| 6/26 | Visited Tivoli- Europe's oldest amusement park (opened in 1843)- for an
evening of rides, performances, concerts, fun, and fireworks |
| 6/25 | Students packed their belongings, went on bike tour of the city, visited
botanical gardens, attended outdoor orchestra performance |
| 6/24 | Had study sessions, exams, and yearbook meeting in the morning, went
sightseeing in the afternoon |
| 6/22 | Visited Copenhagen's art museum, attended jazz concert in the park |
| 6/21 | Studied for provincial exams, students' friends and family arrived for
graduation, attended concert in the park |
| 6/20 | At 2030, docked at last port stop- Copenhagen, had major Captain's
Inspection, all sails removed in preparation for shipyard, students toured first
Class Afloat ship, had 80's dance in the evening |
| 6/18 | Departed from Oslo, sailed through Skagerrak Strait, scrubbed deck in
preparation for our arrival in our final port, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 6/17 | Visited Viking, Kon-Tiki, and Fram Museum where we learned about
Norweigan explorers, toured the Norweigan tall ship, Christian Radich |
| 6/16 | Docked at Oslo, Martin Braathen's family welcomed us and visited
Concordia |
| 6/15 | After clearing customs, students had free evening, it is light outside until after
midnight |
| 6/14 | Entered Skakerrak Strait- well known for storms but we had very calm
weather, more preparations for shipyard, final exams in economics, English,
and math given |
| 6/12 | Preparation underway for shipyard: took down mizzen sail and lines, removed
ratlines from mizzen and main shrouds, inventoried storage area, the dense
fog required special attention by lookouts, set sail at 0800 and gybed several
times during the day |
| 6/11 | Departed Ostend, experienced thunderstorms with rain and poor visibility,
seeing lots of ship traffic to and from large European ports including
Rotterdam, Antwerp, and Amsterdam |
| 6/10 | Visited the beautiul city of Brugge- a 15 minute train ride away |
| 6/9 | Rented bicycles and went on a tour of Ostend and surrounding areas,
everyone met in the park in the afternoon for a football and soccer game |
| 6/8 | Passed between Dover, England and Calais, France, entered Ostend's harbor
at 1300, cleared by the maritime police, explored city in afternoon |
| 6/7 | Passed Jersey, Gurnesy, Sark and Alderney Islands, and entered English
Channel, sailed at record speed of 17.4 knots with the help of the current |
| 6/6 | Many students explored outlying towns around St. Malo, departed St. Malo
at 1900 |
| 6/5 | Students had option of visiting the Museum of Cape Horn, Jacques Cartier
Museum or the aquarium, several students had friends or family visiting,
provisioned ship in the afternoon |
| 6/3 | Experienced very strong tidal currents, 0430 to 0600 anchored five miles off
Saint Malo-waiting for pilot, at 0730 arrived at entrance to Saint Malo's
harbor, at 0930 cleared customs, Captain's inspection during day, free time at
night |
| 6/2 | Entered English Channel, motored along French coast at a distance of 3 to 4
nautical miles, had port presentation on Saint Malo, scheduled to arrive in
Saint Malo tomorrow morning |
| 6/1 | Experienced heavy pitching against high waves, had classes, heavy east and
westbound travel, very slow progress due to bad weather |
| 5/31 | Entered Bay of Biscay, heavy traffic, saw many dolphins |
| 5/29 | Had glorious, sunny day, whales and dolphins sighted, went record distance of
201 nautical miles- most miles traveled in one day since San Diego, motored
30 to 35 nautical miles off the coast of Spain |
| 5/28 | Departed Lisbon at 2000, had classes and yearbook meeting, at 2330 passed
Cabo do Roca- the western most point of Europe |
| 5/27 | Had free day to explore Lisbon, a group of students met Bryan Adams (a
Canadian singer) who invited them to his concert |
| 5/25 | Visited a nautical museum, toured the caravel Boa Esperanza, a caravel is a
small sailing vessel that was typical of the Portuguese- it was the type of ship
that was used by Christopher Columbus for his voyages of exploration
In the village of Averio, saw a parade in honor of the reign of King Joao II-
the parade was a reenactment of the procession of the King when he visited
the towns of his kingdom in the 15th century |
| 5/23 | From the deck of Concordia, saw the Tower of Belem, a huge statue of
Christ, and Cabo (Cape) Especial, docked at 2300 in Alcantara which is south
of Lisbon, Portugal |
| 5/22 | Saw shores of Portugal and Spain at distance of 20 to 30 nautical miles,
students wore red and blue uniforms to "dress the yards" by climbing aloft
and spacing themselves along each yard |
| 5/20 | Took train (a first for some) to Spain's oldest and most famous bullfighting
ring located in the beautiful city of Ronda, visited gorge located in center of
city which has a fascinating bridge across it, had free time to explore the
city's sites and unique shops |
| 5/19 | Had beautiful view of Rock of Gibraltar in morning, at 1000 docked at port,
climbed rock, rode cable cars to top- had great view of area and meet some
friendly apes, took pictures, visited St. Michael's Cave, later visited Main
Street of the town and ate British meal of fish and chips |
| 5/18 | Visited Picasso's house and a cathedral of Malaga, articles about Class
Afloat appeared in local newspaper, professional photographer, Michelle
Chaplow, joined Concordia for sail to Gibraltar and then Lisbon, departed
Malaga at 1800 |
| 5/17 | Visited Granada- the last area Arabs lived in Spain before King Ferdinand
and Queen Isabella forced them out, saw Alhambra- a magnificent palace
built by the Moors, it is daylight in this part of Spain until 2100 |
| 5/16 | Docked in Malaga at 0925, students had free day to explore, at 1700, local
press and TV station visited Concordia to interview and photograph students,
stray puppy tried to get onboard, students could offer food but not a new
home |
| 5/15 | Motored along coast of southern Spain, in contact with harbor pilots, arrived
in Malaga |
| 5/14 | Completed sail manuevers, at 1414 crossed Prime Meridian, saw submarine
at a distance of 3 nautical miles |
| 5/13 | Had small yellow bird as a stowaway onboard, military jet tipped its wing at
Concordia, not stopping at Palma, Mallorca because we are behind schedule,
next stop will be Malaga, Spain on May 16th |
| 5/12 | Normal day at sea with classes and bosun's work, French milatary plane
buzzed by twice |
| 5/11 | Had guest lecturer onboard to talk about Sardegna, some students had lunch
with Italian families, classes resumed at 1600, departed Cagliari
Special message from Concordia:
Happy Mother's Day to all our moms!!!!!!!! |
| 5/10 | Visited site of ancient Roman ampitheatre, visited local school and had lunch,
drove to Nohra (outside of Cagliari) to investigate fort ruins |
| 5/9 | Had free day, most of the shops, museums, and businesses in Cagliari are
closed in afternoon from 1330 to 1700, received mail, wrote postcards and
letters home |
| 5/8 | Arrived in Cagliari at 1600 |
| 5/7 | Lots of traffic in Sicilia Strait |
| 5/6 | Departed from Malta at 1220, from 1300 to 1400 all sails set, have a guest
onboard from Verdala International School until Cagliari |
| 5/5 | At dock in Malta, departing for Cagliari tomorrow, had classes, students had
free evening, watched vessels come and go in the harbor |
| 5/4 | Had walking tour of ancient city of Mdina and Rabat Catacombs, visited the
ship Floretta and attended a lecture on Mediterranean marine animals,
students from the international school toured Concordia |
| 5/2 | Had walking tour of Valetta, saw St. John's Cathedral and the Palace of the
Masters, visited Verdala International School, some students saw Romeo
and Juliet for English class |
| 4/30 | Experiencing unfavorable headwinds, a land bird flew into the classroom and
out again, a turtle spotted nearby, Jon Dillon's birthday |
| 4/29 | Student Council meeting, sailing toward Malta |
| 4/28 | Departed Crete at 0800, Ms. Smith returns to ship |
| 4/26 | Had free day, had farewell party for Mr. Drake |
| 4/25 | Hiked Samarian Gorge, toured east side of the island |
| 4/24 | Traveled to west side of the island, saw Zeus' Palace |
| 4/23 | Toured Knossos Palace |
| 4/22 | Experienced strong winds from 0000 to 1200, passed by Thira Island-
beautiful views, arrived in Iraklion, Crete, in the evening |
| 4/19 | Stopped on Mikonos Island in morning, arrived in Naxos Bay at 2350 |
| 4/18 | Saw Lesvos and Khios (Greek Islands), celebrated Michelle L. and Patrick
R.'s birthdays, more Bosun's work |
| 4/17 | Passed through Bosporus Strait with great views of Istanbul, sailed again in
the Marmara Sea, 0430, entered Aegean Sea |
| 4/16 | Sewed and repaired sails, several large birds hanging around our deck,
students are missing friends made in Ukraine, after dinner meeting to talk
about the good and bad aspects of our shipboard community |
| 4/15 | Bad weather in AM with winds of 20 knots and heavy rain, said farewell to
new friends from the Ukraine, at 1600 departed Odessa, heading for the
Bosporus Strait and Greek Islands, had classes |
| 4/10 | At 1830, in Odessa's harbor, between 2000 and 2200, cleared customs and
immigration, that night dinner served by the teachers onboard |
| 4/9 | Stormy weather continued, wooden pin on mainstay sail broke- mainstay sail
doused because there were several rips along the seams caused by the wind,
have to mend the sail, many of crew feeling sick due to rough seas, saw the
comet |
| 4/8 | Had stormy weather, high seas, high splashes of sea water reaching the
bridge, the bowsprit often in the water, restricted movement of the crew on
the deck, all hatches closed, many seasick- classes cancelled |
| 4/7 | Sailing in the Sea of Marmara, had beautiful views of Istanbul and its domes,
passed under two high bridges that connect Europe to Asia, entered Black
Sea en route to Odessa, Ukraine |
| 4/6 | Left anchorage at 8 AM, spotted snowy peaks on islands in the distance,
entering Straits of Dardanelles, passed by 2 war monuments port side
commemorating the Gallipoli Campaign in 1915- saluted the memorials by
hoisting flags of Australia and New Zealand, at 2000, entered sea of
Marmara |
| 4/5 | Stong winds made it impossible to enter straits of Dardanelles- we were
forced to take shelter in Moudhrou Bay, anchored there |
| 4/4 | Snowed, had sail training examination |
| 4/3 | Two Greek islands spotted from a distance of about 50 miles, had abandon
ship drill, had lunch without bread- oven failure |
| 4/2 | First day in Mediterranean Sea, restricted water consumption (for showers)
because of low production of useable water with our osmosis process- couldn't
make water in Suez Bay and Canal because water was too dirty |
| 4/1 | At 0310 started thru Suez Canal with pilot, at 0700 waiting in Great Bitter
Lake for new pilot to take us thru next part |
| 3/31 | At anchor- waiting to enter the Suez Canal, students still taking exams,
celebrated Easter with a big dinner after last exam of the day |
| 3/30 | Had exams, shores of Egypt in sight |
| 3/29 | Started Bosun work- replacing lines, sanding, and varnishing wooden parts of
gangway, entering Gulf of Suez |
| 3/28 | Rough seas, high swells, bright comet in the night sky |
| 3/27 | Completed sail manuevers-setting and dousing the sails, saw dolphins off port
and starboard bow, trapped four rats |
| 3/26 | Had classes, at 2 PM finally left Jeddah, students studying hard for exams,
change in watches- new rotation, new watch leaders |
| 3/24 | Had free morning, returned to the ship at 4:00 PM to provision |
| 3/23 | Went to a resort- worked out, played basketball, swan, sent mail, went to art
shows, Miss Smith left to return to Class Afloat office |
| 3/22 | Girls visited Pakistanian Embassy School, boys went horse back riding, all
students went to desert to watch sun set and full moon rise |
| 3/21 | Some people went camel riding |
| 3/20 | Visited old souks- an old market area in historic Jeddah |
| 3/19 | Visited private schools, girls went to a party in a huge mansion |
| 3/18 | Visited Sea Science Academy and the Technology Center |
| 3/17 | Girls got abaayas, visited markets |
| 3/16 | Arrived in Saudi Arabia, checked into Jeddah Plaza Hotel |
| 3/14 | Saw 'flying chickens'- old food is disposed of before arrival in Jidda, Saudi
Arabia |
| 3/13 | Sailed at high speed during night (up to 13 knots). Kristin Smith (Onboard
Director) completed circumnavigation across all meridians with Class Afloat
(she had sailed onboard Concordia as a student) |
| 3/11 | Completed Bosun's work (painting) successfully, looking forward to Jidda |
| 3/9 | Student Council begins Watch Olympics, saw huge pod of jumping dolphins |
| 3/8 | First sight of land (Socotra Island) since we left Maldives |
| 3/6 | Captain's Inspection, 1 hour time change now same as GMT, had abandon
ship drill at 2000 (10 PM) |
| 3/3 | Rustbusting and painting continue on the deck |
| 3/1 | Movie night postponed because students have lots of school work, plus
rustbusting, oiling, pine tarring on deck |
| 2/28 | Regular classes start again |
| 2/27 | Visited a museum and mosque, hosted reception aboard Concordia with
Canadian and Maldivian dignitaries, left Male, Maldives for Jidda at 1700 |
| 2/26 | Had picnic on uninhabited 'education' island with friends from homestays,
Maldivian students returned to Concordia for ship tour |
| 2/25 | Had picnic on uninhabited island with homestay friends |
| 2/24 | Stayed with Male students in their homes |
| 2/23 | Visited Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Research |
| 2/22 | Returned to Male, had movie night |
| 2/21 | Had guests from Male onboard, left Male and toured the atolls, stopped at
Kurumati Island, went diving, snorkeling, windsurfing, and small boat sailing,
visited village on island, watched traditional dances in the evening |
| 2/19 | Students had free time to explore Male |
| 2/18 | Anchored at Male, Maldives, arrived a few days early |
| 2/17 | Sighted pod of pilot whales off port side in morning, sighted blow and spray
from a sei whale off starboard in the afternoon |
| 2/16 | Had abandon ship drill at 2000 |
| 2/15 | Hooked a fish, but it got away |
| 2/14 | Had Captain's Inspection, Valentine's Day dinner and dance |
| 2/12 | Had yearbook meeting, local time changed |
| 2/11 | Saw awesome sunset, had meeting to discuss newsletter and Valentine's Day
events |
| 2/10 | Dolphins spotted, reached 11 knots speed during AM, 14 sails set |
| 2/4 | Had free day in Georgetown, went bowling at night |
| 2/3 | Toured Penang, visited snake temple |
| 2/2 | Arrived Penang, first mariner watch |
| 2/1 | Set sail for Penang |
| 1/31 | Provisioning continues |
| 1/30 | Concordia provisioning in Kuala Lumpur. |
| 1/29 | Had government exams, free day |
| 1/28 | Toured Kuala Lumpur all day |
| 1/27 | Swam at Port Klang Golf Resort |
| 1/26 | Government exams, unpacked |
| 1/25 | Students arrived in Malaysia, unpacked |
