By Purser Allison
Sunday Funday but the ship’s work is never done. Today we had two workshops; the first of which was bending on headsails after which crew used their new skills to bend on the flying jib. Captain Sikkema also conducted a workshop on splicing and whipping. Each crew member learned how to make an eye splice with 2 different kind of tapers, finishing off with whippings, a skill which is used daily on the ship. During night watch, Mates conducted a chart house orientation to allow crew to understand the different pieces of navigation equipment and what they are used for.
Bound from: St. Georges/Hamilton, Bermuda
Towards: Boston, MA
Noon Position: 39°20.2N 066°39.1W
Day’s Run: 79nm
Passage Distance Run: 265nm
Distance Remaining: 428nm
Course and Speed: NWxW 3.1nm
Wind: 3kn SWxS
Weather: Good
Swell height + Direction: <1m SW