I have changed my mind on how I plan to continue the blog.  I am going to make my main blog (www.christiaanconover.com) my maritime blog, and keep this site as a historical record of Sea Term.  If you’re currently subscribed to this site’s feed and would like to follow the new blog, please visit this …

With such an overwhelmingly positive response I received from my blog about Sea Term, I have decided to continue it, and use it as a medium to discuss cadet life at MMA. I’ll begin this once the spring semester starts next week.  I’ll also be changing the blog title to reflect this. Please feel free …

We’re currently about 150 miles from Buzzards Bay, cruising north towards Cape Cod Bay. With about 18 hours until we anchor, everyone’s pretty pumped. The last day of the rotations is over, so tomorrow we just have to take our exams and we’re done! Once we reach Cape Cod Bay we’ll have cell phone service, …

We’re currently about 200 miles off Cape Hatteras, racing along to Cape Cod. This morning was the first time in nearly 6 weeks that we were a little chilly at morning formation, a refreshing reminder of just how close to home we’re getting. The conditions have been a little rough the past couple of days, …

We’re currently steaming along at about 17 knots due north on our way home. The weather’s still pretty warm, and the ship’s been doing quite a bit of rolling since we left Aruba yesterday. Today is my last day of maintenance for Sea Term 2008, and tomorrow starts the last rotation on cruise. I’ll be …

It’s our last night in Aruba, and it’s been an awesome port! Yesterday we went on a sailing and snorkeling tour with 4/C Buckley’s and Hindemith’s parents, which was fantastic! We saw tons of fish and and other sea life, and even a WWII-era German freighter, though part of me thought it might be superstitiously …

I’m sitting on top of One Hold on board the Enterprise looking out to sea as the sun sets over the water, enjoying the warm weather and the awesome breeze. The town is busy with tourists looking to have a good time on a Friday night, and the music from the clubs and restaurants downtown …

This morning we woke up to find the ship rolling and pitching again. We’ve been in seas similar to the ones we encountered off the coast of the Carolinas back in January, so a lot of people have been feeling a little sick. Today was the last day of non-license training for Division 1, so …

It’s about 1915 and we’re currently in the Panama Canal, moored in the area between the Miraflores and San Miguel locks. We went through the Miraflores locks around 1100 this morning, and fixed mooring lines around 1230, where we’ve been since. We should be getting under way again very soon (within the next 30-60 minutes) …

Today was the shellbacking ritual, which was wicked cool! Unfortunately, the details are secret and exclusive to Shellbacks, so I can’t really go into them here. However, I can say that it was an awesome day! We are now steaming along to Panama, to go back through the canal and return to the Atlantic, and …