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May 11, 2005. The Barque Eagle departs New London, CT and is underway, off of Nova Scotia. May 14, 2005. Barque Eagle experiences their first equipment casualty and personal injuries. Many are learning Semper Paratus is more than just a motto. May 17, 2005. The Barque Eagle is moored in St. John's, Newfoundland after completing the first transit leg of the cruise. Unfortunately four ambulances met the Barque Eagle upon arrival. May 19, 2005. Barque Eagle departs Canada and begins a sixteen day crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. May 21, 2005. Underway on board Barque Eagle in the North Atlantic. May 24, 2005. Sailing on board Barque Eagle high in latitude in the summer, sunset and sunrise are not far apart. This makes the days last very long and the nights very short. May 26, 2005. The winds have not been kind, coming from anywhere but the northeast, making it impossible to do any sailing in the desired direction. "Maybe tomorrow" is what you hear about the decks. May 28, 2005. “Land Ho!” That is what division Fore 1 screamed from high in the rigging during the wee hours of the morning when they were the first to see parts of Scotland. May 31, 2005. Sunday ... holiday routine aboard the Barque. Cadets emerged from their berthing areas late in the morning and continued to lounge, watching movies and catching up on their reading. June 1, 2005. Eagle is a time machine. What I have found about this crossing is that it has afforded a real opportunity to experience and understand what seafarers and passengers took as commonplace 100 or even 200 years ago. June 7, 2005. Liberty expires ... Barque Eagle departs Bremerhaven, Germany to sail across the North Sea to Scotland. June 9, 2005. ... due to injuries I haven’t been able to climb at all this trip ... Doc gives OK ... I did my “required” up-and-over. It was amazing up there in the trees. June 14, 2005. First phase of this summer's cruise is completed, second phase reports aboard. Classroom sail training starts tomorrow... June 16, 2005. ...underway off the coast of Scotland now, making circles until we return to Edinburgh to pick up a repaired main upper yardarm ... second phase cadets learning the pin rail... June 18, 2005. Awaiting word to return to Edinburgh, Eagle spends some time along the coast of Scotland. Sailing the same waters as the 13th century Vikings, Eagle anchors in Scapa Flow. June 21, 2005. Excitment exculates as "Land ho!" is shouted by the watch as Scotland apears on the horizon. Every sailor awaits the next best announcement, "Liberty is hereby granted" as Eagle ties up in Edinburgh, Scotland. June 24, 2005. Having returned to Edinburgh Scotland and installing the repaired main upper top yard, Eagle once again sets sail bound for Portsmout, England. As one Cadet puts it, "And our continuous quest for peanut butter never ends... " Ed Note: It's good to know nothing has changed since "my days, back in the old Guard". :) June 25, 2005. We join Eagle as she slowly motors through a thin fog and batches of oil rigs making way through the English Channel and past the famous White Cliffs of Dover. Soon Eagle will join other "Tall Ships" and participate in the Royal Navy International Fleet Review June 28, 2005. We join Eagle as she sits at anchor just outside of Portsmouth England. Surrounded by 115 vessels all participating in the 2005 International Festival of the Sea. The 2005 IFOS is part of the country’s celebrations to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. July 02, 2005. "Ahh, Portsmouth. As I stand my dutiful pier watch, I turn to my left and right and find myself surrounded completely by sailing ships from all over the world. From where I am, I can see the web of colorful masts decorated in full dress ship, and the majestic flags each vessel has so proudly hoisted. " July 04, 2005. "This is it. This is why I decided to leave normal college life for the Coast Guard..." July 10, 2005. Eagle sails into Waterford, Ireland and the crew enjoys Waterford, Dublin, Cork, Killarney, the Dingle Peninsula, and beyond. Who was that kissing the Blarney Stone? July 11, 2005. The race is on! Eagle joins the other tall ships in a race from Ireland to France ... July 13, 2005. Ah, the pressure created by a race! A large high-pressure system that is. After two days of racing the race was cancelled. Eagle proceeds to Cherbourg, France. July 18, 2005. Looking over the list of port calls before this summer, Cherbourg was on the bottom of the list as far as excitement went. It was surprising then, when it ended up being the most exciting, most meaningful port call to date. Many crew members visits the beaches of Normandy - Omaha and Utah. July 20, 2005. ...the essence of Eagle: the ability to do amazing things and go extraordinary places, but only with the teamwork of everyone onboard. Well said! July 26, 2005. With a change of Cadets the Eagle departs Lisbon, Portugal. ...Eagle was sailing full and by under her uppers, lowers, and course sails, plus the headsails. The sails looked truly amazing, billowed out as they were meant to be. After the final debriefing of a successful sail stations and overall first day, the new cadets were sent on their way with a gorgeous fading sunset and a greatly deserved rest. Hopefully the weather tomorrow will be as wonderful as today’s wind and sunshine. July 28, 2005. ...Work onboard is tough--when the ship was in Lisbon, I felt guilty because the only duty I had was being the visitor guide. This period of relaxation was a refresher compared to the demanding and tedious lifestyles of the CGA. However, once we were underway, I found that the schedule became much more demanding. August 2, 2005. We join Eagle as she leaves Rota, Spain enroute to the main island of Madeira, Portugal. Stiff wind and 13 foot swells produce a line-up at the rail. Soda and crackers help those experencing sea sickness - many for the first time. Ahoy! Admiral Van Sice, Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy, who will join us for this leg. August 4, 2005. We join Eagle Sailing 150 miles off the coast of Madeira, on the U.S. Coast Guard's birthday August 9, 2005. We join Eagle as she sails towards the Canary Islands. Quoting Swab Anais Greenley as she describes her first climb of the royal, "It was terrific and exhilarating being 130 feet up in the air with only a clip and my hands to keep me strapped in. What an adventure." August 11, 2005. We join Eagle as she approaches the Canaries. Today is the last full day underway for the swabs of 2009 class. August 17, 2005. We join Eagle as 57 “OC’s,” in their 11th week of their 17-week program, arrived onboard. Eagle responds to and assist a distressed vessel. August 19, 2005. "The trip across the Atlantic continues with the officer candidates onboard. As time passes, the OC’s are getting more acclimated to shipboard life. Those who were initially getting seasick have not been in the past couple of days." August 22, 2005. "The chart shows that Eagle is more than one-third of the way to Bermuda, as does the calendar. Eagle is making its way to its next port call, as are the officer candidates to their on board sign-offs and personal and professional training goals." August 24, 2005. "The past few days have been relatively uneventful as the winds continue to blow and the seas remain somewhat calm. The officer candidates continue to receive training." August 26, 2005. "We have officially crossed the halfway point to Bermuda, making way under sail almost the entire distance. The tropical disturbances have been staying away from us, and us away from them. " August 29, 2005. "We’ve sailed through the outer edge of the “Bermuda high,” a high-pressure weather system that on its periphery provides reliable winds. We've successfully ridden that outer band and now must leave it to continue to Bermuda." August 31, 2005. "Eagle continues its home stretch towards Bermuda under power, after Monday morning sail stations were set to douse and furl all sails." |
The Coast Guard Barque Eagle, homeported in New London, Conn.
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