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.

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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.

 

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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!!

 

 

 

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

And Tom Mader Chief of Engineering.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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The Moustache Contestants…..

 

 

 

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

 

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Craziest -Michael Barr 1/C Dck Cadet

 

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Similar Moustache – Kamuela Johnson – 3/C Dck Cadet

 

 

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Similar Moustache – Aaron Palmietto 3/C Eng Cadet

 

 

 

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Stylish Moustache Robert Hart 1/C Dck Cadet

 

 

 

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Longest Moustache – Lowell Belany 3/C Dck Cadet

 

 

 

 

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Thickest Moustache – Michael Dunan 1/C Dck Cadet

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Thinnest Moustache – james Dailey 3/ Dck Cadet

 

 

 

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

Buddy Blackburn Lic Dck Officer, Cecilia Ruff - Purser

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