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Sample Itinerary
Hour Tasks
1800 Arrive at 6 p.m., sign on as crew, report to the duty officer, stow gear.
1815 All greenhands muster midship for orders. Crews and mates will be assigned. Crews tour the Santa Maria.
1845 Galley crew takes charge of meals. Riggers load cargo. Bosuns make rope and grommets.
1900 The galley crew makes dinner for the crew.
2000 Dinner. Crews mess together.
2045 Crews work the sails, haul cargo and try their hand at traditional rope work.
2230 Crews muster on the quarterdeck.
2330 First night watch begins.
0200 Adult takes over night watch.
0600 Galley crew is at work on breakfast.
0630 All hands stow gear and muster on deck for breakfast.
0715 Morning activities. Crews are taught to climb aloft, map and navigation tasks, work at ship maintenance as needed. Decks are swabbed, lines are coiled and everything above and below deck is put in order. Crew earns shore leave by completing maintenance tasks as ordered!
0945 The Captain musters all hands to issue shore leave to deserving crew.
1000 Depart for home.

Remember: Except for the arrival and departure times, the Captain can change anything he wants! It is possible for a misbehaved sailor to swab the decks for the entire voyage.



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OVERNIGHT PROGRAM

Things to Bring

Sleeping Bag
Plastic Mug
Permission and Emergency Medical Forms
Rain Gear
Warm Clothes: Hat and gloves if weather warrants
Extra set of old clothes
Toothbrush, towel, miscellaneous hygiene articles
Flashlight (optional)

Things NOT to Bring

Jewelry
Games and toys
Gum, food, candy, sodas, etc.
Anything electrical
Weapons, matches or lighters
Watches (greenhands excluded)
Students should not bring more gear than they can   carry by themselves. Try to fit everything into one bag (a trash bag works great) rather than many small ones. Mark each bag with the camper's name and group.
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