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Pacific Grace 2003 Leg 3
The third leg of the 2003 offshore:
Puntarenas, Costa Rica to Honolulu, Hawaii
January 19 to April 17, 2004
The Sail and Life Training Society is a veteran of four previous deep sea adventures. This will be the first visit of the Pacific Grace to many of the countries, ports and remote communities which are familiar to the Graceīs sister training ship, the Pacific Swift. The voyage will be comprised of four distinct legs.Trainees may apply for one or more legs with no restriction as to numbers of legs except for availability at the time of application. Each leg will consist of several intermediate stops between ports of arrival or departure; however, these stops are subject to prevailing weather and the political situation and may be increased or eliminated at the discretion of the shipīs master.
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tracking Pacific Grace: 44 recorded positions
Puntarenas, Costa Rica to Honolulu, Hawaii
January 19 to April 17, 2004
The Sail and Life Training Society is a veteran of four previous deep sea adventures. This will be the first visit of the Pacific Grace to many of the countries, ports and remote communities which are familiar to the Graceīs sister training ship, the Pacific Swift. The voyage will be comprised of four distinct legs.Trainees may apply for one or more legs with no restriction as to numbers of legs except for availability at the time of application. Each leg will consist of several intermediate stops between ports of arrival or departure; however, these stops are subject to prevailing weather and the political situation and may be increased or eliminated at the discretion of the shipīs master.
Home: http://www.saltsociety.com/html/pro_off_03.html
tracking Pacific Grace: 44 recorded positions
| Last Position: 5°19'12.00 N 87°1'48.00 W on January 24th 2004 @ 19:25 |
Ship's Log:
Arrived at Cocos today at daybreak. Anchored in Waffer Bay, cleared with the resident ranger and began our adventures.
Some went ashore to hike across the island and enjoy a coconut and banana lunch once across. They enjoyed great views, thick jungle forests and body surfing. Those who stayed aboard spent the day snorkeling and enjoying a spectacular waterfall that fell directly into the sea. We saw schools of white tipped reef sharks and a variety of multicolored reef fish. Our prize though was without a doubt the waterfall we found a short distance from our anchorage.We had to anchor the inflatable off the beach and swim in through the surf. Once ashore there was a short walk to a 300ī waterfall that was set in a scene striaght out of Lord of the Rings. Eight of us enjoyed swimming in the cool pools and showering under the falls. A small bit of Heaven experienced today by everyone.
We plan to leave tomorrow at approx. 1200hrs.
Some went ashore to hike across the island and enjoy a coconut and banana lunch once across. They enjoyed great views, thick jungle forests and body surfing. Those who stayed aboard spent the day snorkeling and enjoying a spectacular waterfall that fell directly into the sea. We saw schools of white tipped reef sharks and a variety of multicolored reef fish. Our prize though was without a doubt the waterfall we found a short distance from our anchorage.We had to anchor the inflatable off the beach and swim in through the surf. Once ashore there was a short walk to a 300ī waterfall that was set in a scene striaght out of Lord of the Rings. Eight of us enjoyed swimming in the cool pools and showering under the falls. A small bit of Heaven experienced today by everyone.
We plan to leave tomorrow at approx. 1200hrs.
Observations:
Convection clds all around,warm.
Readings:
| Pressure | B1022 |
| Wind | 05SW |
| Temp | |
| processed: 2004-01-24 21:00:02 |
