Fall 2001 SEAmester East Journal

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SEAmester Log, Part 2 Provincetown Harbor, Oct. 11, 2001

Hey everyone at home,

Let me tell you a little bit about what is happening here on the Harvey Gamage. So far we've sailed from Boston up to Gloucester and now we are in port in Provincetown, MA. To be brutally honest, working on the ship is NOT an easy task. Watches can be at any time of the night (although we are aware of the schedule beforehand). We are responsible for knowing over 50 lines! We need to know what the lines control, as well as their correct names. Every morning at 7:00 AM, we are woken up, separated into our respective watches and assigned a certain cleaning duty. Besides everything else, we also help clean the dishes and help with the cooking in the galley. I can speak from experience, working in the galley is a lot of fun!

By now I'm sure you're all thinking that you would've wanted to come home by now. Honestly, we're all tired, and we are all pushed to physical limits (some that I thought that I wouldn't be able to overcome). All in all, I wouldn't give this experience up for anything. I think I can honestly speak for everyone else as well, we are all having a blast! We work as a unit, so we try to make up for slack where we can. An example of this would be the other night when some watch mates were sea sick, and other people would stand watch in their place. Everyone on the boat is always willing to lend a hand, and we are already getting along really well. Rest assured, we are having such an amazing time! We sail for Mystic tomorrow and as we begin to gain our "sea legs" we are anxiously awaiting this sail time. Speak to you soon!

-Marissa Benigno
SEAmester Student

Other Fall 2001 SEAmester East entries:
Log 1: Prof. Chris Hamilton

Prof. Hamilton's Journal Archive
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