BOUND FROM: Reunion Island, France, Indian Ocean
TOWARDS: Cape Town, South Africa
TIME ZONE: GMT +4
NOON POSITION:24°22.5’S /051°34.8’E
DAYS RUN: 85nm
PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 298nm
DISTANCE REMAINING: 8,197nm
COURSE AND SPEED: SW 200T, 3.6 knots
WIND: Wind Force 3, ExNE
WEATHER: fair, 4/8 cloud, good, barometer 1019 millibars and steady
SWELL HEIGHT & DIRECTION: E 1m
SAILS SET: All square sails and outer jib set. Took in all other fore
and aft sail because of squall activity astern.
SHIPS WORK: Continued to overhaul running rigging and footropes.
Sailmaking work continues on the new jib, canvas hatch cover
REMARKS: Painting and coatings workshop discussing the benefits of different types of modern paint and coatings to protect wood and steel, and tips for how to prepare and set up a project and do a good job. Captain worried the bosun by ‘accidentally’ spilling a good quantity of green paint on the deck: the lesson was not to panic, but how to clean it up quickly and well!
Captain Moreland looks at bosun Erin after intentionally spilling paint on the deck in order to teach a lesson on how to clean it up