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Captain's Update:

"LADY MARYLAND anchored last night on the northeast side of Prudence Island. The trip to the dock in Providence today is only about 10 miles. Last night the student crew all presented their final projects and today we'll do a final deckwash, clean bunks, pack-up, and meet Allie Kryjak who will take everyone to Providence to board the train to head home."

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Ilian and Jeffrey working on their final projects about constellations!

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Captain's Update:

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"We are underway and outbound New Bedford, MA. Winds are WNW at 11-14 knots becoming WSW 5-10 as we turn up into Narragansett Bay, RI. We are headed towards Prudence Island which is a small island in the northwestern part of Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. We will anchor for the night and tomorrow is the final day of the trip!"

-Captain LP

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At the New Bedford Whaling Museum, MA

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@11:45am "We had a beautiful sail from Cuttyhunk Island and are currently tied-up alongside a floating dock in New Bedford, MA. We had an early lunch and now the student crew and some of the professional crew are off to explore the New Bedford Whaling Museum! After that we'll send everyone to a local park to stretch their legs and get some energy out". -Captain LP

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Today the student and professional crew are getting underway from their anchorage near Cuttyhunk Island and are headed into New Bedford, MA. They will dock downtown among fishing vessels and walk to the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

Historically, whaling was an essential economic driver for East coast port communities like New Bedford and Nantucket.

The New Bedford Whaling museum has some of the best collections of whale bone artifacts, scrimshaw, whale skeletons, and traditional whaling artifacts anywhere in the United States.

The Museum plays a critical role as a champion for whale preservation and as guardians for our heritage and culture.

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The students do a deck wash of the vessel and a slight "crew wash" of themselves

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using the fire hose too! (the fire hose uses sea water)

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jumping off the boat near Cuttyhunk Island

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jumping off the boat near Cuttyhunk Island

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jumping off the boat near Cuttyhunk Island

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jumping off the boat near Cuttyhunk Island2

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Swim call near Cuttyhunk Island

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This morning LADY MARYLAND and crew got underway from the harbor of refuge off Point Judith, RI. They are bound towards Cuttyhunk Island. Winds are SSW at 7-11 knots with patchy fog.

Cuttyhunk Island is the outermost of the Elizebeth Island in Massachusetts.

The island is located between Buzzards Bay and Vineyard Sound and is near Penikese and Nashawena Island.

The island has an estimated population of 10 residents, swelling to around 400 in the summer months. It is the fourth largest of the Elizabeth Islands and home to the village of Cuttyhunk.

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On Tuesday, the LADY MARYLAND crew met up with another sail training vessel, the schooner BRILLIANT. The two vessels rafted together at anchor while students from both ships enjoyed a swim call.

BRILLANT is an offshore classroom for the Mystic Seaport Museum. Their sailing program offers people of all ages the opportunity to learn about sailing on one of the finest wooden schooners ever built.

And BRILLIANT is captained by the illustrious Sarah Armour who long ago used to be the Educational Coordinator on the LADY MARYLAND when LP was the mate (in 2016).

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"We have anchored with a shot and a half of chain in the refuge of safe harbor near Point Judith, RI near the sailing vessel BRILLANT. They may raft up to us later. We set sail this morning and were able to sail just after the fog cleared, made it through the Watch Hill passage and then got about 3 miles off shore before turning toward Point Judith. Fun day of sailing!"

-Captain LP

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at Mystic Seaport Museum

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this is from Mystic River Park yesterday where the student and professional crew got to stretch their legs and run out some energy after their tour of the Mystic Seaport exhibits

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everyone works together to set and trim the sails each day

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The Blue

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The LADY MARYLAND and crew left Mystic, CT this morning and are bound off into the wild blue! They are headed wherever the wind will take them, but aiming for Block Island Sound or toward Judith Point, RI.

Today is the perfect day with clear weather, light winds, and a happy crew.

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Darwin in the trawl net

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student and professional crew get to sort the catch and identify and learn about what we catch and how those critters fit into the local ecosystem

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we use a traditional trawl fishing net to sample trawl for marine life

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a view from on deck

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Good morning from Mystic, Connecticut! LADY MARYLAND and crew docked at Mystic River Park around 11:30am today and the student crew and some professional crew will be headed to Mystic Seaport for a tour later this afternoon. The ship and crew have traveled over 135 nautical miles since leaving New York City on Saturday.

“After traveling across Long Island Sound, it’s hard to beat a quiet night at anchor under a starry sky and full moon and starting a day with a trawl full of critters in West Harbor off Fisher’s Island.” -Darwin Garrett, Educational Coordinator on LADY MARYLAND

Mystic Seaport Museum is the largest maritime museum in the United States. It boasts a collection of ships and boats and a re-creation of a 19th-century seaport village consisting of more than 60 historic buildings, including many rare commercial structures that were moved to the site and meticulously restored.

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Navigating their way through Long Island Sound

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Today the student crew learned how to haul back the traditional fisherman's anchor and got underway through Long Island Sound towards Fisher’s Island. There is an east wind blowing at 5-10 kts and the fog is clearing but it’s still overcast. They have a the current for a few hours in their favor and will be breaking into watch standing properly today (without the distraction of the city, the land travel, and various orientations).

Student crew will be split into two watches and paired with professional crew and will take turns running the ship. This includes, steering the ship, standing look out, setting and trimming sails, navigation, and hourly boat checks. The “off-watch” group will be learning about whales and estuary systems with some of the professional crew.

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The student crew really helps sail, steer, and navigate the vessel alongside the professional crew.

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Here they are going up the East River and under the Brooklyn Bridge.

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Captain LP in front of the Statue of Liberty

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Captain LP in front of the Statue of Liberty

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They sailed around NY harbor waiting for the favorable tide that would take them up the East River. Great sightseeing!

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Trip 1 students in front of the Statue of Liberty

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many hands makes light work of these heavy sails

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Everyone worked together to set the mainsail, foresail, and jibsail on the traditional schooner.

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They joined the LADY MARYLAND and crew downtown near the World Trade center at North Cove Marina and had lunch. They completed a basic safety orientation, toured the vessel, settled in, and got underway.

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lunch on Lady Maryland on Day 1 in NYC at Noth Cove Marina

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The group assembles at Penn Station Baltimore

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Trip 1 began with everyone meeting Allie and Alia (Living Classrooms staff) at Baltimore's Penn Station at 7:30am. They all collected as a group and boarded the train to NYC. They had a fun and uneventful ride to New York. They met the LADY MARYLAND crew, said goodbye to Allie and Alia, and got underway into NY harbor for the East River which runs between Brooklyn and Manhattan. Once through they set a course for western Long Island sound and anchored that night near Cold Spring Harbor, NY.