Journals 2006/2007

Cyndy Martin
Portland High School, Portland, Maine

"STAR Project NOAA R/V McArthur II" July 28 - August 26, 2006

Journal Index: September 28 - 29 - 30 - 31 August 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9            10 - 11 - 12 - 13 - 14 - 15 - 16            17 - 18 - 19 - 20 - 21 - 22 - 23            24 - 25 - 26

August 15, 2006
What's happened to the sun??

Lat: 10° 50.2' N
Long: 128° 33.1' W
Skies: CL
Wind: 15 kts, 190 deg T
Seas: waves = 2-3', seas = 6-7'
Course: 312 deg T
Speed: 10 kts
Distance in 24 hrs: 193 nm
Sea temp: 28.7 deg C
Distance from land: 897 nm SW of Clarion

Though it looked promising in the morning, by 1400 on the flying bridge there was no denying the impending doom as we were surrounded by a squall in 3 directions. If we could have bumped this baby up to 20 kts, we could have outrun it. But 10 is about all she'll do.

More cribbage as the tournament continues and provides entertainment to all the participants. Some of the matches have been getting very heated! I beat Josh tonight, 3rd game in best out of 3 match. I really felt badly though, not only because he organized it, but because he wanted to win so much more than I did. He will continue in the "losers circuit" however, with a chance of still making it to the finals. Also conducted 3 more interviews (I think I only have 3 or 4 left), and continued reading research papers on the distribution and abundance of Stenella spp..

Night sky