The Crew from Baldwinsville, NY arrived right on time. We got in their first snorkel and then some beaching and Frisbee playing. Had a scrumptious and filling dinner of pot roast, gravy, potatoes and chocolate cake! Now as the evening is starting to wind down (sort of) we have bongo drums playing on deck, a […]
Baldwinsville’s Sea Scouts and Boy Scout have arrived! Read More »
The youngest and smallest of the crew who continually showed his leadership skills with a happy helpful attitude!
Collin – “Conch Award of Excellence” recipient Read More »
Started with an incredible snorkel on the ocean reef of Fowle Cay. To get in the water several of the crew decided to jump off the bow sprit. The water is crystal clear and they saw all kinds of sea life. Take a look! Then they got to experience the world famous place (seriously it
Congratulations to Adam our “Conch Award of Excellence” recipient. A huge attribute to the crew in a helpful, thoughtful, insightful manner!
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Scout Troop 62 – Carlinville, IL Great closing ceremony – Great week!
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More fun stuff! We had an awesome sail yesterday complete with having a rain squall over us. The crew did great and got to feel Ciganka heeled over sailing at 10 knots! I did not get any pictures so remember to ask your son about it. Last night we had a bit of a squall
We were under full sail this morning before we even ate breakfast. The wind was still light but we made our way to Hope Town by noon. Then off to climb the Hope Town Lighthouse and explore the settlement this afternoon. The crew seemed excited to have their feet on the soil for a little
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Sorry I didn’t post yesterday but we were anchored where there was no Internet. Sunday started off with breakfast crew cooking delicious french toast, sausage, cinnamon apples, cut up apples and oranges, and orange juice. Then we had our first run in how to raise the sails and get Ciganka under full sail. It takes
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This crew arrived right on time. After we got them settled on Ciganka we motored over to Mermaid Reef for their first snorkel. They saw a lot of different fish, a sting ray, eel, and a lion fish. Had a delicious meal of roast beef and gravy, roasted potatoes and veggies, bread and butter and a
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Congratulations to our 2 “Conch Award of Excellence” recipients Crew Chief Blake and Collin! Very proud of you both for so many reasons. You are a great inspiration to all ~
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We are a bit speechless on how amazing this week was with Troop 805! They kicked it into high gear and got to the caliber of being able to run this ship as a crew in top form. It was incredible to witness and our only regret is that it could not be a week
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Wednesday night the crew presented us with a pirate flag that they all signed. It is a gift for the ship to be flown in their honor. So we a had true pirate ceremony as the flag was hoisted on Ciganka for the first time. It was hilarious! I did get a video of this
This time together = PRICELESS! Gage had found a Queen Conch so this morning Captain Thomas showed the crew how to clean it. Then everyone got a taste of fresh raw conch meat….. Then this fine oiled machine got Ciganka under full sail again. They are getting so good at this! Wish we had them
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We had an unexpected rain system set in on top of us. So this is what we had until about 1:30 PM along with some lightening and thunder. The crew played cards, chess, read books, and took naps! And leave it to Harold who was in charge of the galley for lunch! Finally we were
Started the day with a snorkel to Tahiti beach and then a hike to explore an island After lunch it was the crew’s second time to get Ciganka under full sail. And they did a GREAT job! We had a little wind, then a lot of wind, and then a little wind. Look who caught
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A morning snorkel to an amazing 4 mile long ocean side beach Our first sail Some chill’in while sailing A scrumptious dinner of 2 kinds of baked chicken, dirty rice, corn and homemade cherry cobbler – sorry no pictures they ate it all too quickly! Some day time fishing while sailing Another snorkel Some night time
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Congratulations to Ben, our Conch Award of Excellence recipient! Thanks Ben to all you added to this amazing week!!
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Wednesday morning the weather finally started to break. The clouds were still dark and there was rain in the distance but it was time to hoist sail! We had such an exhilarating sail. We ended up sailing out of Man-O-War cut to the ocean and sailed on the back side of the reefs all the way
First we need to bale the water out of the dinghy Lets go!
Off to explore Hope Town…the rain has stopped! Read More »
Congratulations to our Crew Chief, Kent, the very deserving recipient of the “Conch Award of Excellence”! Captain Thomas says he is the best Crew Chief we have ever had in all of our 13 years of these charters….and “Admiral Linda” concurs!
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When you have had a week like ours with such a first class crew and troop, it is hard to summarize and verbalize how spectacular it was. So all we can say is simply “THE BEST”! Lots of great father/son and mother/son moments shared – Priceless! Thanks so much Scout Master Don & the wonderful and
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Our morning picture… First thing every morning the crew puts up our big sun cover. Shade is definitely our friend! “Squirrel Man” Connor did a great job ~ Had another fun snorkel. Saw several lion fish, sting rays, and say 3 baby nurse sharks tucked under some coral. Do you see the sting ray in
No wind but an amazing week with a Top Notch Crew!! Read More »
This morning we felt like we were in a “vacuum” with the wind being sucked away from us. It was dead calm. So our crew was excited to snorkel Sandy Cay Reef again. Such an incredible reef. Make sure your “crew” member tells you all about it ~ Finally got a picture of “the man
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These first set of pictures are from yesterday evening. The crew got back from their visit of the beautiful settlement of Hope Town around 7:00 PM. So we decided to motor over to a nice protected anchorage for the evening. These guys could not wait to put up their hammocks and enjoy the ride! Before
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Good Morning! The Crew is off in the dinghy to go conch hunting. They ended up with 4 mature Queen Conch. Then Captain Thomas showed them how to clean it and then they got to taste it raw. We always eat really well on board Ciganka. Tonight we are having NY strip steak grilled
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We have not had much wind at all so we have used our time today doing a incredible snorkel on an amazing reef. Then we went trolling out in the ocean hoping to catch some big fish. Cody caught a yellow tail snapper that he is giving to the Captain for dinner while the rest of
Had a little rain shower go through just as the whole crew was heading to the boat in the dinghy. We did the orientation (the picture they looked really bored) and got in the first snorkel of the trip. Had delicious roast beef, gravy, potatoes, bread and butter and chocolate cake for dinner. The Captain
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So much fun with you! You better come back!!
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We have had the BEST weather/wind for sailing this week. Every day it has blown a steady 20 to 25 knots! This crew has is getting really skilled in hoisting sails and making this boat fly. We have gone to and from anchor every day under sail – no engine power to get where we want
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