Bayshore Discovery Project 2019 – Intensive Learning @ MFS

Bayshore: The Final Day

March 29, 2019March 29, 2019Bayshore Discovery

Most of our work on our fifth and final day at the Bayshore Center was a continuation of tasks we’ve posted about before, like varnishing and painting, but one job was both brand new and epic. It was “all hands on deck” to carry the sails from their storage loft through the Bayshore office,...

Bayshore: Day 4

March 28, 2019March 28, 2019Bayshore Discovery

Today was an exciting day at the Bayshore Center. The Meerwald had been covered all winter with huge PVC hoops and tightly stretched plastic, creating a workspace on deck sheltered from rain and wind. Today we got to take it all down as, bit by bit, the gorgeous sunshine covered the deck for the...

Bayshore: Day 3

March 27, 2019March 27, 2019Bayshore Discovery

Today’s work mostly involved following up on yesterday’s tasks. Lots more painting of deck boxes, oiling of blocks, and picking up of trash. The only new jobs were polishing the ship’s bell and carrying old sails (it took about 20 people to carry each one!). So for today’s blog entry, we asked each student...

Bayshore: Day 2

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019Bayshore Discovery

“Keeping the Rot at Bay” For our second day at the Bayshore Center, we tweaked our schedule a bit to be more efficient. We’d work straight through until a later lunchtime and then leave right after lunch. But the first order of business upon arriving was checking out Cashier, the sunken boat we’d seen...

Bayshore: Day 1

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019Bayshore Discovery

“Aw, Shucks, We’re Back at Bayshore!” After a bit over an hour on the bus and the traditional stop at Wawa, we arrived at the Bayshore Center in Bivalve, NJ. By the time we got there, the rain had stopped, but the wind was picking up. Looking out over the water, you could see...