For our first class of the fall we welcomed OCEAN students back aboard Longboat Townshend on a glorious fall day! We focused on getting to know each other and the boat as well as setting expectations and goals for the year. The crew easily achieved the first team challenge of rowing out of the harbor
BRAVO TEAM ZINE 2017-final Click on the link above to see the full publication! Much work was put into the Zine by Audrey Drake and her mom Kelly Drake. Our very own Anna Molotsky Bravo Team student will be speaking at the 2017 Navigator Brunch on Saturday July 22nd. The Purple Martin Birdboxes are in
Yesterday was our last Bravo Team class for the year. We celebrated with a short sail in the bay- students selected teacher Daniel Molotsky to be our coxswain. It was a special day as we rowed back into the harbor- our oars making a single splash and the burbling Purple Martins flying overhead. Joined by
Journey begins this Sunday and we are ready! Today was the culmination of many weeks of preparation. After checking in about personal gear, we split into two teams: -food packing crew and gear packing crew. Food packers made GORP, rationed meals into clearly labeled dry bags, and made sure of our menu (Thank you to
With yet another Small Craft Advisory posted, Bravo Team spent the day ashore. Luckily, we had plenty to do as we wrap up our environmental project and get ready for our journey (we leave in 10 days!!!). We started class talking about a typical day on journey– what does it look like to meet our
Bravo Team has been full of small craft advisories and land-based activity most of 2017… until TODAY! Chrissy and Sonia both showed up to work today with a measurable excitement as the weather looked to be appropriate to actually go out on the water! Without much further ado, we got down to the bosun’s locker
The windy spring continues to take its toll as Bravo team was once again denied the chance to leave the dock. We are still plenty busy with our upcoming environmental projects and journey planning. After a quick check in our bird box project workday (coming up April 23rd) and our upcoming Bird Zine, we headed
For those of you who are continuing to see Bravo Team NOT go out due to posted Small Craft Advisories, below you’ll find a link to Townshend’s Certificate of Inspection which states (in second page, third paragraph down, “This vessel shall not get underway when… when a small craft advisory is posted.” Townshend COI 2016
It’s spring and the weather has been windy! Today was yet another Small Craft Advisory posted which means that the Townshend and her crew were staying safely ashore. We started the day as we always do with a check on the weather. Although most of us had noted the wind on our way into the
Bravo Team has a diverse mix of characters and each week we get to know each other better through time, activities, and challenges. After yet another Small Craft Advisory from the National Weather Service, we made a land-based plan to keep Bravo Team engaged. A visit from Holly Kays and Robert d’Arcy of Schooner Martha Foundation