NOON POSITION

Latitude                                   15° 46.0’S

Longitude                                75° 00.0’W

Avg. Speed from Noon            10.6 KTS

Distance to Go                        1185 NM

WEATHER FORECAST

Onto Chile…We can expect southeasterly swells of around 4 to 6 feet with winds coming in from the southeast between 6 to 12 knots. Bad news for all you sun worshippers and star gazers as we can expect overcast skies and visibility remaining 3-5 miles as we head south for the next couple days. A cold front moving onshore around Valparaiso may bring a thicker cloud cover or possible precipitation over the next couple of days Meteorologists A.Bergeron and J.Gouw 

All hands,

On the recommendation of the husbanding agent and the Embassy in Costa Rica, we are amending our port call from Caldera, to Golfito.  All indications are that this will present a better area for your liberty. 

The dates have not changed, but if anyone is planning to have visitors, they need to advise them at once.  Golfito is about a 45 minute small plane ride from San Jose, where international flights come into Costa Rica.

Captain Keever

Drill Briefing – 1830 Wednesday

All E-squad Cadets, SCBA Firefighters, Cadets Campbell, Alexander, Asdulla, Schindler, Andros and Glasser are required to attend.  All E-squad Limitations and Repair Parity PIC’s, your presence is requested.  Ericcson classroom at 1830.

De-brief – Thursday at 1830, Ericcson for the same personnel.

Lower Berthing Tonight at 2000 in Ericcson classroom.

Bible Club invites anyone interested to the Miller classroom for a discussion of Philippians.  2000 Tonight.

Comdt’s Corner

The second session of the first Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) class will be held tonight at 1900, in Bowditch.  The first session of second LPI class will be held at 1900, 26 May, in Bowditch.

Corps Corner

·  On Sat, 27 May, the Captain will be conducting a personnel inspection and room inspection.  Besides the minimum standards set forth in the cruise handbook, pay particular attention to your sinks, faucets, soap dishes, mirrors, toilets, showers, exhaust vents, and fan guards.  Uniform will be Service Dress Blues

·  There will be a drill pre-brief at 1830 on the classroom deck on 24 May and a drill post-brief at 1830 on the classroom deck on 25 May for all e-squads.

·  Captain’s Mast is scheduled for 1830 on 25 May and 27 May in the Asst Comdt’s Office.  Notices to appear will be handed out by 1600 on 24 May.

·  Stay tuned for information regarding Valparaiso Chile and our upcoming Sinbad Games/Medusa 10K in the next couple of Bear’s Tales.  Port information is posted outside the cargo hatch across from the underclass messdeck

·  We used a lot of water during our port stay in Peru.  As such, we need to do our best to conserve more water while the levels are brought back up. Take sea showers and do full loads of laundry.

·  As per the Cruise Handbook, cadets are reminded that the computers in the computer lab are not to be used for games.  It is also against policy to load any games on the computers.  Thank you for you cooperation on this issue, especially with midterm exams coming up.

LOST –

·    Black Electric Sunglasses, last seen either in 02 lounge or computer lab.  Please return to Tony Maude.

·    Black 60 gig Ipod and Etymonic Research headphones – if you borrowed them, please return them to Joe Swindel or to the ship’s office.

·    Kodak digital camera – last seen at Coconut Restaurant on Wed night.  If you brought it back, please return to David Kopra or the Ship’s Office.

·   Black Sunglasses – Please return to Brandt Montgomery

·   N1-Jacket – missing the second from bottom button – last seen on bow for Peru tie-up.  If you have, please return to Cadet Backes.

FOUND

· Knife

· Cell Phone

· Safety Goggles – see Annie in Pirates Cove

· Cal Maritime Coffee Mug – see Annie

BBC radio, now on TV channel 18, when available.  More news coming soon!

Channel 20

Sorry, the VCR player isn’t cooperating right now.  No movies on channel 20.

Channel 22

7:00pm Constantine

9:00pm Mona Lisa’s Smile

Channel 24

7:00 pm The Incredibles

9:00 pm King Kong

Bow Cam                                                        Ch. 16

Electronic Chart                                              Ch. 14

Bear’s Tale                                                     Ch. 18

Thursday, May 25, 2006

What two sovereigns helped Columbus sail West to the New World.

What two minerals make up the main portion of our bones?

Do all members of the European Union use the euro for currency?  Yes or No?

Who wrote “To Kill a Mockingbird”?

“To be or not to be - - that is the question.” What play is this from?

What is eight to the third power?

What American city is known as “the Cradle of Liberty”?

What is the approximate length of the Great Barrier Reef?

In baseball, what is the difference between a “no-hitter” and a “perfect game”?

Give two meanings for the term “LCD”

By definition, how many centimeters of rain does a desert receive each year?

Answers are posted on the bulletin board by the Ship’s Office.