Still hardly any wind and bright sunshine, but it’s cooler today and less sticky than yesterday. We saw a school of tuna underneath the jibboom today, and a couple of sea birds circling the ship, much to the interest of the cats.
SHIPS WORK: Rigged and set the lower, topmast and t’gallant studdingsails on the port side of the foremast this afternoon. Sail drill on setting and more importantly taking them in quickly will take place after a power shower this afternoon. The royal yard is
progressing well. The inside of the longboat had a full coat of grey primer today and sailmaking continues.
BOUND FROM: James Bay, St Helena, South Atlantic Ocean
TOWARDS: Grenada, Windward Islands, Caribbean Sea
TIME ZONE: GMT -1
NOON POSITION: 06°22.3’S /017°41.8’W
DAYS RUN: 25 nm
PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 938 nm
DISTANCE REMAINING: 2,849 nm
COURSE AND SPEED: West North West, Course made good 281° true, 2.2 knots
WIND: Wind Force 1-2,South South East
WEATHER: Fair, 3/8 cloud cover, barometer 1016 millibars and steady, visibility very good
SWELL HEIGHT & DIRECTION: South East by South 1m
SAILS SET: All square sails set, braced square. All headsails,
staysails, gaff topsail and spanker set.
Preparing to set the lower stuns’l (studdingsail)