Main Menu -> SALTS -> Pacific Grace 2003 Offshore -> Pacific Grace 2003 Leg 3 -> February 22nd 2004 @ 22:10
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.
Home: http://www.saltsociety.com/html/pro_off_03.html
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: 24°23'60.00 S 124°30'0.00 W on February 22nd 2004 @ 22:10 |
Heading 3°
Speed 297
Ship's Log:
Paradise Island Entry #1.
Ducie was spotted from the masthead at about 10:45 and cries of "LAND!" rippled enthusiastically throughout the boat. After a relatively safe landing was found, several zodiac trips shuttled us to shore where we wobbled around because the land didnīt move. Ducie, one of the Pitcairn islands, is a small, uninhabited land mass a mile by three quarters of a mile wide, surrounded by water so clear we could easily see the bottom 70 feet below.
Once on shore, we stretched our legs on a hike to the lagoon where we experienced some of the most spectacular snorkeling of our relatively inexperienced lives. Parrot fish, reef sharks, brilliantly colored coral and giant clams were just some of the life found in the warm waters of the reef. This was followed by another hike and once dark, we left our anchorage and are now sailing towards Pitcairn.
--AMANDA
Ducie was spotted from the masthead at about 10:45 and cries of "LAND!" rippled enthusiastically throughout the boat. After a relatively safe landing was found, several zodiac trips shuttled us to shore where we wobbled around because the land didnīt move. Ducie, one of the Pitcairn islands, is a small, uninhabited land mass a mile by three quarters of a mile wide, surrounded by water so clear we could easily see the bottom 70 feet below.
Once on shore, we stretched our legs on a hike to the lagoon where we experienced some of the most spectacular snorkeling of our relatively inexperienced lives. Parrot fish, reef sharks, brilliantly colored coral and giant clams were just some of the life found in the warm waters of the reef. This was followed by another hike and once dark, we left our anchorage and are now sailing towards Pitcairn.
--AMANDA
Observations:
light wind, swells, clear
Readings:
| Pressure | B1023 |
| Wind | NE5 |
| Temp | |
| processed: 2004-02-23 06:10:02 |
