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I thought it was farther off , '' added Paul , who seemed to be amazed to think they had actually crossed Massachusetts Bay . `` The land you see is Race Point , which is about forty miles from the entrance to the bay , at the head of which Brockway is located . We have been making about ten knots an hour , and our calculations seem to be very accurate . By one o'clock we shall come to anchor in Provincetown Harbor . '' This prediction was fully verified , and the Young America was moored off the town . Those who had been seasick recovered as soon as the motion of the ship ceased ; and when everything aloft and on deck had been made snug , the crew were piped to dinner . In the afternoon , part of the students were permitted to go on shore ; the band played , and several boat-races took place , very much to the delight of the people on shore , as well as those on board .