| Summer Deployment for Manatra with Twenty-Five Sea Cadets |
We completed the most ambitious training trip we have taken on this vessel. Due to a change in the weather on the
Michigan side we had to re cross the lake and go up the the Wisconsin side, stopping at Manitowoc and Sturgeon Bay. It
was cool during the trip so we never got to use the new air conditioning system installed by Jack Nelson. We needed the
heaters instead.
We had the usual tour of the Manitowoc Maritime Museum and use of the showers and pool at the local YMCA. The we
proceeded to Sturgeon Bay and stayed at the former USCG dock after a little confusion as a result of the new bridge
across the canal. We toured the Museum there as well as the fireboat and tug. We also had a visit by Ellsworth Petersen
from the former Petersen Ship[yards that built many of the YP's He wanted a picture of the boat with him in it.
We then proceeded out into Green Bay and up the Bay to Death's door between Gills Rock, in Door Co., and Washington
Island and then down the Wis. Coast to Milwaukee. There we stayed at the USCG station, enjoyed the showers and had
an outdoor BBQ and fireworks. We also toured the World Museum.
We then headed home, leaving early Sat morning. Most of the trip was very cool, but the cadets wanted to swim in the
lake so we made a stop after man over board training to let them swim. I give them credit for the effort.
We had good training with the USCG in Michigan City, out first stop, with towing and docking. We met the new OIC, a nice
lady who is enthusiastic about training sea cadets.
The cadets got good training in steering, lookout, basic navigation, man overboard, rescue boat operations, firefighting,
line handling, sanitary pumping, galley work, cleaning stations, and first aid and emergency training with Jay Crissey and
Joe Prijatel. Keith Kohanzo was every where and will be sleeping for the next week.
Tony Jurincie was the Captain and George O'Connor laid out all of the courses and kept track of the miles and showed us
some good watch standing tips from his days as a Lykes Bros. skipper.
Tom Bohling stood a watch and assisted Keith Kohanzo with the sea cadets as did our Bosun Jerry Lewis.
Our real stars of the trip were Jack Hadfield, Chief Engineer, and Andy O'Donnell, the cook. Andy, making his first trip, took
over the galley and put all of his former firefighting cooking skills to the job and we ate well and put on a few pounds. It
takes skill and patience to work with an oven that take an hour and a half to get up to temperature.
Jack Hadfield worked overtime in the engine room keeping the ship going so that we could have such a fine trip. We had
significant engine room issues, and Jack handled them all, and we came back in one piece. If the engines don't work, we
don't go anyplace.
A thanks to everyone that pitched in to make this a training success, including the people that did not make the trip but
assisted in preparing the vessel and crew for the trip.
The engineers are now working on the issues below and tell me all will be done before the next trip. I will be calling on
some members to assist as needed.
Right now Jerry Lewis is working on varnishing the ship's rails. Nelson replace many feet of rail and Jerry has done a great
job staining them.
We will hold off on the evening trips to give the member a rest and get the work done below. I hope to have a member's
night aboard the vessel this summer. I will need volunteers for that. I am thinking of food and fireworks at the dock on
either a Wed or Sat night. Let me know what you think would be best.
Warren
Michigan side we had to re cross the lake and go up the the Wisconsin side, stopping at Manitowoc and Sturgeon Bay. It
was cool during the trip so we never got to use the new air conditioning system installed by Jack Nelson. We needed the
heaters instead.
We had the usual tour of the Manitowoc Maritime Museum and use of the showers and pool at the local YMCA. The we
proceeded to Sturgeon Bay and stayed at the former USCG dock after a little confusion as a result of the new bridge
across the canal. We toured the Museum there as well as the fireboat and tug. We also had a visit by Ellsworth Petersen
from the former Petersen Ship[yards that built many of the YP's He wanted a picture of the boat with him in it.
We then proceeded out into Green Bay and up the Bay to Death's door between Gills Rock, in Door Co., and Washington
Island and then down the Wis. Coast to Milwaukee. There we stayed at the USCG station, enjoyed the showers and had
an outdoor BBQ and fireworks. We also toured the World Museum.
We then headed home, leaving early Sat morning. Most of the trip was very cool, but the cadets wanted to swim in the
lake so we made a stop after man over board training to let them swim. I give them credit for the effort.
We had good training with the USCG in Michigan City, out first stop, with towing and docking. We met the new OIC, a nice
lady who is enthusiastic about training sea cadets.
The cadets got good training in steering, lookout, basic navigation, man overboard, rescue boat operations, firefighting,
line handling, sanitary pumping, galley work, cleaning stations, and first aid and emergency training with Jay Crissey and
Joe Prijatel. Keith Kohanzo was every where and will be sleeping for the next week.
Tony Jurincie was the Captain and George O'Connor laid out all of the courses and kept track of the miles and showed us
some good watch standing tips from his days as a Lykes Bros. skipper.
Tom Bohling stood a watch and assisted Keith Kohanzo with the sea cadets as did our Bosun Jerry Lewis.
Our real stars of the trip were Jack Hadfield, Chief Engineer, and Andy O'Donnell, the cook. Andy, making his first trip, took
over the galley and put all of his former firefighting cooking skills to the job and we ate well and put on a few pounds. It
takes skill and patience to work with an oven that take an hour and a half to get up to temperature.
Jack Hadfield worked overtime in the engine room keeping the ship going so that we could have such a fine trip. We had
significant engine room issues, and Jack handled them all, and we came back in one piece. If the engines don't work, we
don't go anyplace.
A thanks to everyone that pitched in to make this a training success, including the people that did not make the trip but
assisted in preparing the vessel and crew for the trip.
The engineers are now working on the issues below and tell me all will be done before the next trip. I will be calling on
some members to assist as needed.
Right now Jerry Lewis is working on varnishing the ship's rails. Nelson replace many feet of rail and Jerry has done a great
job staining them.
We will hold off on the evening trips to give the member a rest and get the work done below. I hope to have a member's
night aboard the vessel this summer. I will need volunteers for that. I am thinking of food and fireworks at the dock on
either a Wed or Sat night. Let me know what you think would be best.
Warren
On 5 July, 2009 Manatra completed a ten day training cruise with twenty-five Sea Cadets aboard. TYhe following is a
trip report prepared by Captain Warren Marwedel.
trip report prepared by Captain Warren Marwedel.