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BMS teacher
enjoys fantastic
voyage on
Nantucket Sound
By Kathleen Szmit
kszmit@barnstablepatriot.com
KATHLEEN SZMIT PHOTOS
HOME PORT - Barnstable Middle School's Ralph Miorandi was
one of 20 Cape teachers who took part in a teachers-only Ocean
Classroom voyage on the Spirit of Massachusetts recently, a trip
funded by Nantucket Soundkeepers.
SAFE HARBOR-Teachers who participated in an Ocean Classroom
sail, including Barnstable Middle School science teacher Ralph
Miorandi, celebrate a safe homecoming with a commemorative
photo at the bow of the Spirit of Massachusetts.
When
school starts
each fall, it is usually
the students who
regale the teachers with tales
of how they spent their sum-
mer vacations. When school
starts at Barnstable Middle
School on Wednesday,it will
be one teacher's turn to wow
his students with what he
did on his summer vacation,
and what an adventure it
was.
On Monday afternoon,
Barnstable Middle School
Science teacher Ralph Mio-
randi returned to port after
three days at sail in Nantuck-
et Sound. Miorandi was one
of 20 Cape teachers chosen
to take part in a special ses-
sion of Ocean Classroom, an
educational programspon-
sored by the Provincetown
Center for Coastal Studies,
Nantucket Soundkeepers and
MassSail.
Although Miorandi is a
seasoned mariner, the trip
marked hisfirst aboard an
actual schooner, the Spirit of
Massachusetts.Modeled after
the 1889Gloucester fishing
schooner Fredonia, the Spirit
of Massachusetts was built
in Charlestown NavyYardin
Boston for service as a sail
trainingship.
Miorandi acknowledges
that he certainly got some
serious training during the
trip. "There was not much
downtime,"he said. "Every
day we were doing something
different."
After spendingthe first
day getting to know the boat,
Miorandi and the rest of the
crew wereassigned to their
various watch teams and giv-
en official duties to perform
including cleaning the galley,
lookout, helm, and trirnming
sails."It's a very cool boat to
be on,"said Heather Rockwell
of Nantucket Soundkeepers.
"Youget a whole new respect
for what it's like [out there]."
The purpose of the teacher
trip, a free excursion funded
solely by Nantucket Sound-
keepers, was to provide them
with a new way of under-
standingNantucket Sound
that they could eventually
take back into their class-
rooms. "The board has
adopted a broader mission of
protecting the entire Sound,"
explained Nantucket Sound-
keepers' Susan Nickerson.
"The whole idea of [this
trip] wasto bring Nantucket
Sound alittle closer in the
hopes that teachers willprop-
agate that to their hundreds
of students."
Miorandi certainly has
much he willshare with his
BMS students this school
year."I have taught ocean
science,"he said. "This trip
offered two kinds of instruc-
tion -educational as well as
maritime seamanship."
While on the water, Mio-
randi was treated to views
of humpback and finback
whales, as well as a white-
sided dolphin pod. Thanks
to biologist Joanne Jarzobski
of the Provincetown Center
for Coastal Studies, Miorandi
was able to learn more about
the marine mammals, as well
as water quality in the Sound.
It was the rainstorm that
really impressed the teacher,
though. Early Sunday morn-
ing the skies over Cape Cod
opened with a vengeance,
soaking the sailors aboard
the Spirit to the bone. Unlike
some who sought shelter
from the storm,Miorandi
reveled in steeringthe ship
through the tumult. "It was
hootin' out there!" he ex-
claimed with a wide grin.
Safely back on shore, Mio-
randi recalled his weekend
voyage with much enthusi-
asm, a gleamin his eye at the
prospect of passing along his
experiences. "I'll look at my
students this comingyear
and hand pick some I think
would really benefit from
this program," he said. "This
was amazing. Like Captains
Courageous.'"
The sea was his classroom
Dane due for talk on
wind farm
The director of the Co-
penhagen Environment and
Energy Office,whodoubles as
project managerofDenmark's
Middlegrundenoffshore wind
program, will speak at Cape
Cod Community College
Wednesdayat 7 p.m.
The event, which includes
a panel discussion with Lar-
son, Mass Audubon's Jack
Clarke, and Clean Power Now
President Richard Elrick, is
sponsored byGreenpeace and
willbe held in Lecture Hall A
of the Science Building.
Gap in governor's
plan?
Cape Wind finds Gov. Mitt
Romney and Lt. Gov. Kerry
Healey's "Energy Plan" lack-
ingin amost significant area:
support for the offshore wind
generation project proposed
for Nantucket Sound.
In a press statement, com-
munications director Mark
Rodgers pointed to growing
scientific and political sup-
port for the project, urging
the GOP leaders to get on
board.
Cut baiting,
fishermen say
The Massachusetts Fish-
ermen's Partnership wants
Cape Wind to stop saying
that its offshore project won't
affect the industry and its
resources.
In a press statement, Part-
nership officials were quoted
as sayingthat the companyis
ignoringareport showingthat
123commercialvesselsfish in
Nantucket sound, and that a
major portion of their haul is
from Horseshoe Shoal.
Cape Wind has maintained
that its 130 turbines will not
interfere withfishing andthat
they may well attract more
marine life.
WINDSOCK
White to
demonstrate in
Hyannis
Peter White, who will be on
the ballot as an independent
candidate for Congress in No-
vember,willtakepartintheNa-
tionalImpeachmentVigilSept.
1 by demonstrating outside
U.S.Rep. BillDelahunt'soffice
onMainStreetinHyannisfrom
3to5p.m.Whiteand others are
pressuring the incumbent to
open impeachment proceed-
ings against President Bush.
GOP women to
picnic
Barnstable Town Councilor
AnnCanedywillhost the annual
summerpicnicoftheCapeCodRe-
publicanClub&LowerCapeCod
Women'sRepublican Club at her
homeinCummaquidSundayat2
p.m.Theafternoonincludesguest
speakersand asilent auction.
For information, call 508-
362-4055.
An evening with
Crocker and Healey
Lt. Gov.Kerry Healey,strid-
ing along her own campaign
trail for governor, will stop by
ahome reception for state rep
hopeful WillCrockerMondayin
Hyannisport.
Jim and Mallory Hatfield of
296 Scudder Ave. (next door
to The Simmons Homestead
Inn) are hosting the event,
whichrunsfrom 5:30to 7 p.m.
Healeyisdueto pop in around
6 p.m.
Admission is $50. RSVP
ASAPtoinfo@electwillcrocker.
com or 508-771-1831.
GOP candidates
debate
The Republican candidates
to oust Ted Kennedy from his
Senate roost of 40-years-plus
can be seen debating at two
on-line sites.
Ken Chase and Kevin Scott
match up at cbs4boston.com/
video/?old=47 and,in another
session,atwww.greaterboston.
tv/features/e2006.php
Rachel Corrie's story
Emulating its sister festi-
val in Edinburgh, The Prov-
incetown Fringe Festival is
presenting the controversial
play The Words of Rachel Cor-
rie Tuesday at 7 p.m. at The
Provincetown Inn. For tickets
($15), call 508-487-2666.
The play is based on e-mails
CorriesenthomefromtheMiddle
East before being killed during
aprotest.
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Beyond the age and condi-
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