Deck log: July 9, 2014
July 9 – Wednesday
0530 – All hands muster
0630 – Guests and pilot Mark Foley board ship; POB:53
0643 – Safety talk given to guests
0655 – Tie up to tug Thuban
0700 – Tie up to tug Sirius
0710 – Last line off; AIS:VRAM
0717 – Pass under Buzzards Bay RR Bridge; set
fore lower topsail and main lower topsails
0733 – Pass under Bourne bridge
0811 – Pass under Sagamore Bridge
0841 – Abeam R “4” at east entrance to Cape Cod
Canal from Cape Cod Bay; disconnect from
Tug thuban. Wind SW F3, skies 7/8 alto cumulus
and cumulus.
0856 – Disconnect from tug Sirius; AIS:Sail
0902 – Hoist aboard port mid whaleboat
0908 – Pilot Mark Foley disembarks onto Pilot Boat;
POB:52
0912 – Hoist aboard starboard aft whaleboat
0917 – Set fore upper topsail and main upper topsail
0927 – Set foresail, fore t’gallant, main t’gallant,
fore topmast staysail
0943 – Set main sail, with starboard side goosewinged
0948 – Set main royal
1057 – Set mizzen staysail, jib and flying jib
1145 – Near ship
1159 – Set Spanker
1214 – Set gaff topsail
1225 – Strike main royal, fore t’gallant, main t’gallant,
gaff topsail, flying jib
1230 – Strike mainsail, brace sharp starboard tack
(July 9 – Wednesday-cont)
1234 – Setr mainsail
1245 – Set main t’gallant
1301 – Tack to port tack
1316 – Strike spanker; wear ship to run
1320 – Strike foresail, mainsail, mizzen staysail, jib
1356 – Strike main t’gallant
1403 – Strike fore and main upper topsail
1426 – Strike fore topmast staysail, fore lower
topsail, main lower topsail; tie up to
tug Sirius, AIS:VRAM
1440 – Sean Bercaw disembarks to Bonecrusher
to attach mooring pennant to mooring
1450 – Tied to mooring, AIS:mooring, in Provincetown
Harbor
1455 – Sean Bercaw rejoins ship
1458 – Disconnect from tug Sirius
1530 – Guests, voyagers and sailing deckhands
disembark via Rena’s tender; except
sailing deckhand Nathan Adams on board
POB:17
1600 – Starboard watch stands down
1800 – Stbd. Watch (2nd Mate) take the Deck;
Port Watch stands Down
1945 – MYSTIC WHALER comes alongside, PORT SIDE
2022 – Colors; Anchor Light Lit
Sean S. Bercaw, 2nd Mate