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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: 0°16'48.00 S 90°0'0.00 W on January 28th 2004 @ 19:33 |
Heading 194°
Speed 5
Ship's Log:
Southern Hemisphere log #1.
It was a day of fear, a day of trepidation, a day of tar and armpits. King Neptune graced us with a premature appearance at sunrise. We observed while he promptly defaced Bosun John and passed on his prestigious position as King of the Sea and of Equator crossing initiation rituals. We approached the Equator at 13:30 whereupon all enthusiastically jumped in and swam ceremoniously across. You may be dissapointed to discover there is no bright red line defining the halves of the Earth. The swim was followed by the INITIATION. This time honored nautical tradition involves, among other disgusting consumption and shaving actions, copious amounts of tar and tallow slathered in the armpits of us landlubbers. But we endured and are now brave and experienced Shellbacks. An aside: we saw land today (Tower Island), will reach Galapagos tonight. -AMANDA
It was a day of fear, a day of trepidation, a day of tar and armpits. King Neptune graced us with a premature appearance at sunrise. We observed while he promptly defaced Bosun John and passed on his prestigious position as King of the Sea and of Equator crossing initiation rituals. We approached the Equator at 13:30 whereupon all enthusiastically jumped in and swam ceremoniously across. You may be dissapointed to discover there is no bright red line defining the halves of the Earth. The swim was followed by the INITIATION. This time honored nautical tradition involves, among other disgusting consumption and shaving actions, copious amounts of tar and tallow slathered in the armpits of us landlubbers. But we endured and are now brave and experienced Shellbacks. An aside: we saw land today (Tower Island), will reach Galapagos tonight. -AMANDA
Observations:
clear, cool, calm
Readings:
| Pressure | B1021 |
| Wind | S10Kts |
| Temp | |
| processed: 2004-01-28 22:05:01 |
