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Date: 11/13/02
Local Time:
Latitude: 26.84°N
Longitude: 080.06°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

watching nature's fireworks. Anchored The cold front did cool things down by 10 degrees or so which we welcome.

Date: 11/12/02
Local Time: 1200 hours
Latitude: 27.14°N
Longitude: 080.16°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

So we were off again early on the 12th. Weather radio said temperatures were at a record high. Glad we were on the water where it wa! s comfortable. Noon position was near St Lucie Inlet (that is where the St Lucie River comes in from Lake Okeechobee) Arrived at Lake Worth (N. Palm Beach) by about 4 PM, missing a torrential downpour by only an hour or so.

Date: 11/12/02
Local Time: 1200 hours
Latitude: 27.14°N
Longitude: 080.16°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Date: 11/11/02
Local Time: noon
Latitude: 28.63°N
Longitude: 080.81°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

still in the Indian River at about the southern end of Merrit Island (Cape Canaveral), approaching Melbourne. By sundown we were pulling in to the Municipal Marina at Vero Beach where we took a mooring for the night. Mild temperatures and a beautiful sunset despite dire warnings about an approaching coldfront, which we were trying to beat to Lake Worth.

Date: 11/10/02
Local Time: noon
Latitude: 29.45°N
Longitude: 081.12°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

travelled all the way to Titusville that night. At noon we were approaching Datona Beach in the waterway. We went on well after dark in order to reach Titusville for the shuttle launch, scheduled for 1 AM on the 11th. The nighttime trek through the narrow dredged channel in Mosquito Lagoon, through Haulover Canal and then across the upper portions of the Indian River were not difficult because they are well marked with lighted buoys. The difficulty was in missing the unlighted daymarks between the lighted buoys, but our spotlights did a fine job for us and the dredging must have been quite recent, because it was not difficult staying in deeper waters. We did encounter the dredge and some long lengths of moored spoil pipe at the bridges in Indian River which were interesting to avoid, however.

Date:
Local Time: noon
Latitude: 31.0°N
Longitude: 081.28°W
Water Temperature: 70.0°F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

we were offshore at the latitude of Jekyl Island, I think. We took a bucket temperature. There was an extensive swarm of jellyfish which we sailed through over the course of an hour or so. Don't know the variety, yet. Like Lion's Manes, but not the long trailing streamers. Just a dense, clipped frill. About 3.5 in across, I would guess, and fairly uniform size throughout the swarm. Bob tried to get one in the bucket, but although they were near the surface, they were too deep for losing the bucket, probably down 8-12 inches. Saw only one shearwater

Date: Nov 7
Local Time: noon
Latitude: 31.86°N
Longitude: 081.12°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

enroute from Thunderbolt to an anchorage in New Teakettle Creek. Down behind the sea islands of Georgia. Beautiful marshes. At noon we were in the Ogeechee River

Date: 11/03/02
Local Time: 1200 hours
Latitude: 32.33°N
Longitude: 80.66°W
Water Temperature: 63.4°F
Air Temperature: 73°F

Comments:

From Fishing Creek, SC to Palmer Johnson Marina, Thunderbolt, GA, passing over the GA state line at 1545. ICW st.m 575.7. Thunderbolt is part of the southern outskirts of Savannah, GA. During the day we passed Beaufort, SC (same spelling as Beaufort, NC, but in SC it is pronounced Bu-fort, not Bow-fort) . An ex-marine might know the area as near the infamous Parris Island marine boot camp. The city is a beautiful old southern town with large antebellum type mansions lining the waterfront along a bend in the river. Day's run was 71.1 nm. Air temperatures were up to 73F in the cockpit. Water temp was 63.4. We will be staying in this marina in Thunderbolt for a few days to make some needed repairs to Xapisma. We are 1157 nm from home at 32.25N, 081.05W.

Date: 11/02/02
Local Time: 1200 hours
Latitude: 32.78°N
Longitude: 080.57°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

From McClellanville, SC to Fishing Creek, SC, passing through Charlestown Harbor about midday. Ft Sumter is still there, I'm glad to report, along with our flag. Fishing Creek is in the heart of "low country" SC. It is in behind Cape Romaine, which is the next major cape along the Carolina coastline from Cape Fear. There is a huge wildlife sanctuary set aside there. Day's log was 66 nm. Sunny and warm. We apparently missed the cold temperatures coming across behind us.

Date: 11.01/02
Local Time: 1200 hours
Latitude: 33.56°N
Longitude: 079,09°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

From Hague Marina down the Waccamaw River to Winyah Bay and on through the ICW to Five Fathom Creek at McClellanville, SC. Major city on the Waccamaw at its entrance to Winyah Bay is Georgetown SC. This day we passed the 400 st.m marker (ICW) from Norfolk and a few miles later we logged 1000 cumulative nautical miles from New London. Our average speed for the voyage to date was 7.0 kt, so you can calculate how many underway hours it had taken. Day's log was 56.0 nm. (We had a very good push down the Waccamaw River, sometimes up to 9 kt, so this mileage "through the water" may be a little low

Date: 10/31/02
Local Time: 1200
Latitude: 33.88°N
Longitude: 078.50°W
Water Temperature: 61.4°F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Water temperature at Cape Fear: 70.0F

Date: 10/20/02
Local Time: 1621
Latitude: 34.05°N
Longitude: 077.89°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Date: 10/29/02
Local Time: 1200 hours
Latitude: 34.67°N
Longitude: 077.08°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Today dolphins swam along side Xapiema and played in her bow wave.

Date: 10/28/02
Local Time: 1200 hours
Latitude: 35.34°N
Longitude: 076.60°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

In Goose Creek on our way to Adams Creek

Date: 10/27/02
Local Time: 1200 hours
Latitude: 36.34°N
Longitude: 075.96°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Date: Octover 22, 2002
Local Time: 1200
Latitude: 37.02°N
Longitude: 076.35°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Hampton Yacht Club

Date: October 21, 2002
Local Time: 1200
Latitude: 37.57°N
Longitude: 076.20°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Passage from Sandy Point, Great Wycomico River to Hampton

Date: October 20, 2002
Local Time: 1200
Latitude: 38.51°N
Longitude: 76.39°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Passage from Rhode River to Sandy Point, Great Wycom.

Date: 10/19/02
Local Time: 0900
Latitude: 38.88°N
Longitude: 076.53°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

In what body of water are we sailing today?

Date: 10/18/02
Local Time: 1200 hours
Latitude: 39.28°N
Longitude: 076.60°W
Water Temperature: 58°F
Air Temperature: 62°F

Comments:

Check out our discussion zone.

Date: 10/17/02
Local Time: 1200 hours
Latitude: 39.26°N
Longitude: 076.25°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Where are we now? Hint. We are heading for Baltimore, MD.

Date: 10/16/02
Local Time: 1200 hous
Latitude: 39.5°N
Longitude: 075,83°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Avoiding a coastal storm.

Date: 10/15/02
Local Time: 1200
Latitude: 38.95°N
Longitude: 072.85°W
Water Temperature: 66.5°F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Can you figure out where we are and where we are going? Hint: A big storm is approaching!

Date: 10/15/02
Local Time: 1200
Latitude: 38.95°N
Longitude: 072.85°W
Water Temperature: 66.5°F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Can you figure out where we are and where we are going? Hint: A big storm is approaching!

Date: 10/14/02
Local Time: 1200 hours
Latitude: 407°N
Longitude: 074.0°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

East River passage and the sights of New York. Beginning with Throgs Neck, we passed under about 8 magnificent bridges, ending with Brooklyn Bridge. We then sailed out to the Statue of Liberty and past Ellis Island. Following this, we went up the Hudson as far as 79th St. Boat Basin where they were generously gave us a free mooring. We wend ashore until about 1800 hours.

Date: 10/13/02
Local Time: 2200 hours
Latitude: 40.8°N
Longitude: 073,8°W
Water Temperature: °F
Air Temperature: °F

Comments:

Xapeima is at anchor off City Island, NY
This is the end of our first day's sail which begain at New London.
Tomorrow we will traverse the East River, starting with Throgs Neck Bridge.

Date: 10/04/03
Local Time: 1200 jpirs
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time):
Latitude: 42.3°N
Longitude: 72.5°W
Bearing: ° True
Speed: Knots
Wind Speed: Knots
Wind Direction: ° True
Water Temperature: °C
Air Temperature: °C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: °C
Weather: overcast

Comments:

Easy Wind and Xapiema are docked at the Thames Yacht Club and 21 boys and girls from Nathan Hale School walked down here and came aboard for a visit.
Felix, Achelito, DeJon, Ashley, J.C. Demetri, Lucy, Ryan, Bianca, Olga, Danisha, Samiyra, Tnasia, Giovanni, Sharandah, Lauren, Paul, M.S. and Shaniece all signed the guest book.
Did I spell everyone's name right?

Some of the students asked great questions. For example, how does the depth sounder (the instrument on the boat that shows the depth of the water)know how deep the water is?

Some of the students have already entered our web site discussion zone with some questions about a deer I saw one day swimming across the Thames River.

You can learn a little more about this deer by going to our log of Voyage 2000. I saw the deer in May.

Hats off to all today's visitors, the kids and especially the teachers
and teacher's helpers who walked from the school to the Thames Yacht Club to visit the boat.

Navigation Question:
How far did you walk?

Date: 09-27-02
Local Time: 1106
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time):
Latitude: 41.3°N
Longitude: 72.1°W
Bearing: ° True
Speed: Knots
Wind Speed: Knots
Wind Direction: ° True
Water Temperature: 67 F. from newspaper°C
Air Temperature: 66F home thermometer°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: °C
Weather: rainy

Comments:

this log entry is coming from my home office. If we're lucky, we can make another one later today from the boat. Our log template gives longitude and latitude in degrees and tenths of a degree so that is the way I have entered it. This requires a conversion from minutes which is what we have been using on our GPS. I am about 41 degrees 18 minutes North. there are sixty minutes in a degree so I am 18 out of those sixty minutes above 41. Since 18 is three tenths of sixty, I am 41.3 degrees North.

If you have our big map of the Atlantic Ocean, Find the location of the following two tropical storms and track them on the map. It will be good practice in using latitude and longitude and, besides, we don't want to sail through them when we start south in XAPEMA next Saturday:

Kyle
Lili

they will give the coordinates in tenths of a degree.

Thanks,

Captain Lathrop

Date: September 26, 2002
Local Time:
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time):
Latitude: 42.33°N
Longitude: 072.00°W
Bearing: ° True
Speed: Knots
Wind Speed: Knots
Wind Direction: ° True
Water Temperature: 68°C
Air Temperature: 67°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: °C
Weather: Rainy

Comments:

Hello all voyagers, parents, teachers and others:

This is an update on what is going on with this site.

If you go to Nathan Hale School; St. Mary, Star of the Sea School; The Waterford Country School; or a homeschool in the New London area you may already be part of our Fall project.

Some of these groups sail aboard EASY WIND for about 2 hours once a week. These kids are doing science projects and they will use data they collect on their sailing trips to create an exhibit in their clasrooms (or homeschools) and maybe for a SCIENCE FAIR that we will hold in December.

One aspect of this project is to record air temperature and water temperature and see how they are changing as Fall approaches.
This information should be kept on a graph. Right now, air and water are about the same temperature, but as winter approaches they will no longer be the same. Can you predict which temperature(air or water will fall the fastest between now and December 22?)

For the purposes of this activity we are using Minimum Air temperature. The newspaper records Maximum and Minimum. If you are recording your own air temperature, just be sure you use the same thermometer and the same time each day.

The other project is a profile of the bottom of the Thames River at a given latitude. Yesterday we collected data for this profile at the latitude of New London Harbor Lighthouse (Latitude 41degrees 19 minutes North). Starting as near as we could safely get to the lighthouse, we sailed due West (true) and recorded our longitude every time the depth increased by one foot.

Send me a message through our Discussion Zone to let me know how your work on this project is coming or to let me know that you would like to join in these efforts.

Captain Lathrop
s/v EASY WIND

Date: 08/13/02
Local Time: 1400
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time):
Latitude: °N
Longitude: °W
Bearing: ° True
Speed: Knots
Wind Speed: less than 10K Knots
Wind Direction: South° True
Water Temperature: warm°C
Air Temperature: wamer°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: °C
Weather: muggy and hot

Comments:

This morning at 0630 I took a swim in Long Island Sound. The weather was perfectly still, the tide very low, the water warm but refreshing.

The sun was like a big yellow ball in the East, rising through a thick haze. Bait fish were rising to the surface. Bluefish or bass must have been chasing them. All elso was sill.

Today at 1030 hours we sailed with Heather, Ryan and Cramer from the YMCA. Beth came along as their leader. These kids all took part in sailing the boat and we made great progress upwind toward New London Ledge Light before we had to tun around and head back.

Date: July 11, 2002
Local Time: 1623
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time):
Latitude: New London, CT°N
Longitude: °W
Bearing: ° True
Speed: Knots
Wind Speed: 5-20 Knots
Wind Direction: North° True
Water Temperature: °C
Air Temperature: 20°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: °C
Weather: Cool and very clear

Comments:

Voyage 2002 in Easy Wind began July 1 and we have been sailing short trips with students from Waterford Country School, the YMCA, and Salvation Army summer program. These trips go from 1 and a half to two hours each.

Today we sailed with 5 campers from the Salvation Army Summer program. They all took a turn at steering and handling the sails, but had the most fun being "rail meat" in the gusty conditions.

Mates aboard the boat this year are Tom and Sawyer (Sawyer has been an active participant in our "discussion zone" and "navigation olympics") One or the other sails with me when each group comes on board and when we do not have groups they help maintain the boat.

ANYONE interested in taking part in Voyage 2002 should call Captain Dick Lathrop at 860-442-2704

Date: 04-15-02
Local Time: 0022 hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time):
Latitude: New London, CT°N
Longitude: °W
Bearing: ° True
Speed: Knots
Wind Speed: Knots
Wind Direction: ° True
Water Temperature: °C
Air Temperature: °C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: °C
Weather:

Comments:

We left the ship this morning in Norfolk and are now back home. Thanks to all who took part in this Navigation Olympics Contest Experiment.
You will be hearing more from me soon about the results.

I would also like your input as to how we might use the site to run other such projects and expand participation.

Captain Lathrop

Date: 04-13-02
Local Time: 1430 hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 1830 hours
Latitude: 34.9°N
Longitude: 73.4°W
Bearing: 335° True
Speed: 17.3 Knots
Wind Speed: 11-16 Knots
Wind Direction: 110° True
Water Temperature: 19.1°C
Air Temperature: 23.3°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: +4.2°C
Weather: high haze calm sea

Comments:

This is the final entry of the navigation contest.
Please submit your answers to the navigation bonus questions.
Tropic of Cancer: When and where did we cross it?
Path of Columbus's first voyage West: When and where did we cross it.
Closest to Bermuda: When and where were we closest? How far away were we?

Thank you all for participating in this project.

You are all winners in my book!

Captain Lathrop

Date: 04-13-02
Local Time: 1130 hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 1530 hours
Latitude: 34.1°N
Longitude: 72.9°W
Bearing: 335° True
Speed: 16.5 Knots
Wind Speed: 6-7 Knots
Wind Direction: 90° True
Water Temperature: 18.8°C
Air Temperature: 23.1°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: +04.3°C
Weather: very sunny, smooth sea

Comments:

Our ETA at Norfolk is 0530 tomorrow, local time.
Our next log entry, at 1430 this afternoon will be the last official entry for the navigation contest.
It's a very close contest, too!

Date: 04-13-02
Local Time: 0830 hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 1230 hours
Latitude: 33.4°N
Longitude: 072.5°W
Bearing: 335° True
Speed: 15.5 Knots
Wind Speed: 7-10 Knots
Wind Direction: 90° True
Water Temperature: 20.2°C
Air Temperature: 19.9°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: -0.3°C
Weather: blue sky, few clouds, more calm

Comments:

Today we cross the gulf stream.
How do you think our log entry will reflect this crossing?
What will be different on the other side of the Gulf Stream?
Submit your thoughts on these questions to the Discussion Zone.

Date: 04-12-02
Local Time: 1940
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 2340
Latitude: 30.3°N
Longitude: 070.1°W
Bearing: 345° True
Speed: 17 Knots
Wind Speed: Knots
Wind Direction: ° True
Water Temperature: 21.7°C
Air Temperature: 20.3°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: -1.4°C
Weather: continues fair

Comments:

Date: 04-12-02
Local Time: 1430 hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 1830 hours
Latitude: 29.0°N
Longitude: 070.3°W
Bearing: 342° True
Speed: 15.5 Knots
Wind Speed: 14 Knots
Wind Direction: 68° True
Water Temperature: 22.0°C
Air Temperature: 22.9°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: +0.9°C
Weather: Mostly clear, wind veering East

Comments:

We will make one "unofficial" log entry sometime this evening and have three more official contest entries tomorrow. We're getting close to home.

Date: 04-12-02
Local Time: 1130hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 1530 hours
Latitude: 28.2°N
Longitude: 069.8°W
Bearing: 334° True
Speed: 18 Knots
Wind Speed: 10 Knots
Wind Direction: 38° True
Water Temperature: 20.4°C
Air Temperature: 21.4°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: +1°C
Weather: partly cloudy occasional showers

Comments:

At about the time of the last log entry, we were directly East of Cape Canavaral.

Date: 04-12-02
Local Time: 0830
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 1230
Latitude: 27.4°N
Longitude: 69.4°W
Bearing: 334° True
Speed: 18 Knots
Wind Speed: 12 Knots
Wind Direction: 45° True
Water Temperature: 23.4°C
Air Temperature: 22.1°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: -1.3°C
Weather: clear, diminished wind

Comments:

Hello all virtual voyagers.
Don't forget these challenges:
Crossing the Tropic of Cancer, When and Where
Crossing the path of Columbus's first voyage West When and Where
Closest to Bermuda, When and Where

Thank you,

Captain Lathrop

Date: 04-11-02
Local Time: 2030 hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 0030 hours (4-12-02)
Latitude: 24.3°N
Longitude: 67.6°W
Bearing: 333° True
Speed: 17 Knots
Wind Speed: not available Knots
Wind Direction: not available° True
Water Temperature: 24.4°C
Air Temperature: 20.9°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: -3.5°C
Weather: cooler, bigger waves

Comments:

We have crossed the Tropic of Cancer.
Send in your guesses as to when and where we crossed it.
Tell us why we have a Tropic of Cancer. What important event does it mark?
Captain L.

Date: 04-11-02
Local Time: 1430hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 2030 hours
Latitude: 22.7°N
Longitude: 66.7°W
Bearing: 335° True
Speed: 17.5 Knots
Wind Speed: 19 Knots
Wind Direction: 45° True
Water Temperature: 24.1°C
Air Temperature: 23.6°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: -5°C
Weather: no change from last log entry

Comments:

All is well

Date: 04-11-02
Local Time: 1130hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 1530 hours
Latitude: 22.0°N
Longitude: 66.3°W
Bearing: 335° True
Speed: 18.4 Knots
Wind Speed: 15 Knots
Wind Direction: 45° True
Water Temperature: 24.3°C
Air Temperature: 23.6°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: -0.7°C
Weather: scattered clouds. blue sky, deep blu sea

Comments:

Congratulations Wild family. You came closest to predicting our position at 0830 hours. Good luck this time!

Date: 04-11-02
Local Time: 0830
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 1230
Latitude: 21.2°N
Longitude: 65.9°W
Bearing: 335° True
Speed: 17 Knots
Wind Speed: 18 Knots
Wind Direction: 45° True
Water Temperature: 25°C
Air Temperature: 24°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: -1°C
Weather: Blue sky, clouds on the horizon.

Comments:

This is the first entry of the Navigation Olympics. I am loading the data on to the web site at about 0950 hours, a little over an hour since the data was actually collected. This delay was caused by a computer glitch on board the ship. In the future, I hope to have the log entries posted within minutes of when they are actually taken. I am sorry for the delay.
The only thing it should affect is the time you have to calculate our next position about an hour and a half from now.
Good Luck

Captain Lathrop

Date: 04-10-02
Local Time: 1955 hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 2355 hours
Latitude: 18.7°N
Longitude: 64.6°W
Bearing: 355° True
Speed: 15 Knots
Wind Speed: Knots
Wind Direction: ° True
Water Temperature: °C
Air Temperature: °C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: °C
Weather: partly cloudy

Comments:

We are on course for Norfolk, VA.
We plan to arrive Sunday Morning.
Send in your predictions for where the ship will be tomorrow morning at 0830 hours local time (1230 GMT)

Good luck!

Captain Lathrop

Date: 04-10-02
Local Time: 1313 hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 1713 hours
Latitude: 18.4°N
Longitude: 064.6°W
Bearing: n/a we are docked° True
Speed: n/a Knots
Wind Speed: less than 15 Knots
Wind Direction: ° True
Water Temperature: °C
Air Temperature: 23°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: °C
Weather: scattered showers

Comments:

Tortola, the port in which we are spending the day, is part of the British Virgin Islands.

The islands all seem to be steep mountains, rising abruptly out of the sea. This presents a spectacular sight from the sea, and even more spectacular when standing high on one of these mountains and looking out to sea.

Guess what the main industry used to be in Jamacia before tourism took over.

Captain Lathrop.

P.S. There will be one more log entry tonight before the Navigation Olympics begins. If you have any last questions about the Navigation Olympics, contact me now. You may use the web site discussion zone or email me directly at dicklathrop@prodigy.net.
I can receive emails on the ship.

Date: 04-09-02
Local Time: 2114 hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 0114 hours (4-10-02)
Latitude: 18.03°N
Longitude: 063.5°W
Bearing: 292° True
Speed: 8 Knots
Wind Speed: 25 Knots
Wind Direction: 045° True
Water Temperature: °C
Air Temperature: 78°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: °C
Weather:

Comments:

clear
departed St. Maarten about 1830 hours. Bound for Tortola.

Date: 04/09/02
Local Time: 0804hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 1204 hours
Latitude: 18.0°N
Longitude: 063.0°W
Bearing: n/a (ship is docked)° True
Speed: Knots
Wind Speed: 30 Knots
Wind Direction: 45° True
Water Temperature: °C
Air Temperature: 24°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: °C
Weather: Partly cloudy, occasional brief showers

Comments:

We are in St. Maarten.
We depart at 1800 hours.
Another ship, "Disney Magic" just pulled in to the other side of our pier.

The cruising speed of Norwegian Majesty is 19 knots.

get ready for the Navigation Olympics beginning Thursday.

cpt L.

Date: 04/08/02
Local Time: 2030 hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 0030 hours
Latitude: 18.1°N
Longitude: 064.5°W
Bearing: 113° True
Speed: 7.7 Knots
Wind Speed: over 30 Knots
Wind Direction: not sure, probably E° True
Water Temperature: 28°C
Air Temperature: 26°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: -2°C
Weather: scattered showers

Comments:

We are making the overnight passage between St. Thomas and St. Maarten.

Tropical Topics:

Daylight savings time is not used in Pureto Rico or St. Thomas. Does anyone have any idea why?

Date: 04/08/20
Local Time: 1155hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 1558 hours
Latitude: 18.3°N
Longitude: 64.6°W
Bearing: n/a° True
Speed: n/a Knots
Wind Speed: 20 Knots
Wind Direction: ° True
Water Temperature: 28°C
Air Temperature: 29°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: +1°C
Weather: High clouds, breezy, good visibility

Comments:

We are docked at St. Thomas in the American Virgin Islands.
San Juan is 65 and a half nautical miles west of us.

Tonight we make the passage to St. Maarten

Captain Lathrop

Date: April 6, 2002
Local Time: 0942hours
GMT (Greenwich Mean Time): 1442 hours
Latitude: test°N
Longitude: test°W
Bearing: test° True
Speed: test Knots
Wind Speed: 10 Knots
Wind Direction: 225° True
Water Temperature: test°C
Air Temperature: test°C
Difference Between Air and Water Temperature: °C
Weather: sunny and cool in New London

Comments:

This is a test of the web site and ship's log pages.
I am in New London at the Virtual Voyages, Inc. office.
Tomorrow I will fly to Puerto Rico and begin the passage to Norfolk aboard the ship Norwegian Majesty.

Watch for log entries and enter our Navigation Olympics. See previous log entries.

Write to me through the Discussion Zone pages.

Captain Lathrop

Date: 02/23/02
Latitude: New London, CT
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ANNENTION ALL VIRTUAL VOYAGERS!!!!!

Contact me (dicklathrop@prodigy.net) or (info@virtualvoyages.net)to take part in a truly virtual voyage and navigation contest coming up in April.

We will be crossing the Tropic of Cancer and covering a large portion of the Atlantic Ocean between the Carribian and Chesapeake Bay.

Get a group together to compete with other kids your age and answer questions about this voyage as we go along.

We will have some nifty prizes, too.

Sign up now, it's free!

(note to parents and teachers: email me or phone me at 860-442-2704 for details. dicklathrop@prodigy.net)

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Weather: RAFFLE WINNERS AS OF 01-20-02

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Donor Prize Winner
1. Lighthouse Inn, New London, CT Weekend for two 9361017
2. Boater�s World Hand Held VHF Radio�Uniden Atlantis 9360984
3. Boater�s World Cruising Guide to NY Canal System 9360691
4. Maptech Chart Kit, Nantucket to New York 9360680
5. Maptech Embassy Guide, RI, Mass, NH 9360786
6. Waterway Guide Set of current East Coast guides 9360928
7. Timothy�s Restaurant, New London, CT Gift Certificate 9360824
8. American Sail Training Association Family Membership 9361013
9. American Sail Training Association Individual Membership 9360830
10. Pizziera Uno, Providence Gift Certificate 9360768
11. Now, Voyager Sail Border�s Gift Certificate 9360749
12. Now, Voyager Sail Border�s Gift Certificate 9360898
13. Now, Voyager Sail Border�s Gift Certificate 9360892
14. Nathaniel�s Restaurant Gift Certificate 9360998
15. The Wokery Gift Certificate 9360839
16. Chelo�s Restaurant, Providence Gift Certificate 9361024
17. Shorline enterprises Model truck 9360836
18. Sir Speedy Printing Gift Certificate 9360914
19. The Canvas Lady Embroidered Bag 9360614
20. The Canvas Lady Embroidered Bag 9360695
21. The Canvas Lady Embroidered Bag 9360674
22. Waterfront Center, Oyster Bay, NY Tee Shirt, hat and Model Ship 9360789
23. Waterfront Center, Oyster Bay, NY Tee Shirt, hat and Model Ship 9360696
24. Roy Rowan, author Surfcaster�s Quest Autographed copy 9360689
25. Mr. Knick Knack Music CD 9360718
26. Starkweather and Shepley Insurance Company Golf Balls 9360842
27. American Sail Training Association Tee Shirt and Lapel Pin 9361040
28. American Sail Training Association Tee Shirt and Lapel Pin 9360840
29. American Sail Training Association Coffee Mug and Lapel Pin 9360967
30. American Sail Training Association Coffee Mug and Lapel Pin 9360940
31. Poland Spring Bottle Holster 9360810
32. Poland Spring Bottle Holster 9360738
33. Queen Anne�s Bed and Breakfast Gift Certificate 9360700
34. Queen Anne�s Bed and Breakfast Gift Certificate 9360710
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