WE ENJOYED A NICE EVENING OF SHORE LEAVE YESTERDAY AFTER FINISHING UP CLASSES. MANY EXPLORED HORTA’S PAINTED PIER, FINDING MURALS FROM PREVIOUS CLASS AFLOAT YEARS AND THOSE OF SOME OF…
WE HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED TO HORTA AND IT’S COOL, BUT SUNNY OUT! WITHOUT STEEP ROLLING, WE ALL GOT OUR FIRST NIGHT OF SLEEP IN QUITE A WHILE. THIS WILL BE…
WE COULD SEE DOLPHINS WHILE ALOFT THIS MORNING AND THAT MAKES THE DAY THAT MUCH MORE JOYOUS! IN THE PAST 24-HOURS, WE HAVE HAD WINDS STRONG ENOUGH THAT WE COULD…
THIS MORNING, WATCH 3 SAW A SUNRISE, RAINBOW, DOLPHIN AND WHALE! WE ARE SET TO ARRIVE IN THE AZORES IN JUST THREE DAYS AND ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO EXPLORE HORTA,…
YESTERDAY WE SAW DOLPHINS DANCING ALONG THE BOW! AND TODAY’S SUNRISE WAS BEAUTIFUL AGAIN. IT PEAKED FROM BEHIND THE CLOUDS SO YOU COULD LOOK DIRECTLY AT THE PERFECTLY DEFINED CIRCLE.…
THIS IS WATCH 3’S FIRST 6-8 WATCH. WE ACTUALLY STOOD AN EXTRA HOUR THIS MORNING BECAUSE OF THE TIME CHANGE AND TO GIVE A LITTLE MORE REST TO OUR SHIPMATES.…
WE ARE NOW HEADED NORTHEAST AGAIN AND HAVE CAUGHT A LITTLE WIND, SO THE 00-04 WATCH SET SAIL. WITH THE SUN RISING EARLIER, WATCH 4 WENT UP INTO THE RIGGING…
WE WORKED HARD TODAY ON THE 0400-0800 WATCH, BRACING AND TRIMMING THE SAILS. NOW WE ARE PREPARING TO BE ON ENGINE SO STRIKING AND FURLING ALL THE SAILS. CLASSES CONTINUE…
HEY EVERYONE! THIS SAIL IS GOING GREAT! LAST NIGHT WE HAD A CASINO NIGHT WHICH WAS REALLY FUN AND OVERALL, WE ARE HAVING A GOOD TIME. IT’S SAD THAT THE…