CTY trip 2 day 4

7/11/09

Today we left Martha's Vineyard and sailed nearly all day using the true version of sailing, without the motor at all. We were flying by sailing standards, and the sun was shining, the breeze was kindly, and the seas were perfect. Neither rough nor perfect, which would render any travel useless.

This morning however, we all went swimming and had a lot of fun. At nine, we were all surprised by a swim call by Sinker and gleefully slapped on our bathing suits and jumped in. The water was cold but not intolerable. We were allowed to wash, which we were all extremely grateful to do as most of us had not had any form of bodily washing in a long time.

We headed for Nantucket, and are currently anchored very close to shore. We can almost see the houses clearly and we are protected by what the shore can offer us. We were all prepped after dinner about a possible thunderstorm tonight and are a little anxious about what will happen, but we trust the guidance of the crew and captain, and all we can do now is keep the lines in check and watch the waters.

Today we all began to see a pattern forming in the daily routine. A schedule would determine the duties, and port and starboard watches would switch between learning nautical and navigational skills and having on deck classes on marine biology. We would eat meals either in watches or all hands and then after meals different watches would would rotate on the dishes while the other watch would do the souls and bowls, meaning the floors of the galley and aft cabin and the heads in the main salon and aft cabin. At the end of the day, we mustered and talked about things we liked and would would disperse there after.

Written by Lia