tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post6364005538624442754..comments2023-06-25T11:17:11.810-04:00Comments on The Maryland School of Sailing and Seamanship: Ocean crew departs St Thomas bound for Norfolk VirginiaRita Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-17006605250546500542009-05-28T13:54:31.507-04:002009-05-28T13:54:31.507-04:00CELESTIAL and crew arrived at 3:00 AM EST Saturday...CELESTIAL and crew arrived at 3:00 AM EST Saturday morning, May 16th. Captain Appleton reports the student crew performed very well, and that he would "sail with them anywhere!"Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-91354676400196414952009-05-15T11:18:00.000-04:002009-05-15T11:18:00.000-04:00To view position as of 14:11 GMT, follow this link...To view position as of 14:11 GMT, follow this <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=105485032541998706331.000469504e574f00d9c43&ll=29.726222,-71.455078&spn=35.524412,74.619141&z=4" REL="nofollow">link</A><I>CELESTIAL</I> and crew have had favorable winds for the trip and are arriving well ahead of schedule. ETA in Norfolk is early Saturday morning.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-57038750420300127582009-05-15T11:06:00.000-04:002009-05-15T11:06:00.000-04:00At 10:00 AM EST Friday May 15th, 2009, we received...At 10:00 AM EST Friday May 15th, 2009, we received this voice message by Captain David Appleton:<br /><br /><I>Hello, David Appleton here. It is Friday morning 10:00. We're out of the Gulf Stream...we're working our way up the North Carolina coast...we're off Bodie Island light and we're navigating into Norfolk. We should get there early tomorrow morning. We'll call later today...</I>Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-88989204578141678442009-05-14T19:46:00.000-04:002009-05-14T19:46:00.000-04:00Note from Captain Tom Tursi here at the school to ...Note from Captain Tom Tursi here at the school to <I>CELESTIAL</I> Thursday, May 14, 2009 at 7:39 PM. Skymate charges by the character, thus the brevity!<br /><br /><I>Big High persists your track at least to Sunday. Lows develop well N and E of you; no problem. No TS activity... T</I>Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-4898922836987443872009-05-14T13:06:00.000-04:002009-05-14T13:06:00.000-04:00To view position as of 14:07 GMT Thursday May 14, ...To view position as of 14:07 GMT Thursday May 14, 2009 (about noon EST) follow this <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=105485032541998706331.000469504e574f00d9c43&ll=27.25463,-66.708984&spn=18.339104,37.30957&z=5" REL="nofollow">link</A>.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-3589242649719374582009-05-14T13:03:00.000-04:002009-05-14T13:03:00.000-04:00Received from Captain David Appleton via Skymate a...Received from Captain David Appleton via Skymate at 4:52 PM EST Wednesday May 13, 2009:<br /><br /><I>Hi,<br /><br />All is well on CEL @ 32.55 x 72.47. Went through soup last night after fine spinnaker run, then broke into front. Motored a bit, then wind filled from NE and have sailed @ 6 to 8.5 kts on 345 M.<br /><br />Systems working ok, but genset went inop. set reset and turned itself off after 10 minutes. Suspect troubled by heel and seas. ??? do not need. will investigate further in calmer seas.<br /><br />Crew tired but happy. Rested today. ETA Little Creek late Sat. Will update then.<br /><br />DRA </I>This position put CELESTIAL at about 150 nm from entrance to the Gulf Stream and 300 nm from Norfolk at 4:00 PM Wednesday. Making excellent progress.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-89243764876963533932009-05-12T07:15:00.000-04:002009-05-12T07:15:00.000-04:00On Tuesday May 12 2009 at 2:03 AM GMT, Skymate rep...On Tuesday May 12 2009 at 2:03 AM GMT, Skymate reported <I>CELESTIAL</I>s position as Latitude 18° 52.228" N, Longitude 65° 21.898" W.<br /><br />To view this position, follow this <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=105485032541998706331.000469504e574f00d9c43&ll=26.627818,-68.994141&spn=17.625502,33.222656&z=5" REL="nofollow">link</A>.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-41057274763264373442009-05-10T19:51:00.000-04:002009-05-10T19:51:00.000-04:00Received from Captain David Appleton via Skymate S...Received from Captain David Appleton via Skymate Sunday, May 10, 2009 4:25 PM EST:<br /><br /><I>HI,<br /><br />All aboard well. Special sail, no eng. til 12n tday. Winds SEtrly @ 10 to 26 for 92hrs. Set Gnikr this am, sailed until wind died. Start eng. Expect to meet frnt tmrow and resume sail.<br /><br />WX exlent. mostly clear and good celestial conditions. Crew enjoying experience.<br /><br />No problems @ 27.21 x 68.28!<br /><br />DRA</I>Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-14640035209328995692009-05-10T07:47:00.000-04:002009-05-10T07:47:00.000-04:00Happy Mother's Day! Good progress reported by Sky...Happy Mother's Day! Good progress reported by Skymate. See the <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=105485032541998706331.000469504e574f00d9c43&ll=27.186242,-68.24707&spn=18.506616,33.222656&z=5" REL="nofollow">link</A>.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-17881378680101561262009-05-09T19:35:00.000-04:002009-05-09T19:35:00.000-04:00Best of luck from a crew member from Celestial's t...Best of luck from a crew member from Celestial's trip south last fall. Sounds like sailing has been great so far.<br /><br />I have been monitoring the Maritime Mobile Net on 20 meters some - anyone know if they are checking in there and if so what is their sched?<br /><br />Tom KopcikTom & Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770160888773545530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-3609175671153524392009-05-09T07:40:00.000-04:002009-05-09T07:40:00.000-04:00To view position as of 01:50 GMT Saturday May 9, 2...To view position as of 01:50 GMT Saturday May 9, 2009 follow this <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=105485032541998706331.000469504e574f00d9c43&ll=24.567108,-66.708984&spn=18.243509,33.222656&z=5" REL="nofollow">link</A>.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-52646421961905366312009-05-08T17:06:00.000-04:002009-05-08T17:06:00.000-04:00To view position as of 04:23:36 GMT Friday May 8, ...To view position as of 04:23:36 GMT Friday May 8, 2009 (that was about 12:25 AM EST) follow this <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=105485032541998706331.000469504e574f00d9c43&ll=20.200346,-64.511719&spn=8.736034,17.116699&z=6" REL="nofollow">link</A>Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-40069325682074164812009-05-08T06:58:00.000-04:002009-05-08T06:58:00.000-04:00Received from Captain David Appleton via Skymate a...Received from Captain David Appleton via Skymate at 12:25 AM EST Friday May 8th:<br /><br /><I>HI!<br /><br />Left early. Exited VIslands 1600 Wed. Caught good 18 to 28 easterlies and made 166nm 1st 24 hours.<br /><br />Crew OK, but 4 cases of Mal d m... varying degrees. All recovering and have been able to stand watch but not much more.<br /><br />Not using main eng. at all so far. Gen and batt charger working well, needing to run 3x daily for 2 -3 hrs. <br /><br />Wx outlook good... some genniker winds this weekend.<br /><br />Will update again by Sun. <br /><br />DRA<br />05/08/2009<br />04:23:36 GMT<br />21° 31.91' N<br />66° 37.84' W</I>Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-17299215863247647072009-05-07T22:46:00.000-04:002009-05-07T22:46:00.000-04:00Thanks so much for posting they're position.. We'r...Thanks so much for posting they're position.. We're praying for them on this end.. I only wish I was on board with them.. I'm sure they are having a ball bout right now.. Go Dad!! <br />;o) Cal Jr..Cal Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02530655791734408171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-18095759888646270192009-05-07T19:53:00.000-04:002009-05-07T19:53:00.000-04:00Bob D... we'll be following them by Skymate the wh...Bob D... we'll be following them by Skymate the whole way and will post position reports here, so stay tuned.<br /><br />At 1342 this afternoon (Thursday May 7), Skymate reported <I>CELESTIAL</I>s position as Latitude 19° 59.517" N, Longitude 66° 2.073" W.<br /><br />To view this position, follow this <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=105485032541998706331.000469504e574f00d9c43&ll=19.431206,-65.699753&spn=4.733322,7.185059&z=7" REL="nofollow">link</A> to my google map.<br /><br />Please feel free to comment!Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-10957244155492684472009-05-07T12:59:00.000-04:002009-05-07T12:59:00.000-04:00I hope Dan is doing well. Interesting development...I hope Dan is doing well. Interesting developments at this end. Have fun! Be safe!<br /><br />DWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-69685856049643686202009-05-07T09:37:00.000-04:002009-05-07T09:37:00.000-04:00Rita,
It would be neat to see the track (if possi...Rita,<br /><br />It would be neat to see the track (if possible)for Celestial, along with their position each day.<br />Bob D<br />s/v Ruach<br />Richmond, VABobDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6905303742742380403.post-56331502265780709822009-05-07T07:05:00.000-04:002009-05-07T07:05:00.000-04:00At 0140 this morning (Thursday May 7), Skymate rep...At 0140 this morning (Thursday May 7), Skymate reported <I>CELESTIAL</I>s position as Latitude 18° 52.228" N, Longitude 65° 21.898" W.<br /><br />To view this position, follow this <A HREF="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=105485032541998706331.000469504e574f00d9c43&ll=18.870461,-65.36496&spn=0.146191,0.30899&z=12" REL="nofollow">link</A> to my google map. You may have to zoom out to see the location.Rita Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309756656369744260noreply@blogger.com