Whales 4 day 7

 It’s the last full day on Lady Maryland. All the students feel sad to leave the boat but are also looking forward to showering. In the morning, students visited and explored an estuary. They used a seine net to catch a variety of different organisms. Later in the afternoon, students had a “field day” activity, where they returned a favor to the Lady Maryland by doing a deep clean of all parts of the boat. Then the students had a science olympics competition, where the port and starboard side competed to demonstrate their learning throughout the boat portion of this camp. For the second portion of this competition, all the students worked together to set up the sails and raise the anchor without any of the crew’s help! All the crew were amazed by this and felt proud of the students.  Afterwards, the students presented their final projects, which they have worked on very hard. They wrapped up the day with a final reflection of the trip. At night, the students got ready to go to sleep and listened to the crew’s song, “Habitat”. Everyone felt sad because it was the last time to sleep on the boat, especially on the deck.

Thank you Lady Maryland, all the crew members and the students..! ❤️

CTY students fishing in the estuary 

They caught a horseshoe crab

And some other cool stuff

Schooner Olympics

Final presentations 

Whales 4 day 6

Today the students had an easy day with a morning meal of sausages, potatoes, yogurt, and a blueberry muffin, which started the day off strong. Afterwards, they went for a swim and even went fishing. Later, they lifted anchor and enjoyed a full day of sailing and got started on their final projects. After dropping anchor, they had dinner, celebrated a crew members birthday, and a mini boat contest. The students had to build a boat sturdy enough to carry fishing weights. Halfway through the boat competition, a balloon from a students boat went overboard and they went on a rescue mission to remove the balloon from the water. Finally, they finished the boat contest, which wrapped up their day.

Today’s fishing adventure

The students caught a spider crab

It’s someone else’s birthday !!

Boat architects 

Whales 4 day 5

Today the students were awoken by the smell of pancakes. After the amazing meal, they went off to the New Bedford Whaling Museum and saw some interesting exhibits and the skeletons of a blue, humpback, and a right whale. After that, they left New Bedford and set sail. The rest of the day was eventful as the students sailed to their next location but a few students got sea sick. They dropped anchor and ended the day by doing some Scrimshaw (carving on a hard surface), and slept through another night, ending their sixth day. 

Today’s trip to the whale museum

Scrimshaw making!!

Whales 4 day 4

Today, students started the day by going for their second swim. They then did some trawl net fishing and caught a bunch of algae and a lonely crab. Students then split up into their watches and alternated between day watches and class. Since students were disappointed with their catch in the morning, they got to fish again the the afternoon. The second time, they caught a lot of crabs, krill shrimp, and even a big fish!!!! Throughout the day, the crew and the students had managed to work together to sail for 6 hours with no engine and completely relying on sail power. In the evening, students had a debate about the turbot war between Spain and Canada. 

Today’s swim!!!

CTY students fishing

CTY students cleaning the ship’s deck

Evening debate 

Whales 4 day 3

Today the students woke up in Woods Hole, MA. They went on a scavenger hunt to discover local spots in the area and to the aquarium which included an touch pond. After going underway, the crew and students sailed for a bit and finally dropped anchor. After dropping anchor, the students had cupcakes (Yay!) to celebrate a birthday and dissected squid. They then wrote postcards with the squid ink to be mailed to whomever they wish.

Photos from today’s scavenger hunt

Photos from today’s day at the aquarium

Advertising to whales!

It’s Someone’s birthday!