11/01/2009, Willoughby Bay, Norfolk, VA
The crew of the schooner Liberty are all well, waiting out weather in Willoughby Bay. Yesterday the temp was 80, but last night, the wind piped up, and swung around to the north. The high temp for today is a chilly 57! Seems time to continue moving south!
We are waiting for a weather window to round Cape Hatteras. The current forecast will allow us to leave tomorrow morning, and the Cape is about 24hours away. The picture is of the famous Cape Hatteras light house. We should be far offshore when we pass, so hence, this picture from the internet.
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10/25/2009, Yank Marina - Dorchester, NJ
Check out how nice our prop looks after being reconditioned. It appears we must have hit some debris during the summer, slightly bending the tip of one blade. being out of the water is the best time to send it in for reconditioning, and when it came back it looked brand new.
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10/24/2009, Yank Marina - Dorchester, NJ
After being hauled out on Wednesday, the crew was busy preparing for the USCG inspection. All floorboards were removed to give access to the hull, and all pipes attached to the through-hulls were removed so that the Coasties can shine a light into them from the outside.
They arrived and immediately looked at the propeller before it was sent out to be re-conditioned. Then they checked the hull, and rigging, before reviewing the mechanicals.
After about 3 hours, they signed off the schooner Liberty as having passed the inspection with flying colors.
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10/15/2009, New York City to Cape May
The schooner Liberty is preparing to sail south. The first leg of the voyage is from New York City to Cape May, NJ. Leave the hustle and bustle of the Big Apple,, wave goodbye to Lady Liberty, and sail under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Arrive in the quaint, historic Victorian harbor of Cape May.
We are offering all those sailors out there who would like to sail with us for this overnight trip, a berth aboard the schooner. This is an ideal opportunity to practice your coastal navigation, add to your sea time and fun while enjoying the adventure,.
The departure is scheduled for Monday, Oct 19th, about noon, and arrival in Cape May about 8am Tuesday morning.
$200 includes your berth, and all meals. Please call Sharon to secure your reservation, space is limited. 973-309-1881
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10/10/2009, Port Jefferson, Long Island
The schooner Liberty has just returned from a trip to Port Jefferson, Long Island with the kids from Stony Brook School.
We departed Tuesday, under sunny skies from Liberty Landing Marina with students from Stony Brook School aboard. As we voyaged up the East River, into Long Island Sound, the students participated in programs which covered marine ecology, maritime history, theory of sailing, coastal navigation and much more.
On Wednesday a Gale was forecasted to blow through, so instead of sailing to Norwalk, CT, we stayed in Port Jefferson, and a middle school class joined us for English Lit (Treasure Island - parts of a sailing ship), sailing, and marine ecology.
We waited for the gale to blow through, and sailed back to our slip yesterday.
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09/30/2009
The team from Nycomed arrived early on a chilly, windy Wednesday. The weather didn't deter our intrepid sailors, and after a brief orientation aboard the schooner Liberty, the team assigned roles to each other. Each role would be essential in the completion of the team objective which was a circumnavigation of Governors Island.
The crew, got underway, and handed over to the team at the entrance to the Morris Canal. They were on their own now. The navigators, used the charts of New York harbor, and the Eldridge tide and current tables, to give the helmsman a course to steer, while the deck crew figured out how to raise sail and keep a look out for ferries, tugs and other shipping traffic.
With the brisk wind, and favorable current, the team easily completed their objective, and had a great lunch. Well done Nycomed.
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