We are sailing along a degree and a half north of the Equator and parallel to it. Skies are blue again, seas are a bit lumpy. Plenty of booby birds all around.
Ship’s Work: It’s been a fantastic sailing day at sea aboard the Picton Castle. This morning’s watches were rather exciting; wind making up to Force 5 causing the on-duty watch to take in the mizzen topmast staysail and the spanker. The stack house structure is getting a paint job, monomoy oars are being scraped and prepped to be oiled and the butterfly hatch (a ventilation hatch) on the quarterdeck is also being painted. The biggest question sits heavily on every pollywog’s mind, when is the impending court date to occur? And what is in store for the defenseless pollywogs?
From: Balboa, Panama
Towards: San Cristobal, Galapagos
Date: June 15, 2018
Noon Position: 01°37.3’N – 085°03.2’W
Course + Speed: F & B + 4.1kts
Wind direction + Force: SxW + 4
Swell Height + Direction: 4m + SSW
Weather: Bright, Sunny
Day’s Run: 95.9nm
Passage Log: 99.4nm
Distance to Port: 318nm
Voyage: 2888.6nm
Sails set: All sails