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Class Afloat _ A Rocket Launch

Time: 0800
Date: February 20th, 2026
Latitude: 26° 27.3’ N
Longitude: 79° 34.1’ W
Wind: 8kn
Distance in the last 24 hours: 193nm
Distance this voyage: 292 nm
Total distance to destination: 915 nm
Sea state: 1
Sailing status: sailing
Log keeper: Angelo

Hello family and friends,

Yesterday was an average school day. We are noticing colder temperatures as we travel north. With many sails up, watches are relaxed lately, meaning there’s more time for socializing, dancing, and relaxing. Many students, including myself, are getting closer to getting their OS, and I think that’s cool. We had vegetable soup for lunch and dinner was awesome, beef, mashed potatoes and broccoli. We sailed past Miami just after sunset, and many got to witness a rocket shoot up off the coast, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The booster landed on a drone ship off the coast of the Bahamas, and we all got to watch the crazy orange glow burst in the sky. Wild.

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