoring through two awesome bridges. One of them opened by swinging sideways the other by levering up. We docked in Mystic and set out in groups to complete a scavenger hunt. We went into old shops and stores and the Joseph Conrad. We starred in the tale of a whaler, which was an interactive play about revenge seeking girl who becomes a whaler. All of us were dressed as Pirates because today was Rory's birthday!! We also went to the planetarium and learned about the constellations and aster isms. At the end of the day we joined dog watch on the last wooden whaling vessel in the world today. We also got to start out diddy bags. As the sunset we called home and played a game of capture the flag. It was an incredible day full of entertaining and educational experiences.
- Starboard Watch
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