Ship's Log: Team Longboat

Squall Drill Day

Bravo Team has been very lucky this fall with many opportunities to get on the water.ย  Today we had a clear 18 knot sustained wind out of the South, with gusts up to 20 knots.ย  According to our Certificate of Inspection, we ...

Power Strokes

Today was a calm and warm-ish day for December in Port Townsend. We took the opportunity to plan a mini-adventure and rowedย Townshend down to Indian Point, which is just past the ferry dock. We had some distance to cover ...

Sunny Sailing in November!

Bravo team is getting the best of luck with the weather on Thursdays this year! We took advantage of the beautiful sunny day and got out on the water as soon as possible to go sailing. First we made sure ...

Testing our Hypotheses

Bravo Team has been focusing on scientific sampling this fall. Students have been practicing with scientific equipment and we have been measuring temperature, salinity, pH, and secchi depth each time we go out on the water. Last week, we practiced ...

Back Aboard Townshend

We got out on the longboat Townshend for the first time this year. We had a light wind day and more students, so we thought we'd get back to our usual vessel. Townshend is the longboat we will help maintain ...

Halloween Sail

Some of us showed up in costume today, although it was hard to tell under all our warm layers! It was a rare day to have sunshine and light wind on Halloween. A great day to go on a mini ...

Science on the Water

It was a still day on the water and a great chance to do some science sampling. After getting to know the science gear last week, students were ready to use the equipment aboard Onward. Two teams of scientists, the ...

Studying Science

Science was the focus of today's Bravo team class. With windy weather and a small craft advisory posted, we were not able to go boating. Instead, we focused on learning more about inquiry based science. We stared off the day ...

Rowing Onward!

We were lucky to have sunshine and calm conditions for our first time out rowing with this crew. Onward was our vessel of choice today for the number of students we had. Bravo team continued to get to know each ...

Bravo Team: More than Just Boating

Today was the first day of Bravo Team for the school year. We started off our day playing some fun games to get acquainted with each other and reminding ourselves what it was like to be a part of Bravo ...