Still making tracks to the north under sail and main engine. As the temperature outside drops, engine room watch becomes the most popular job onboard; it’s warm down there with the machinery running!
SHIP’S WORK: Re-lead starboard fore t’gallant and royal gear, shorten chain on port fore t’gallant sheet
FROM: St George, Bermuda
TOWARDS: Lunenburg, NS, Canada
TIME ZONE: ZD+3
NOON POSITION: 41°08.8’N /062°40.9’W
DAYS RUN: 180nm
PASSAGE LOG: 570nm
DISTANCE REMAINING: 210nm
COURSE AND SPEED: East North East (CMG: 039°T) 7.7kts
WIND: Force 4, South East by South
WEATHER: 7/8 cloud cover (stratus, cumulus), air temp 60F (16°C), sea temp 58F (14°C), barometer reading 1026 millibars, visibility fair
SWELL HEIGHT & DIRECTION: approx 4 feet, SExS
SAILS SET: Squares to t’gallants (take in royals for a squall), lower staysails