DISCUSSION ZONE

VISITORS WELCOME



Subject: Physician Volunteer

Comments:
I moved to CT in April from CO. I am an emergency physician and have been working in the L&M Emergency Department. I would be interested in contributing to your efforts. I have little to no sailing ability...yet. I will likely not check back on this site soon, so please contact me at:


marc_guttman@yahoo.com


Thanks and good luck.


Sincerely,


Marc

- Marc, Fri Nov 10 01:24:18 2006


Subject: boat names

Comments:
Ahoy Tricia,


Thanks for your message and for being the first one to go on line with a suggestion of a name for our new boat.


Here is the list of names we are considering, beginning with your entry:


VALKOMMEN

LORITA

FRIENDSHIP

SCHOLARSHIP

EXPERTISE

YENTA


It's great that your girls enjoyed yesterday's sail. Everyone seemed to be having a good time. And the weather was nearly perfect.


Thanks for offering to do the research on a possible Greenport trip for us.


Captain.




- Captain Lathrop, Tue Aug 10 08:29:31 2004


Subject: naming

Comments:
Hello

Just wanted to say thank you for the trip once again.My girls loved it.You can tell it made them feel so good about themselves to actually be able to participate.

Welcome in Swedish is VALKOMMEN.

Thanks again

Trish

- Tricia COblentz, Mon Aug 9 22:56:01 2004


Subject: trips

Comments:
Ahoy Tim,

Thanks for your message. I will bring a picture of the new boat along on our next trip. But if you send me your email address (mine is captain@virtualvoyages.net) i will email it to you at once.

I hope we get out for a sail on Friday. Tell Tom and the others that we still do not have the engine back, so we may be out of luck.

I've contacted the place that's repairing it and they say it will be ready. Let's hope they're right.


Captain Lathrop

- Captain Lathrop, Wed Jun 2 13:04:44 2004


Subject: guest book

Comments:
hello captain this is the case street school . we were wondering where we an go on our sailing trips that are coming up. as the student leader a few students were very intrested in going to the ledge light and to see fishers island.and tom had said that you have got a new boat hope to see what it looks likes soon.

tim chris and tom.

- tim doroshevich, Wed Jun 2 12:29:24 2004


Subject: I like the site

Comments:
I like the site. I will contact you when I return from the American Sail Training Conference this week.


Ken

- Ken Edwards, Mon Nov 3 20:17:08 2003


Subject: Ahoy Corey!

Comments:
Ahoy Corey,


Thanks for tracking down our web site and for your thoughts about our sail. With that kind of follow-through, you won't be a SWAB for long!


I hope I see you and your friends again, soon aboard the boat. If not, there is always the web site where we can keep in touch with your progress as a sailor.


Go to Sailing Skills and try your hand at "Parts of the boat" and knots.


Let me know how you do.


With warm regards,


Captain Lathrop

- Captain Lathrop, Tue Jul 29 20:03:56 2003


Subject: New London Training Session

Comments:
I had a great time sailing yesterday and I hope to do it again soon. I learned alot about the boat and the names of the equiptment. I really enjoyed controllint the tiller. We will be back monday, if everthing goes as planned.

thank you,

Corey

championship tiller controller person

"also known as" SWAB

- Corey, Tue Jul 29 10:57:54 2003


Subject: yahoo

Comments:
i don land hereeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

- nwa igbo, Tue Apr 29 11:23:07 2003


Subject: who goes sailing?

Comments:
- Lauren Paul,lucero,

Look at the discussion zone messages below yours. They tell you how to navigate.


Ryan has a beg map of our voyage.

Get a copy and trace our voyage on the map.


Go to the ship's log.


Answer the questions.

We will take the kids who do this sailing.

Captain Lathrop

Miami, Florida

- RichardLathrop, Mon Apr 21 10:41:19 2003


Subject: nothing

Comments:
When do you want to start this the sailing? Do you want are list of kids we will give you the list today. The best day for us to sail is Friday not this Friday. Mr.Sadler wants to come . Write us back ASAP!!!!!!!!!!!

- Lauren Paul,lucero, Mon Apr 21 09:45:31 2003


Subject: How to solve navigation problems

Comments:
A parent emailed me with this question: Can you give step by step instructions as to how to predict the position of the boat. Here is my answer:


OK, you will need

the big map,

a straight long straight edge that can reach across the entire height of the map,

a ruler,

a pencil and

a protractor. (better have an eraser handy too)



On April 12, 2002 at 8:30 AM the boat was at the longitude and latitude listed below: We will also note the bearing and speed.



Latitude: 27.4degreesN,

Longitude: 69.4degreesW

Bearing: 334° True

Speed: 18 Knots




FINDING POSITION (Where are we?)

Beginning at the bottom (equator on your map) go to the left edge and count up the degrees (latitude) given in the left margin until you get to 27.4. Make a little pencil mark in the margin at that point. Repeat the same process on the right edge of the map. (you have marked the parallel of latitude for the ship's position)



Then go to the bottom of the map beginning at the lower right-hand corner. Count toward the left until you find the place that matches 69.4 degrees W. (Numbers will increase from right to left). Repeat the same process at the top margin of the map.(you have found the meridian for the ship's position)



Place a straight edge across the map at the two places you have marked 27.4N. Make a short pencil mark (horizontal) along that straight edge that will cross the meridian that you have found at 69.4W.



Now place a straight edge up and down the map connecting the two places that you marked 69.4 at the upper and lower margins. The edge should cross the horizontal mark you just made and you should now draw a vertical line so that the two lines cross.(Make the vertical line long enough to use with your protractor during the next step.) The place where the lines cross is the exact position of the boat at that time.



PLOTTING THE COURSE (In what direction are we going?)

Place the flat side of the protractor on the line that runs north and south. The center of that side--"the origin" should be at the point of the ship's position.

If your protractor is shaped like a "D" it should look like a backwards "D" for this particular course.



The True Bearing, if the ship was headed due north would be 360 degrees (or 0) but ship's bearing is 334 degrees--26 degrees to the left of true north [360-26=334].

Beginning at the 0 on the top end of the protractor, count left 26 degrees and mark that point on the map at the edge of the protractor. [most protractors have two scales, one running in either direction. If your protractor has only one scale, and you find 180 at the north end, count backward 26 degrees from 180 and mark the map at 154 on the protractor.]

Remove the protractor.

Draw a line to connect the mark you just made to place that the lines cross to show the ship's position.

The line you have drawn is the ship's course of 334 degrees.



CALCULATING THE DISTANCE TRAVELLED UNTIL THE NEXT LOG ENTRY (Where will we be in 4 hours?)



The ships is moving at 18 Knots which means "18 nautical miles per hour". The next log entry is at 1230 or 4 hours later than the one we have just plotted. In that time the ship will probably have travelled 18X4=72nautical miles. These miles will be probably be along the course you have just plotted (334 degrees True). We know that every degree of latitude (along a meridian) equals 60 nautical miles. Dividing 72 nautical miles by 60=1+12/60 which equals 1and1/5 or 1.2 degrees.



Take your ruler to the margin on the left edge of the map which gives the degrees of latitude and measure the distance in inches (or centemeters) that matches 1.2 degrees. This is the distance that represents 72 nautical miles on your map.

Measure this distance along the course line you plotted and mark the point that is 72 nautical miles from the first position. This point is your estimate of where the boat will be at 12:30.

Find the latitude and longitude of that position using the reverse of the process given in "FINDING POSITION" above.



Then go to our ship's log for 1230 April 12, 2002 and see how close you got.



Good Luck!



----- Original Message -----

From: KMaderK@aol.com

To: dicklathrop@prodigy.net

Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 8:14 PM

Subject: Formula



Can I have the formula for figuring out where the boat is? Sam was trying to figure it out and we haven't been able to.


Thanks,

Kathy

- Captain Lathrop, Fri Apr 18 13:48:55 2003


Subject: Going sailing

Comments:
Hi Paul and Lauren,


Each trip will take 5 students and a teacher.


I don't know how many trips we can take yet, it depends on how many students are qualified.


This is not just a boatride! you will have to help sail the boat and do some navigation. The kids who we take sailing will have shown me that they have some skills as sailors and navigators. Do you two have any of these skills?


For instance, if you are facing north and make a left turn, which way are you facing?


Captain Lathrop

- Captain Lathrop, Fri Apr 11 13:59:20 2003


Subject: the ride

Comments:
Hi we want to know how many people are going on your boat and how many rides are there. We are on vaction for the next week so bye for now. If you could come in after vaction. sorry

- Lauren Paul, Fri Apr 11 11:04:14 2003


Subject: The thing

Comments:
We half to ask our teacher about it until yhen bye.

- Lauren Paul, Mon Mar 31 09:47:53 2003


Subject: Navigation Contest

Comments:
Lauren and Paul,


The contest will take place during certain days of the weeks of April 20 and April 27. It will be over on May 4.


Here is how it works. I will be on a boat in the Carribian Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. At 0900 hours (that's 9:00AM) I will post on the web site exactly where the boat is--using longitude and latitude. I will give you a classroom chart on which you will be able to locate the exact position of the boat.

I will also tell you the direction we are moving and how fast we are moving. The nautical term for direction is "bearing" and the nautical term for how fast is "speed".


With this information you will predict exactly where the boat will be at 1200 hours (that's 12:00 noon)

You will send me your predictions on the discussion zone of the web site. You will state the position in latitude and longitude. Other kids in other schools will be doing this at the same time. At 1200 hours I will come on the ship's log again with exactly what our position really is. Then I will ask you to predict where the boat will be at 1500 hours (that's 3:00PM) The kids in the team that predicts closest to our real position most of the time will win a prize at the end of the contest.


There also will be other challenges in this contest and other prizes. We will cross the paths of some of the explorers that you studied, We will visit many islands. We want you to share your information about these explorers and these islands with other students who are taking part in the contest. They will also share their information with you.


Are you interested in taking part?

- Captain Lathrop, Thu Mar 27 19:00:52 2003


Subject: The letter

Comments:
HI! WE got your letter we want more details about the contest.We also thinking about days you can come in.GOOD BYE !!!!!!!!

- Lauren Paul, Thu Mar 27 11:00:34 2003


Subject: open house

Comments:
Answering Lauren and Mrs. Zotta:


Yes. I would like to come to the Open House. I will be there Wednesday, March 19 at 6:30.

Captain Lathrop


PS. (to Lauren and Paul) Check out the questions I posted after your last discussion zone message. They were delayed in getting on the site. Sorry.

- Captain Lathrop, Thu Mar 13 11:40:06 2003


Subject: open house

Comments:
Hi captain it's just me, but Miss. Zotta wants to now if want to come to our open house. It's at 6:30 pm on Wendsday the 19 of March. U can talk the prantes about your program and we did and are going to do. If come email us asap!

- Lauren, Thu Mar 13 10:31:24 2003


Subject: your writing

Comments:
Hi Lauren and Paul,

It is nice to hear from you again. I enjoyed reading about the explorers. Here is what I want you to do:

1. Go to the "ship's log" 2003 and find out where Charisma was the last time the log was posted.


2. Mark that position on the chart I left for you or some other map.


3. (here is where the explorers come in) One famous explorer you mentioned first landed on the island which we now call San Salvadore. Find out how far Charisma was from San Salvadore island.


I am looking for your answer and I will post it if it is right. Be sure you mention the explorer's name in your answer. Also include the year.



- Captain Lathrop, Mon Mar 10 11:04:31 2003


Subject: Hello

Comments:
Hi captain how you doing? Paul and me are doing great. When are u taking us on your boat? I hope it's warm then unlike now. Are going our writing your website. Lucero is doing some thing today she is sorry she can't talk to u.





Bye,

Captain









- Lauren Paul, Mon Mar 10 09:45:29 2003


Subject: nothing

Comments:
Where are the questions please write us back.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$##################%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&**********************((((((((((((((())))))))))___________++++++++++________________++++++++++++++++++++!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``````

- Paul& Lauren, Thu Jan 23 11:05:31 2003


Subject: visiting Nathan Hale School

Comments:
Thanks for the invitation. I will be at your school on Friday, January 17 at 12:30.

It will be great to see you again and hear more about your projects.

- Captain Lathrop, Mon Jan 13 10:12:02 2003


Subject: come in

Comments:
When do you want to come in?Friday the 17 12:30?email us back soon as asap!!@@@@@$$$$$$$???????









BY

- Paul Stephen Lauren, Mon Jan 13 09:46:16 2003


Subject: your boat

Comments:
Let me know the best time and I'll come to your classroom and check out your boat. Maybe I can get a picture of it too. Happy Holidays to all you voyagers.

- Captain Lathrop, Fri Dec 20 15:13:25 2002


Subject:

Comments:
we made a boat out of boxes, paper, oion thingies, sticks, stawberry holder things, string, hot glue and whiteout.it is huge. it is black. you should come and see it. it is really interesting. you will love it.Merry Christmas!!! or HAPPY HAUNICAH or HAVE A GREAT KWANSWZA.

Have a great year!!!!!

- LL, Fri Dec 20 13:25:18 2002


Subject: P,L. L and everyone else

Comments:
Yes, the picture is taken from an angle and two sides of Ledge Light are visible.


Notice that the sun is shining directly on one side.


I would guess that side is facing South.


What do you think of my logic?


I am sending Ms. Z an email with another challenge for your class.

It involves a picture, so I can't send in through the discussion zone.


I have sent it to lots of kids all over the world.


I hope you will take the challenge and answer the question.


Once you get the question and the picture, you can answer it by visiting the web site.


I will send it out to any email address that you give me, but I'll try Mrs. Z's address now.


Enjoy your holidays

- Captain Lathrop, Fri Dec 6 12:00:16 2002


Subject: nice

Comments:
We are your best friends and where are the paper weights?

- PLL, Fri Dec 6 11:28:31 2002


Subject: nice

Comments:
We are your best

- PLL, Fri Dec 6 11:27:16 2002


Subject: anewers

Comments:
the reason we chose C East is because when you look at it closely and at the Ledge Light you can tell that it was taken from an angle but still you can tell it was taken from the east

- Paul Laren Lucero, Fri Dec 6 11:24:37 2002


Subject: slow down. read carefully. think....

Comments:
Thank you for your messages and for the Christmas greeting.


Why would you think that I said you were wrong? Read what I said carefully and try to answer what I asked.


C--East is a pretty good answer, but it is important to me to here how you chose this answer. That will tell me what you observed in the picture. Sailors and navigators have to be good observers.


Look at the other lighthouse in that set of pictures. It is the white tower of New London Light. WE know that the picture of New London Light was taken from the South.


Now answer my question without a lot of exclaimation points. Why do you say that the picture of Ledge light was taken from the East?


Happy Holidays




- Captain Lathrop, Tue Dec 3 10:54:48 2002


Subject:

Comments:
i did not type that last and long message.it was paul and lauren

- lucero, Tue Dec 3 10:35:48 2002


Subject: question

Comments:
the last message we sent you was on the question you askd us.the picture is taken from an angle. too bad if it is not.we are right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!you are wrong if you say we are wrong.






BYE TALK TO US LATER....... MERRY CHRISTMAS!

- lucero luaren and paul is not here, Tue Dec 3 10:32:19 2002


Subject: Ledge Light

Comments:
Your answer is choice C "East of Ledge Light"

OK, was it a wild guess or do you have a reason for your answer?

Did the whole class sat "C" all at once or was there some discussion among yourselves about it?

Did anyone change his or her mind?

Tell me more!!

- Captain Lathrop, Mon Dec 2 11:57:37 2002


Subject: The qution

Comments:
The is C east of the ledge light. Thank you and good day.

- Nathan Hale School, Mon Dec 2 09:56:01 2002


Subject: Answering Paul and Lauren

Comments:
You need Lucero to help tone down your messages. That last one was a little too much.


I'm happy to hear that you accept the boat ride. But you will see that it is much more than a boat ride. You will actually be sailing the boat. You will not be eating pizza, chips, and chicken mcnuggets. You will be

hauling up the sails,

steering,

watching out for other boats and objects floating in the water, trimming the sails,

reading the charts,

using t he GPS and

serving as "rail meat".


to find out what "rail meat" is, look back in our ship's log.


Read the guest book carefully.


YOu will see that I answered the whole calss and that I asked some questions.


Please answer those questions.


Thank you.




You will have to visit Papa Ginos after you get back.

- Captain Lathrop, Fri Nov 22 15:34:23 2002


Subject: Zotta@$

Comments:
"We tried to send you a message, but you didn't write us back.""It was from are whole class i hope you write us back"."What is the rest of the "grand prize"."It is only "Paul and Lauren wrting you this message."We thank you for ofering that ride on the boat."We accept the boat ride."We hope there will chips,soda,seasick patches,"Pauland Lauren will bring McDolnads nuggets and super size fries,and Papa Ginos 2 large pizzas or 3."Paul's dad is coming."Pauland Lauren wanted to know if we can s tay on the boats all the time we are there "Please"."I hope youwrite us back as soon as possible and ASAP"Lucero is not here on wednesday so "Paul and Lauren will still write to you "I hope your happy with this long messeage "P.S.I "paul and Lauren Will p ay formost of it and We hope you guys pay forthe chips,soada,and sea sick patches.This isPaul and Lauren singing out Twenty for seven four "The whole class said HI"So write back as soon as possible."

- Paul Lauren Lucero, Fri Nov 22 11:07:04 2002


Subject: Answering Nathan Hale School Students

Comments:
Hello everybody in Mrs. Z's classroom. Thanks for visiting the discussion zone today. I hope to visit your classroom soon. I had a great trip.


You can see a nice picture of New London Ledge Lighthouse by going to "the voyage" th en scrolling down to the pictures and clicking "click for more pictures".


Send in your answer to this question: Where was the photographer when he/she took the picture of New London Ledge Lighthouse?

a) North of the lighthouse

b) South of the lighthouse

c) East of the lighthouse

d) West of the lighthouse


If your answer is just a wild guess, say "WILD GUESS". If you have a reason for your answer WRITE DOWN YOUR REASON.


I would like to hear more about the explorers you mentioned. I have heard of Leif Erickson and DeSoto before, but I'm not sure about the others.


Make a list of each explorer and the date of his first important voyage. I will post it on the web site.


I'll be l ooking for that list soon.


Thank you.

- Captain Lathrop, Wed Nov 20 14:22:34 2002


Subject: nothing

Comments:
hey how are you doing captain L how was your trip.Hi, captain L how are you doing today on buy.Hi, I hope

you had a great time on your trip.we have been doing alot of projects on explorers i am doing IBN BATTUTA.hi how was your t rip the explorer I did was the viking.Hi mr. captain lathorp how is everything going with the boat. I just got done doing my Hernando DeSoto report. It came out really good. I hope everything is going good well bye now!!.Hi, how was your trip? Ijust finis hed writing asomething about Lief ericsson.Hi how are you doing. Hi capatain L how are you doing?

- paul lauren lucero, Wed Nov 20 11:08:46 2002


Subject: not a zip

Comments:
All of us are doing the same amount of work.We are doing another proje1ct andwe will have a ledge light on it.Mrs Zotta will call you and paul lauren will go to what to other web site.

- paul lauren lucero, Wed Nov 20 10:46:43 2002


Subject: answering Paul, Lucero, Lauren

Comments:
Dear pll,


I would like to visit your classroom again. Please have Ms. Z contact me at captain@virtualvoyages.net or telephone me at 442-2704 to plan such a visit. I would like to see you project and the projects of the other s tudents.


Do you know that there is a picture of New London Ledge Light on this web site? You can find it by going to the page called "The Voyage" and clicking where it says "more pictures". You will find this link under the pictures which appea r on that page near the bottom.


If you can tell me a little more about your project, maybe I can add some of it to the web site along with the picture of the lighthouse.


Thanks.

- Captain Lathrop, Fri Nov 8 11:30:25 2002


Subject: good

Comments:
when are we getting the grandprize?

thank you for the help and hope to see soon










- pll, Fri Nov 8 11:03:07 2002


Subject: nothing

Comments:
We are doing a project on the New London Ledge Light Pleas tell use when your coming to our class we need to know because we need toget it done.

- Lauren Paul lucero, Fri Nov 8 10:46:06 2002


Subject: where are you

Comments:
where are you in words and with out you writing to us in digets

- paul lucero lauren, Wed Oct 23 14:27:23 2002


Subject: St. Mary School

Comments:
You are welcome to come on my boat as much as you can. You were a great help with the sailing and you asked excellent questions.


Please do your science project(s) and let me know how they all come out. We will try to sail some more in the Spring.





- Captain Lathrop, Fri Oct 18 00:26:53 2002


Subject: St. Mary school

Comments:
Thankyou for taking us out on the boa t.

- Teaurean, Thu Oct 17 11:57:06 2002


Subject:

Comments:
we found the entry.the date was May 15 2000.we think it went to shore and got home safely.When do we get the grand prize

ps we all get one o f whatever it is

- paul lucero lauren, Fri Oct 11 10:45:39 2002


Subject: deer

Comments:
Paul, Lauren, Lucero:


Thank you for your message and for your interest in the deer.


Did you find the log entry about the deer? What was the exact date?


It doesn't tell exactly what happened to the deer, but I will tell you this much. I watched the deer make it to shore and climb out of the water safely.


Where do you think that deer went.


In my last message I told you what the grand prize is. YOu are very close to winning it, b ut you have to answer all the questions I have asked so far. Read the log entry carefully and send me a list of all the questions I have asked in this discussion.


Captain

- Captain Lathrop, Tue Oct 8 11:09:36 2002


Subject: deer

Comments:
You did not tell us what happen to the deer.Plus what is the grandprize !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Please tell us every thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! p.s write back quikly

- paul lauren lucero, Tue Oct 8 10:36:59 2002


Subject: Answering Luciero and Paul

Comments:
Here is how to find the log entry about the deer:

Click on "the voyage"

at the top of the page you will see "ship's log". Click it.

you will then see these years listed across the top of the page:

20 02, 2001, 2000, 1999.

Click 2000

Scroll down until you get to May.

Read each log entry in May.


The grand prize is a glass paper weight.


good luck

- Captain Lathrop, Mon Oct 7 21:30:31 2002


Subject: Answering Chelsey

Comments:
Chelsea,

Thanks for showing me the pictures of the lighthouse and thanks for being such a helpful member of the crew.


I enjoyed sailing with you. Let me know what you plan to do for a project. Let me know if yo u want me to help you with it.


Captain L.

- Captain Lathrop, Mon Oct 7 21:21:39 2002


Subject: I had A Great Time

Comments:
I had a great time sailing with you! Thanks for teaching some things or two about sailing!

- Chelsey, Mon Oct 7 17:20:38 2002


Subject: quetion

Comments:
We want to know what you are talking about.We can't find a May 2000 anywhere.What is the grand prize!!!!!Send back as soon as possible.



bye

- Lucero and Paul, Mon Oct 7 14:29:36 2002


Subject: Answering Aaron

Comments:
Ahoy Aaron,

Thanks for your message. Steering by the compass can be difficult and I am impressed that you mastered it so quickly.

You have the power of concentration, so you were able to pay close attention to t he compass long enough to figure out how to turn the boat to keep it on a straight course.

Did you know that there is a small but important difference between the South on the compass and the South on a map or chart?

Tell me what you already know about "true" and "magnetic" compass bearings and I will give you some ideas for a project that will use your new skill.

Captain Lathrop

- Captain Lathrop, Thu Oct 3 20:57:55 2002


Subject: sailing today

Comments:
Hi Captain Lathrop,


Thank you for taking me out on the boat Charisma. I liked seeing where the voyage is going to happen. I enjoyed steering by the compass. I felt like a grown-up at the wheel.


Sin cerely,

Aaron

- Aaron, Thu Oct 3 19:55:32 2002


Subject: my summer with Captain L

Comments:
i spent about half of a summer being Captain Lathrop's first mate on the boat Easy Wind. i know that i had the experiece of a lifetime. the kids all said that htey would give anything to go on another sail again. they had a blast. the sails are both fun and educational. we learned the basic skills of sailing and had a lot of fun along the way. the kids learned how to tack and gybe and how to do it fast like in the americas cup races. by the end of the sail we could have take n them to the americas cup and we would have done well. i can say that Captain L is one of the finest captains i know. he loves to work with kids and he knows a great deal about boats. his boat, Easy Wind, is a nice boat and it sails beautifully. if you get sea sick, then that could be a problem. but sailing on Easy Wind with Captain L. and his first mates makes you forget about the bad things like sea sickness and they make sure you beg to go again. I hope to all of you who are going on a sailing trip w ith him that you will have the time of your lives. have fun.

- Heather Talmadge - first mate, Tue Jul 16 00:49:28 2002


Subject: Virtual journey

Comments:
This virtual journey had all of us totally captivated!!! Our phoneline was tied up all day because we couldn't tear ourselves away from the website. Competing with that wild Wild family was a blast. We are still waiting for the results of the olympics. We'll have to go the next voyage and recruit even more people!!! keep us posted

- Mas...kids, Tue Apr 16 00:35:58 2002


Subject: Navigating Cyberspace

Comments:
The boat had a real captain and a real navigator.


I am the "virtual" captain for this project and you are one of the "virtual" navigators. Good job!


What did you think of this "virtual" journey? Just wondering.


Virtual Captain Lathrop

M/S Virtual Cyber-Majesty

- V.C.L., Mon Apr 15 12:13:45 2002


Subject: Welcome back!

Comments:
Welcome back Captian L, and your dad! Well, we'll probably see you in a day or two.

Why are you the Captain if you're not running the boat? Just Wondering.


The Mas...Kids

- The Mas...Kids, Sun Apr 14 08:44:40 2002


Subject: Great Grandfather

Comments:
Seamus:

He's thriving.

Thanks for asking.

How about trying some of the navigation questions?



- Captain L, Sat Apr 13 12:00:29 20 02


Subject: Hello

Comments:
How are you doing on your voyage, and how is Great Grandpa doing. Wel it is almost over, see ya soon.

- Seamus McGarry, Sat Apr 13 10:59:37 2002


Subject: qu ick bearings

Comments:
From: The Mastrandrea Family [Add to Address Book]

To: voyage2002@virtualvoyages.net

Cc:

Subject: quick bearings

Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002

Time : 12:25:36


Attachments: msg-10869064-2.html


Our 11:30 'Quick Bearings' predictions (because we have to go to science

class soon), is lat. 29º north and long. 70.3º west. Now we have to get

ready to l eave, bye, Kapitan L.


The Mas...kids

- The Mastrandrea Family, Fri Apr 12 19:34:07 2002


Subject: 11:30 predictions

Comments:
From: The Mastrandrea Family [Add to Address Bo ok]

To: voyage2002@virtualvoyages.net

Cc:

Subject: 11:30 predictions

Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002

Time: 10:38:43


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We say you will be at l at. 28.3º and long. 69.7º at 11:30am. We think you

will be closest toBermuda at 1418 est. Your bearings will be lat. 30º

north long. 71.2ºwest. Info on Columbus still to come.

That is our prediction. the Mastrandreas. < BR>
- The Mastrandrea Family, Fri Apr 12 19:33:08 2002


Subject: Wild Guess for 4/12 at 11:30

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From: "wild5" [Add to Address Book]

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Subject: Wild Guess for 4/12 at 11:30

Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002

Time: 10:00:29


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We received your position for 8:30 this morning via email.

Ou r estimate for your 11:30 position is:

LAT: 27.8 N

LONG: 70.1 W


The Wild Family :)

- "wild5", Fri Apr 12 19:32:17 2002


Subject: Ist bearing for today

Comments:
From: Th e Mastrandrea Family [Add to Address Book]

To: voyage2002@virtualvoyages.net

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Subject: Ist bearing for today

Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002

Time: 08:10:54


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For 0830 we figured your boat to be at a latitude of 27.7=BA N and a longit=

ude=0D

of 69.8=BA.=0D

- The Mastrandrea Family, Fri Apr 12 19:31:19 2002


Subject: We think we have the bonus question.

Comments:
Hello Captain Lathrop, the Mastrandrea kids do believe they have the answer=

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to your bonus question. It took some thought and plenty of time, but we=0D

managed. We calculated you crossing the Tropic of Cancer around 1714 and 30=

=0D

seconds local time. And we believe that your longitude at this time was 67=

=BA=0D

W. We will wait to see what the answer was, and will keep in touch. So lon=

g=0D

for now Captain lathrop.=0D

- The Mastrandrea Family, Fri Apr 12 19:29:24 2002


Subject: enter Navigation Contest

Comments:
Go to "The voyage" and click on "Navigation Olympics or "Voyage 2002". There will be email links that you can use to give your guesses about our position and other questions.

You will need a map of where we are sailing. The Waterford Library should have a map that you might be able to use.

Go to our "ships log" to find out our current position.


Good luck.

- Captain Lathrop, Fri Apr 12 12:13:01 2002


Subject: PS

Comments:
This summer i am interested in sailing with you and Heather like sh e did last year. I won't be able to do it every day but when i get the chance i would love to join you two. Heather would probally like the extra help plus i will get sailing lessons. If not its ok no biggy. I might do sailing lessons with another friend in New London

- Flea, Fri Apr 12 10:50:16 2002


Subject: Writing back

Comments:
Where do I go to enter in the contest. This summer Heather you and I should go sailing again we had a blast last year.I want to be the first to know when you see a really wild and crazy fish. See you when you get back.Who else is on your crew tell them I said HI.

- Flea, Fri Apr 12 10:43:52 2002


Subject: 1430 bearings

Comments:
lat. 22. 9ºnorth long. 66.7º west is what we got on the map you gave us.

We predict that you are 2 to 3 hours from the Tropic of Cancer on that

course.



- The Mastrandrea Family , Thu Apr 11 20:51:06 2002


Subj ect: Wild Guess for 8:30 am on 4/11/02

Comments:
Here is our "Wild" guess for your position at 8:30 am on 4/11/02 from the Wilds in Quaker Hill, CT:


Latitude: 21.8 N

Longitude: 65.2 W


Wish we were there!!!

Happy Sailing!



- "wild5", Thu Apr 11 20:44:20 2002


Subject: your coordinates at 8:30am EST

Comments:
We have determined after much difficulty and debate and a lot of giddiness

for being up way p ast our bedtime that you better be at our coorinates! ;}

we have roughly Lat. 22.1ºN Long. 67.8ºW

It is not the only set of coordinates we came up with. The other set

has you on a straighter course for Burmuda., but this is the one we decided

to give you. Although we had a third set that put you in the middle of Lake

Superior by Sunday. We unanimously ditched those:)

We are looking forward to the bonus question!!!

ZZZzzzzz for now, Mas...kids



- The Mastrandrea Family, Thu Apr 11 20:42:18 2002


Subject: Answering Flea

Comments:
Well, that is one message full of questions. As for the fish questions, that one is easy. We haven't seen any saltwater fish yet. We'll keep a good lookout. But there is some info about fish on our site--see Marine Science Discussion.


AS for the Tropic of Cancer--you tell me if we've crossed it yet. There is a special prize in store for the closest guess as to exactly w hen we cross the tropic of cancer and exactly at what longitude we cross it. Tell Ellis to put on his thinking cap and figure it out. The map on our web site might help. So will our ship's log.


Good luck to you and your tribe.


Captai n L.

- Captain Lathrop, Thu Apr 11 19:53:22 2002


Subject: hi uncle Dick

Comments:
the website is awesome Molly helped me. Did you see any sharks?Eels?Manta rays?Baracudas? Have you crossed the tropic of cancer yet? Elis wants to know if you have seen any Sargent Major fish? I am studying about latin America /What a coinsedence! Talk to you later BYE from EVERY McGarryBODY :)

- flea, Thu Apr 11 17:49:39 2002


Subject: daylight sa vings time

Comments:
Tyler

Thanks for joining our voyage and entering our Discussion Zone.


I think you've got it right about Daylight Savings Time. Because of the way the earth orbits the sun and because of the tilt of the e arth on its axis, some regions experience a big difference in the length of daylght at different times.


Regions close to the Equator, however do not experience this big variation in the length of daylight, it doesn't change much throughout the year. They don't need Daylight Savings Time.


What can you tell me about the Tropic of Cancer. We'll be on it soon and I want to know what to expect.


Captain Lathrop

- Captain Lathrop, Wed Apr 10 16:12:06 2002

Subject: Tropical topics

Comments:
I think there is no daylight savings because the Virgin Islands are too close to the equator and that is where sun shines most.

I am a fourth grader that is 9 years old and I am homeschooled in Waterford.

- Tyler Wild, Wed Apr 10 14:04:42 2002


Subject: Hello Mast... kids

Comments:
Thanks for joining our contest and for your question on our discussion zone. The contest begins Thursday,but you shou ld practice tracking the voyage right away.


Greenwich is in England. I don't know the latitude of Greenwich, but the longitude is easy. It's 0. Take any map or globe of the world and look for 0 degrees longitude. The line will cross the Equator , which is 0 degrees latitude. When you find where the lines cross, follow O degrees longitude north until you get to England, and you will find Greenwich. That's the reference point for all longitude in the world and it is the first time zone. When the s un is highest (at noon) in Greenwich the time there is exactly 1200 hours or "12 noon".


The time where you live is 4 hours earlier than that, because the sun hasn't risen that high at your house. We use Greenwich time because that time is "univ ersal". local times vary.


Check our ship's log and watch tonight for the log entry of the passage from St. Thomas to St. Maarten.


Captain Lathrop

- Captain Lathrop, Mon Apr 8 16:18:38 2002


Subject: n avigation olympics

Comments:
Thankyou for the map, we will start tracking today. It is Monday, April 8, 2002-A.D. We would like to kowhow to sign up for the olympics. Our mom can't find Grenich on the map and would like to know the lat lo ng that she could use to help her.

- Mastrandrea kids, Mon Apr 8 15:45:35 2002


Subject: Discussion with Henry

Comments:
Henry, thanks for entering the discussion zone. Also check out the log entry for the trip (scroll back to 10/9).

The only thing I want to add is that the position of the boat was given in latitude and longitude as read on our GPS. The team on the shore found that position on a chart (you called it a map) and plotted our journey.

- Captain Lathrop, Mon Oct 15 20:44:30 2001


Subject: Captain Lathrop and isaac's trip

Comments:
On our last trip we split up into 2 groups one group on the boat the other on land. The group on the boat left and the group on landwatched them through the bonoculars when they reached the first bouy the g roup on land called them and recorded there position and other information.They called the boat every 20 minutes after that. Finnaly after the group on the boat got back they were shown on there map there exact location.

- Henry, Mon Oct 15 17:50:41 2001


Subject: Jason's discussion zone writing

Comments:
Jason,

Thank you for your three messages on our web site discussion zone.


You showed me that you really understood how channel marking buoys work and what the colors and numbers mean. The re is one other way that some of the buoys (not all)on one side of the channel are different from those on the other.

color--odd or even number---BLANK


After our next sail, maybe you can fill in the blank!


I also liked your m entioning the Ledge Lighthouse, the Eagle, and Ernie. Find out if there is an Eagle web site, that may tell us why the eagle was anchored there last week.


I am trying to get kids in lots of different ports to write about their lighthouses. If y ou could tell the story of Ernie on my web site, maybe we could get some other ghost stories from other ports too. After all, it is Halloween!

- Captain Lathrop, Tue Oct 9 07:41:19 2001


Subject: Thanks

Comments:
Captain Lathrope,

Thank you so much for taking us sailing on your boat down the Thames River. I learned a real lot about the basic skills of sailing. Tying knots, steering, and rigging the sails were only some things. Thanks so much. I look foward to next weeks sail!!!

- Jason, Mon Oct 8 20:24:46 2001


Subject: Russell knows knots

Comments:
Russell's story of our sail left out one important part. He is an expert at tying bowlines and square knots. And he is going to teach the others on the crew to tie them before next week's sail. If you ne ed help, go to the sailing skills section of our web site.


Capt. L.

- Captain Lathrop, Thu Oct 4 20:28:43 2001


Subject: Fun on the ship

Comments:
On our trip sailing Russell 10/3/01



we walked down to the new london docks from our school ISAAC. When we got there captain L told us a little about what we would be doing then we pu t on our life jackets and walked down to the boat. My partner Jason and I had to launch Squeezy Wind the life boat that would trail behind us. We had to un tie the hold ropes and then pushed it over then tied it to the stern of the boat. We then turned on the blower to empty the hull of any fumes that might light up then we started off the first one to drive was DJ he drove out to the number 11 channel marker. We learned that all green markers were odd numbers and all red were even. Then marcus took the w heel now under full sail power he headed us towards the eagle coast guard ship. After a time Henry took the wheel he drove like a pro heading right for the coast guard ship. Then came the turn we headed in the other direction we had to switch the sail in to the wind which required a lot of teamwork. This is when i started to drive it was hard at first but i got the hang of it. next Jason drove he was really good. then came Charlotte she looked like she had done this before. Then came Mr. David when he was driving captain L was taking a picture of us all and mr. david lost control but got it back. When we pulled in to the docks Mr. david had to hook a rope hold. Jason and I had to pull up squeezy wind and tie it down it was so much fun that i wish i did no t have to leave I hope I can go back again.



- Russell, Thu Oct 4 14:49:00 2001


Subject: ship's log

Comments:
Linda,

Thanks for your message.

Follow our voyage on our ship's log.

You find it by clicking "the voyage". It's listed as a link at the top of the page.

You can also see our log for 1999 and 2000.

- Captain Lathrop, Fri Jun 22 17:18:45 2001


Subject: Sail course and time lines

Comments:
Dear Captain Dick,


Are you under sail and how does the course and time look? Where on this www will we find the updates of your sail?


I am excited for you and the project you ar e doing.


Linda Swenson

- Linda Swenson, Fri Jun 22 12:36:37 2001


Subject: Nice site

Comments:
Dear Dick I am REALLY amased at the progress of the V.V. team. I hope to hear from you soon!!!!




3 Mile Steve

(and the Jedi) Inside jo ke!!!!

- 3 Mile Steve, Thu May 3 21:49:11 2001


Subject: sales representative

Comments:
Love what your organization does, I hope we can help support you. If you know of organizations in Boston who need to update their copy/print solutions please contact Xerox Boston Document Company.< BR>

Thanks Gayle Crenier

- gayle crenier, Thu Apr 5 11:01:16 2001


Subject: New Home Page

Comments:
Dear Captain Dick.


I really like this new Home Page...congratualtions to all who made it happen.


Good work..


Linda

- Linda, Thu Mar 8 18:45:52 2001


Subject: Answering Cathy VO

Comments:
Dear Cathy,

Nice to hear from you. Your comments are really INTERACTIVE, which is what we are trying to be. Let's hope we can get linked with LISEC and magnify our interactivity.


The kids in Port Jefferson produced some of the most interesting and creative projects we saw during Voyage 2000. For example, one student made a wind tunnell complete with a sailplane that demonstrated how sails (and airplane wings) work. Another showed us the history of ships built in Port Jefferson (along with the details of those ships). Please help us get some of this information up on our site. Ms. wind tunnell could enter her info in the "Sailing and Navigaiton" section. The other project belongs i n "seafaring people and their boats".


Help us crank up some interaction! By the way, do you know the coordinates of the world's largest iceburg or the size of the smallest boat in the world currently used in trade? (I'm sure you do!)


Happy Blizzard,


Captain Lathrop

- Captain Lathrop, Sun Mar 4 15:28:19 2001


Subject: website

Comments:
Hi Dick,

The site is looking great!!! I was also looking for a link to the old information with the photos but I know how tough it is to get it all online. A new letter and follow-up letter from the original partipants is the best way to go.


I was skimming through the site and just said to myself, this is a great resource for teachers and students I'd like to try to learn it myself but I'd need a quiz to keep me "on course". With my next click I saw that was exactly what was planned! The extra help you have received must be very encouraging.


I am in the process of adding links to our website and I can't wait to have your site added.


We will keep in touch wit h Betty to see when you will be in Port Jefferson. Did you confirm with Oyster Bay? Do you get involved with the New York State Marine Educators Conference? I hope to bring an exhibit. It's on June 8-10 at Southhampton College. I will include any info we gather about VV.



I am so glad to see the additions to the site. And I'm very motivated to get our Harbor Guide online asap.

Check www.lisec.org to see updates.

Good luck - Can't wait till spring!

Cathy VO


- Cathy VO, Sun Mar 4 10:47:40 2001


Subject: old site/new site

Comments:
Hi Kelly and Kyra! It is great to hear from you, even though it is a complaint! I am pleased to know that you are still checking the web site. Would you tell the story of how we got Virtual Voyages started at the South Shore Charter School? Then I could put the story and some of the pictures from the old site on the new site.


We need kids to write stuff and you are the right kids to get it all started. Let me know where you are going to school now and what you are doing. Some of it can just be done by email; we don’t have to post everything on the site. But I would like you to write about how we got started. We will definitely post that!


Thanks for writing.


Dick.


- Captain Lathrop, Thu Feb 15 20:18:44 2001


Subject: what happened to the old page ???!!!

Comments:
why did u get rid off the other site ( the one ted, anne and dan cross made) you should link them to gether because the first one showS how the projct started and what we acomplished !!

- kelly and kyra , Thu Feb 15 10:25:50 2001





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