Day comes in warm and high overcast. Sailing around the lee of Serrano Reef with the chart showing many shipwrecks on it.
Ships work: This mornings 8-12 on watch had two crew on look out, one at the top of the foremast and one on the foc’sle head. They were instructed to keep their eyes open for rocks and two large reefs that were near our track. On deck, our ship’s bosun dealt out tasks for the on duty watches and crew members who were keen to lay in. On today’s agenda our engineer Deyan, of Swizterland, ground and welded the steel frame of the port breezeway head. Varnishing continued on the head’s wooden toilet seats, and capstan bars. Our ship’s medical officer Walter dove into doing an inventory of the ship’s medical supplies, as we will be able to stock up on anything we need in Panama. We have another celebration today, Tad, of Washington, is having his birthday aboard – the crew are always pleased when there’s a birthday, it means there will be cake for desert. Tad sailed with Captain Moreland in the Brigantine Romance out this way before the beginning of time (aka the 1970s).
From: New Orleans
Towards: Panama
Date: May 18 2018
Noon Position: 14 14,4’N – 089 29, 2′ W
Course + Speed: S 1/4 W + 5.0kts
Wind direction + Force: ExS + 4
Swell Height + Direction: 2m + ESE
Weather: Overcast
Day’s Run: 114.2 nm
Passage Log: 120.3 nm
Distance to Port: 291 nm
Voyage: 1607.8 nm
Sail Set: Outer jib, inner jib, fore topmast staysail, foresail, lower topsail, upper topsail, fore t’gallant, mainsail, main lower topsail, main upper topsail, main t’gallant