Pier 21 Theater

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===========ELISSA Captain's Log: 12 noon, Thursday, June 25th, 2026===========BEARINGSThere’s a common turn of phrase about people trying to “get their bearings.” Through this early phase of ELISSA’s voyage, there’s been a lot of that for all the crew: getting used to living aboard; orienting ourselves to “standing watches” around the clock; learning to sail and maneuver the ship, etc. Yesterday, we sailed off the anchor, came about numerous times as we beat up the bay, and at the end, we sailed on to the anchor as well.But this morning we did a literal version of getting our bearings! Regardless of the suite of modern electronics we have aboard to help us navigate, the principal traditional tools remain the same, and none is more important than our magnet compass. It is the reference to which the person at the helm steers the ship, and it is the instrument we use to obtain our bearings on landmarks so we can fix our position.The compass is a sensitive, almost mysterious, thing, and errors can occur simply because of what’s around it. Equipment, structures, and the ship’s hull itself. A wonderful and unusual asset we currently have aboard is our third mate, Connor, a certified compass adjuster. He has been testing and working on correcting our compass over the past two weeks, and today the conditions were perfect for a final test and adjustment. We slowly drove the ship through a number of turns, tracing a miles-long octagon in the upper Chesapeake Bay. After a few hours, the corrections were completed, and we are now back to sailing. Broad Reach, Squaresails, Hooray!The crew, and now ELISSA herself, have their bearings, and we continue onwards on our voyage to New York, Boston, and beyond.Regards,Captain Andrew EllersYou can help support the Official Tall Ship of Texas' journey by sponsoring 10 nautical miles of our voyage via our limited edition poster and certificate. Details at galveston250.com/news/support-our-voyage/.==========POSITIONING==========ELISSA at 12 noon (EDT)Distance Traveled: 1891nmPosition: 39deg 7' N x 76deg 19' WCourse: 355 MSpeed-Over-Ground: 2.2 ktsWeather: Sunny; 5-8kt wind from S; seas 1’. ... See MoreSee Less

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