Monday August 4th: A Day at the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership

On Monday August 4th we will spend the day on Hurricane Island where we will have the opportunity to interact with Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership staff, tour the Field Research Station, hear from marine ecologists addressing relevant climate research, and meet educators and students conducting science-based inquiry on the island. We will be served lunch and the day will end with a cocktail party. (A more detailed agenda is below.) 

For those that are not out cruising, we have made plans for transportation from/to Rockland or nearby Carvers Harbor on Vinalhaven (important details and registration options below).

PRIVATE VESSEL: For those of you coming in your own vessel or a friend's vessel, there are a limited number of moorings at Hurricane Island (44◦ 2.2N 68◦ 53.1W, see CCA Cruising Guide). These may or may not be comfortable overnight, depending on the weather. Anchoring near Hurricane is not optimal due to hard granite bottom conditions. Anchoring in nearby Long Cove (cove entrance at 44◦ 5.1N 68◦ 53.1W) is an alternative. For vessels at anchor in Long Cove, we will arrange to send a "taxi" boat from Hurricane to do a pick at Long Cove. The charge for this option is $35 / pp and covers lunch and the cocktail party.