Whales CTY Summer Session 1 Day 5

Yesterday, we sailed all day and all night from Oyster Bay through the Long Island Sound on our way to New Bedford, Massachusetts. We left from Oyster Bay and refueled early in the morning. During the day, Port and Starboard watches shifted between learning about sailing while on watch and learning about whales when we weren't. While learning about whales, we played marine mammal jeopardy. We also got some sweet pirate-themed temporary tattoos! During watch, we gained experience steering through fog and windy weather as well as learning more about navigation and directions. We also learned more about the different lines and knots used aboard the Lady Maryland. During night watch, there was very poor visibilty due to the heavy fog. Bow watch was heavily emphasized as we looked out for boat lights and listened for boat fog horns.

Today we docked in New Bedford, Massachusetts shortly after breakfast. We went into town to see the New Bedford Whaling Museum where we had an information scavenger hunt. We learned about whaling and its importance to New Bedford, as well as the lives of the sailors. After the museum, we visited the Seamen's Bethel, where we saw the pew where Herman Melville probably sat as a young sailor during the chapel services. Later this afternoon, we went rowing. We split up into two teams in replicas of whaling rowboats. Now, we are back on the boat and just finished a delicious dinner of fish chowder. Yum!