The day came in fair and partly cloudy. Small sea, light southeasterly winds. Plenty tropical warm now. The decks are busy with good works. Much like the day before. Sailmaking, new planks, spar making and mysterious projects in the engine room. Navigation class on the quarterdeck at 1000 followed by noon sights for latitude at about 1245, meridian passage. Today’s workshop will be on “mast and spar making in wood and steel”. Rigging up for studding sails to be set tomorrow after wearing ship around, or so is the prognostication. Curried roti for lunch today.
From: Luderitz, Namibia
Towards: St Helena Island
Date: March 19, 2019
Noon position: 20-59S / 006-25E
Course + Speed: NNW at 3 knots
Wind Force + Direction: SSE, Force 3, a light 3
Barometer: 1018 steady
Water Temperature: 23.3C / 74F
Distance made good in 24 hours (day’s run): 60 nautical miles
Voyage Log: 21,139 miles
Sails set: all plain square sail, spanker and staysails taken in