Sunday at sea. The Captain held an afternoon workshop on squall management as we’ve seen a few over the last couple of days, and their strength and frequency might increase as we get north. After the workshop we had a relaxed social hour midships with popcorn, chat and dominoes.
BOUND FROM: Oranjestad, Aruba, Caribbean Sea
TOWARDS: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
TIME ZONE: GMT -3
NOON POSITION: 22°39.7’N /072°07.8’W
DAYS RUN: 155nm
PASSAGE DISTANCE RUN: 763nm
DISTANCE REMAINING: 1,397 nm
COURSE AND SPEED: Steering full and by the wind, Course made good 030° true, 5 knots
WIND: Wind Force 5, East North East
WEATHER: Fair, 3/8 cloud cover, barometer 1021 millibars and steady, visibility very good
SWELL HEIGHT & DIRECTION: East by South, 1-2 m
SAILS SET: Fore and main topmast staysails, inner jib, spanker
Playing dominoes on the cargo hatch amidships