bbtitle]
» CC HOME » FORUM HOME

Go Back   College Confidential > College Admissions and Search > Colleges and Universities > U.S. Service Academies > Coast Guard Academy - New London
Eagle Enters Norfolk Harbor Eagle Enters Norfolk Harbor
New User
Register FAQ Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Welcome to College Confidential, the leading college-bound community on the Web!
 
Here you'll find hundreds of pages of articles about choosing a college, getting into the college you want, how to pay for it, and much more. You'll also find the Web's busiest discussion community related to college admissions, and our College Visits section!

You are currently viewing the site as a guest.
Registration is simple and easy, and provides full site access.

Join our FREE community:

  • Post and reply to topics
  • Talk privately with other members
  • Participate in polls
  • View less ads
  • Remove this welcome message

 REGISTER NOW

Discussion Menu
»Discussion Home
»Help & Rules
»Latest Posts
»NEW! College Visits
»NEW! Stats Profiles
Top Forums
»College Search
»College Admissions
»Financial Aid
»SAT/ACT
»Parents
»Colleges
»Ivy League
Main CC Site
»College Confidential
»College Search
»College Admissions
»Paying for College
Sponsors
CC Resources for United States Coast Guard Academy
Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 06-09-2006, 10:24 PM   #1
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: BC '73, USCGA Parent '09; Seton Hall '11; Wellesley '15; Retirement '16
Posts: 1,853
Eagle Enters Norfolk Harbor
Check out this cool video of the Eagle coming into Norfolk for Harbor Fest. It features Connecticut's(and CGA crew's) own Louise Mandour-Brackin.

http://www.wvec.com/sharedcontent/Vi...0124&catId=354
Bossf51 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-09-2006, 10:41 PM   #2
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 320
Cool video! Thanks for the link. Could you tell what class was on board? When does your son embark and how long will he be aboard?
sealion0101 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-09-2006, 11:08 PM   #3
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: BC '73, USCGA Parent '09; Seton Hall '11; Wellesley '15; Retirement '16
Posts: 1,853
Right now it's the first phase which is half the 3/c cadets; my son goes on board June 17th for second phase which is the other half of the 3/c. Then in late July-early August the 4/c(swabs) go out for a week each(three groups). The 3/c go for six weeks each.
Bossf51 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-10-2006, 09:06 AM   #4
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 320
Does the Eagle get that kind of press coverage everywhere she docks? I'm envisioning crowds when we try to see her in Newport. Maybe it's no big deal to New Englanders. We might try Portsmith, NH if that would be less crowded.

Do you happen to know which location would make it easier to tour the ship? The older I get the less I like crowds. Plus I will have little ones with me.
sealion0101 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-10-2006, 09:10 AM   #5
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: BC '73, USCGA Parent '09; Seton Hall '11; Wellesley '15; Retirement '16
Posts: 1,853
Not always. It depends I guess on the event or venue. In this case it was the centerpiece of a large harbor festival. At Newport it may not be such a big deal as they are close to the Eagle's home port of New London. However there will be a change of command ceremony there so you may want to go to Portsmouth instead. Not sure if that ceremony is open to the public per se. Anyway, it's a great thing for the young kids to see as well.
Bossf51 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-10-2006, 01:20 PM   #6
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 320
By change of command do mean that Captain Shaw, who was interviewed on the video, will be replaced by someone else? Portsmouth (got it)
sealion0101 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-10-2006, 01:26 PM   #7
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: BC '73, USCGA Parent '09; Seton Hall '11; Wellesley '15; Retirement '16
Posts: 1,853
Yes he will be finishing a three-year tour as the captain of the Eagle.
Bossf51 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-10-2006, 01:59 PM   #8
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 320
Who will be the Captain - do you know yet?
sealion0101 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-10-2006, 06:07 PM   #9
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: BC '73, USCGA Parent '09; Seton Hall '11; Wellesley '15; Retirement '16
Posts: 1,853
No I haven't as yet...if I do I'll post it.
Bossf51 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-11-2006, 06:57 PM   #10
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 320
Boss, I'd really appreciate it you could post the date and time of the change of command ceremony, as well - if you happen to find out. I've been checking the CGA website daily but there is no news as of yet. I don't have a kid there so maybe you'll know before or even if they post it.
Last edited by sealion0101; 06-11-2006 at 07:04 PM.
sealion0101 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-11-2006, 07:21 PM   #11
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: BC '73, USCGA Parent '09; Seton Hall '11; Wellesley '15; Retirement '16
Posts: 1,853
Ok I will asap. We usually get the info about a week in advance.
Bossf51 is offline   Reply   
Old 06-14-2006, 10:16 PM   #12
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 123
Was a great weekend! The reason for the Norfolk crowd was that it was the 30th annual Harborfest and quite an event.
Eagle is due home in New London tomorrow!
cadetmom is offline   Reply   
Reply

Bookmarks

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:11 PM.
Contact Us - College Discussion Classic - College Confidential Home - Text Version - Privacy Statement - Top

Copyright 2001-2009, Hobsons, Inc., All Rights Reserved