Cal Maritime:Follow the Voyage 2009

Today our journey ends. Most students will stay aboard the ship until Sunday after formation and will soon return home to their loved ones anxiously awaiting their arrival. Today, Saturday August 29th, we’re expected to pass under the Golden Gate Bridge around 11:45 a.m. so get your cameras ready, if you in the area.  For those who wish to see the Golden Bear in Vallejo, we’ll arrive at the CMA dock around 1500 (3:00 pm) and should be secured by 1600 (4:00 pm).

 At noon, we were 206.5 miles from San Francisco, heading NNW, 34° 39.0′ N 121° 00.3′ W average speed of 91.1 KTS…almost home.  However, even though it’s the end of cruise, there were still many activities going on around the ship. There was day work to be done; Quarters on the 04 Deck; painters in the engine room. Engineering students received awards for highest overall grade on cruise and we had many winners in the Moustache Contest.  Student’s with Captain Bolton doing C-Nav readings and our sunset.   As for me, this was my first cruise on the Golden Bear and I must say, it was a pleasure to work with a great bunch of students and staff on board.  What was inspiring to me was that everyone pulled together and worked hard and there was a lot of fun that was had by all!

 Thank you for following the voyage and hope to see you again next year!

 Cecilia Santos – FTV Editor

 These are photos from Friday, August 28, 2009.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engine Department Cruise Awards:

·         Golden Globe Award – Highest overall grade average for cruise.

·         Sentinel Award – Highest watch grade for cruise.

·         Goodwrench Award – Highest day work grade for cruise.

 

L-R Stephen Lang 3/C Eng Cadet – Golden Globe Award & Sentinel Award

Rebekah Grossman 3/CEng Cadet – Goodwrench Award, Jonathan Bell 1/C Eng Cadet Goodwrench Award; Christopher Semmler 3/C Eng Cadet Golden Globe Award & Sentinel Award; Natalie Gross 1/C Eng Cadet Goodwrench Award. Not photographed

David Callison  1/C Eng Cadet Golden Glove Award & Sentinel Award.  Congratulations to all!!

 

 

 

L-R Lyle Cook 1^st Asst Eng, Stephen Evans 2^nd Asst Eng, Timothy Groth 1/C End Cadet

And Tom Mader Chief of Engineering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry “Buddy” Fredrickson Lic. Eng. Officer with Admiral Bill Pickavance, President of Texas Maritime Academy here to visit his cadets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Moustache Contestants…..

 

 

 

 

And the winner is???? Are????

 

 

Craziest -Michael Barr 1/C Dck Cadet

 

Similar Moustache – Kamuela Johnson – 3/C Dck Cadet

 

 

Similar Moustache – Aaron Palmietto 3/C Eng Cadet

 

 

 

Stylish Moustache Robert Hart 1/C Dck Cadet

 

 

 

Longest Moustache – Lowell Belany 3/C Dck Cadet

 

 

 

 

Thickest Moustache – Michael Dunan 1/C Dck Cadet

Thinnest Moustache – james Dailey 3/ Dck Cadet

 

 

 

Our Moustache Judges – L-R Christina Harrison – Pirates Cove

Buddy Blackburn Lic Dck Officer, Cecilia Ruff - Purser

WATER DEPTH	1116FT
SPEED	9.0KTS
DISTANCE RUN (24HRS)	222
DISTANCE TO GO	206.5NM
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL (ETA)	1100 08-29-2009
AVERAGE SHAFT RPM	56.81
PROPELLER MILES	234.49NM
SLIP	5.33%
FUEL ABOARD	524573GAL 12490BBL 1665.3TON
DAILY FUEL CONSUMPTION	4129GAL 98BBL 13.1TON
DISTILLED WATER (FOR ENGINE ROOM USE)	10262GAL 38TON
FRESH WATER (FOR SHIP USE)	29425GAL 111TON
WATER CONSUMED	9522GAL 36TON
*KTS=KNOTS (1NM PER HOUR)
**NM=NAUTICAL MILE (1.15 STATUTE MILES)
***BBL=BARREL (42 US GALLONS)
****FATHOM (6 FEET)

 

DATE	08-28-2009
WIND SPEED	7KTS
WIND DIRECTION	329DEG
VISIBILITY	97/100
AIR TEMPERATURE	62DEG
WATER TEMPERATURE	59DEG
CLOUDS	4/8 OF THE SKY COVERED WITH CUMULUS
PRECIPITATION	NONE
ICE	NONE
HUMIDITY	94%
WAVE HEIGHT	2-3FT
WAVE DIRECTION	NNW
SUN RISE	0626
SUN SET	1925
TIME ZONE	+7
LATITUDE	34-38.6N
LONGITUDE	121-00.0W

As we prepared The Golden Bear for departure from sunny San Diego’s Cruise Terminals, on Thursday, August 27^th, the deck students were busy with various activities above the deck, while the engineering students were below making sure all systems were ready to go! The bridge crew was standing by, as the tug boats were positioned at the rear of the ship (aft) and starboard side to pull us safely away from the dock.

We departed San Diego at 10:24 a.m.  We’re headed home to CMA – Vallejo, California - our final destination and we’re scheduled to arrive on Saturday, August 29th.

For those of you who will be in the San Francisco area, on Saturday, August 29^th, we will be passing under the Golden Gate Bridge approximately 11:45 a.m., but to be sure get there by 11:30 a.m.  We should arrive at the CMA dock approximately 1500 (3:00 p.m.) and should be secured by 1600 (4:00 p.m.).  Faculty and staff not on watch or assigned duty (i.e. galley gang) will have liberty.  Cadets with 4 bars and up, may have liberty and must return at their normal expiration of liberty time.  All other cadets will remain aboard until after formation at 10:00 a.m., Sunday August 30, 2009.

 

Tonight we end the “Moustache Contest” so don’t go away.  Come back tomorrow to see the winners and photos of our final day at sea, on The Golden Bear….Enjoy!

 

A special note to loved ones back home.

WATER DEPTH	463FT
SPEED	9.5KTS
DISTANCE RUN (24HRS)	14.6
DISTANCE TO GO	428NM
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL (ETA)	1100 08-29-2009
AVERAGE SHAFT RPM	50.24
PROPELLER MILES	13.82NM
SLIP	-5.51%
FUEL ABOARD	528702GAL 12588BBL 1678.4TON
DAILY FUEL CONSUMPTION	189GAL 5BBL 0.6TON
DISTILLED WATER (FOR ENGINE ROOM USE)	9722GAL 36TON
FRESH WATER (FOR SHIP USE)	32078GAL 121TON
WATER CONSUMED	517GAL 2TON
*KTS=KNOTS (1NM PER HOUR)
**NM=NAUTICAL MILE (1.15 STATUTE MILES)
***BBL=BARREL (42 US GALLONS)
****FATHOM (6 FEET)