Best Wishes From Class Afloat!
To our South African friends,
I am sure you are very excited to welcome your "Floaties" home after their incredible tall ship adventure. In many ways they will be the same but in many ways we hope that they have changed over the past 2.5 months, taking on a more global perspective as well as developing friendships and skills to last a lifetime.
It was our pleasure to host your sons and daughters and we feel that our students benefited immensely from this opportunity. Thank you for sharing your family and culture with us and thank you to Cape Windjammer Education Trust for all their efforts and hard work to bring this experience to fruition. We hope you have enjoyed being a part of this adventure!
Your Floaties will always be members of the Class Afloat family and will be missed by their crew. Please keep in touch and we wish all of them the very best in all their future endeavours.
Fair winds,
Kate
Showing posts with label Voyage Update. Show all posts
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
Head of School Update - Bermuda
Concordia Arrives in Bermuda!
Dear Friends and Families,
Concordia has arrived in Bermuda! The vessel made great speed from Trinidad and arrived late last night in St. Georges. The vessel is moving this morning to Front Street in Hamilton where she will remain over the weekend.
Concordia will sail again on Monday.Some highlights of the past sail include Mitchel's crowning as the new Ms. Concordia and a swim call for the crew! Oral exams were also completed and final written exams will take place on the sail to Grand Manan.Bermuda is part of the Tall Ship Atlantic Challenge 2009 series and the weekend is jam-packed with sports events, festivals, food and great inter-crew opportunities. This is an incredible chance for our crew to visit and tour other tall ships, meet other tall ship crews and take a great deal of pride in being the crew of Concordia as we are considered a featured vessel in the festival.
Dear Friends and Families,
Concordia has arrived in Bermuda! The vessel made great speed from Trinidad and arrived late last night in St. Georges. The vessel is moving this morning to Front Street in Hamilton where she will remain over the weekend.
Concordia will sail again on Monday.Some highlights of the past sail include Mitchel's crowning as the new Ms. Concordia and a swim call for the crew! Oral exams were also completed and final written exams will take place on the sail to Grand Manan.Bermuda is part of the Tall Ship Atlantic Challenge 2009 series and the weekend is jam-packed with sports events, festivals, food and great inter-crew opportunities. This is an incredible chance for our crew to visit and tour other tall ships, meet other tall ship crews and take a great deal of pride in being the crew of Concordia as we are considered a featured vessel in the festival.
Attached is a map of Hamilton harbour and list of the vessels in attendance this weekend!
We will, sadly, need to say good-bye to our South African crew mates here in Bermuda. They will fly home on Monday with, we hope, wonderful memories of their time aboard Concordia and a great deal of personal and global learning in their wake. It has been a pleasure to have them aboard and we wish all of them the very best for the future!
There will be one new crew member joining the vessel to sail from Bermuda to Grand Manan. Adam Goodwin is a Floatie alum from 2005-2006 who is a native Bermudian and who has spent the three years since he graduated from Class Afloat pursuing a mariner career. Adam will be working on deck daily with the crew to help prepare the vessel for Lunenburg and will be an invaluable resource to students in the debrief process. Adam is quiet but confident and when you get him talking he is articulate and able to make deep connections between his experiences aboard Concordia and his path since returning to "real life". Students will be encouraged to talk with him, individually and in small groups, about life after Class Afloat, transitioning home etc. and we hope that his presence will add a unique element, together with our Bosun's Mate Axel who is an alum from 2002-2003, to the student debrief. Adam will disembark in Grand Manan and the crew will complete their voyage to Lunenburg as a core family group.
Have a great weekend! Only 14 sleeps until Concordia arrives in Lunenburg!
Cheers,Kate
We will, sadly, need to say good-bye to our South African crew mates here in Bermuda. They will fly home on Monday with, we hope, wonderful memories of their time aboard Concordia and a great deal of personal and global learning in their wake. It has been a pleasure to have them aboard and we wish all of them the very best for the future!
There will be one new crew member joining the vessel to sail from Bermuda to Grand Manan. Adam Goodwin is a Floatie alum from 2005-2006 who is a native Bermudian and who has spent the three years since he graduated from Class Afloat pursuing a mariner career. Adam will be working on deck daily with the crew to help prepare the vessel for Lunenburg and will be an invaluable resource to students in the debrief process. Adam is quiet but confident and when you get him talking he is articulate and able to make deep connections between his experiences aboard Concordia and his path since returning to "real life". Students will be encouraged to talk with him, individually and in small groups, about life after Class Afloat, transitioning home etc. and we hope that his presence will add a unique element, together with our Bosun's Mate Axel who is an alum from 2002-2003, to the student debrief. Adam will disembark in Grand Manan and the crew will complete their voyage to Lunenburg as a core family group.
Have a great weekend! Only 14 sleeps until Concordia arrives in Lunenburg!
Cheers,Kate
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Head of School Update - Trinidad
Dear Friends and Families,
I have not yet heard from the vessel but the crew should be in Port of Spain as I type after enjoying time ashore in Tobago yesterday. The vessel will be in port until this evening and will then head for Bermuda.
Cheers,
Kate
I have not yet heard from the vessel but the crew should be in Port of Spain as I type after enjoying time ashore in Tobago yesterday. The vessel will be in port until this evening and will then head for Bermuda.
Cheers,
Kate
Monday, June 1, 2009
Head of School Update - Brazil to Trinidad
Hi All,
Quick update - the vessel made great speed over the weekend and will have time to stop for the day in Man-'O-War Bay, Tobago tomorrow and then sail overnight to stop for the day in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Wednesday. YAY!
Cheers,
Kate
Quick update - the vessel made great speed over the weekend and will have time to stop for the day in Man-'O-War Bay, Tobago tomorrow and then sail overnight to stop for the day in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Wednesday. YAY!
Cheers,
Kate
Friday, May 29, 2009
Head of School Update - Brazil to Trinidad
Dear Friends and Families,
The Concordia has been making best speed to Trinidad but the winds have not been cooperative. The vessel has encountered either no wind (the
doldrums) or wind on her nose, making progress even with the engine a challenge. The vessel finally caught some good wind yesterday and will make up some time over the weekend.
At this point the ETA for Trinidad will need to be revised to June 3rd @ 0600. The vessel will plan to call in Port of Spain, Trinidad for the day for shore leave time and to provision/fuel and do a crew exchange.
Captain Bill will be departing the program and will be replaced with Captain Remi Trzaska for the month of June. We will also add a new mate to the mix - Eric Romelczyk will join us as a 3rd mate, in training, to sail through to Lunenburg and then continue on with the program for the summer. The vessel will sail that evening for Bermuda.
We are all disappointed that the safety equipment replacement and poor winds have resulted in 3 fewer days in port in Trinidad but are comforted that the vessel has sailed with all gear in good order and that the students were able to enjoy 2 extra days of shore leave in Natal as a result of the delay.
If there are any changes I will keep you updated.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Best,
Kate
The Concordia has been making best speed to Trinidad but the winds have not been cooperative. The vessel has encountered either no wind (the
doldrums) or wind on her nose, making progress even with the engine a challenge. The vessel finally caught some good wind yesterday and will make up some time over the weekend.
At this point the ETA for Trinidad will need to be revised to June 3rd @ 0600. The vessel will plan to call in Port of Spain, Trinidad for the day for shore leave time and to provision/fuel and do a crew exchange.
Captain Bill will be departing the program and will be replaced with Captain Remi Trzaska for the month of June. We will also add a new mate to the mix - Eric Romelczyk will join us as a 3rd mate, in training, to sail through to Lunenburg and then continue on with the program for the summer. The vessel will sail that evening for Bermuda.
We are all disappointed that the safety equipment replacement and poor winds have resulted in 3 fewer days in port in Trinidad but are comforted that the vessel has sailed with all gear in good order and that the students were able to enjoy 2 extra days of shore leave in Natal as a result of the delay.
If there are any changes I will keep you updated.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Best,
Kate
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Head of School Update - Brazil to Trinidad
Dear Friends and Families,
Concordia will depart Natal today - if all goes according to plan! The new piece of safety equipment is scheduled for delivery early this afternoon (it is coming with a new crew member - see note below) and the vessel will depart shortly thereafter. We apologize for the delay but have worked as quickly as possible to ensure safe replacement of necessary equipment.
We will also have a change in crew today. Chief Mate Kent Cassels will be replaced by Chief Mate Ben Gowland,who has sailed previously with Concordia.
This service delay will now impact the vessel's time in Trinidad & Tobago. The vessel can make up time enroute if winds are favourable and so at this time we are only announcing a revised arrival date of June 1st. We will keep you updated throughout next week and will make best speed to ensure limited disruption to the schedule. While frustrating it is important that we place safety first and the students have enjoyed additional shore leave time in Natal as a result of the delay.
Enjoy the rest of your week - we are supposed to hit 28 degrees in Lunenburg today - and Happy Memorial Day weekend to our American families!
Cheers,
Kate
Concordia will depart Natal today - if all goes according to plan! The new piece of safety equipment is scheduled for delivery early this afternoon (it is coming with a new crew member - see note below) and the vessel will depart shortly thereafter. We apologize for the delay but have worked as quickly as possible to ensure safe replacement of necessary equipment.
We will also have a change in crew today. Chief Mate Kent Cassels will be replaced by Chief Mate Ben Gowland,who has sailed previously with Concordia.
This service delay will now impact the vessel's time in Trinidad & Tobago. The vessel can make up time enroute if winds are favourable and so at this time we are only announcing a revised arrival date of June 1st. We will keep you updated throughout next week and will make best speed to ensure limited disruption to the schedule. While frustrating it is important that we place safety first and the students have enjoyed additional shore leave time in Natal as a result of the delay.
Enjoy the rest of your week - we are supposed to hit 28 degrees in Lunenburg today - and Happy Memorial Day weekend to our American families!
Cheers,
Kate
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