Mon.,
July
26, 2004
Noon Position:
Latitude: 18.33N
Longitude: -66.32W
Course: 270°
Speed:
10.5 knots
Trivia
What is an ECDIS and what does it do?
Yesterday's
Answer:
6 minutes is one tenth of an hour. A ship going 15 knots
would go 1.5 knots in six minutes (move the decimal point) 1.5 X
2 = 3 knots in 12 minutes. |
 At
0800, the pilot boarded the Texas Clipper II on Friday and
at 0918 we were all fast. After the accommodation ladder was
rigged, US Customs boarded for a protocol visit. After the
vessel was cleared, formation was held on the flight deck.
The majority of the cadets went ashore to explore San Juan
after the ship was cleared. However, some of the more
studious cadets stayed aboard to practice blinker light for
the day, and then went ashore in the evening.
Cadet Passeretti put together a package of information about
San Juan for the cadets
which included information on the history of San Juan's
architecture, maps, locations of
libraries, and activities to do in Puerto Rico. Many of the
cadets who went ashore had the
information packets. Later that night, cadets in the streets
of San Juan appeared to be
looking at the beautiful architecture of the buildings, as
other cadets sitting in cafes were
taking in the sights and sounds of the island. Some cadets
who felt lucky went to the
casinos and gambled for the night. Even though they felt
lucky, it turned out the odds
were not in their favor, and they left the casino with less
money in their pockets than they
arrived with.
On Saturday and Sunday, cadets went to the beaches across
the island where they enjoyed basking in the sun and looking
at the beautiful sights the beaches had to offer, ships
passing on the horizon. Other cadets drove to the rain
forest, where they hiked the trails and listened to the
soothing sounds of the waterfalls as they enjoyed their
lunches.
On Monday, 0942 we took departure and now heading to Corpus
Christi. Cadet Swannie, a senior, did a great job of making
course changes and navigating around ships after the pilot
disembarked.
Cadets and crew all had a great time in San Juan.
Captain S. Stephenson
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