Day’s Run – 3 April 2019

Day came in fair and partly cloudy. Classic trade wind sailing. Blue seas and skies everywhere. A couple of flying fish flew aboard last night to the delight of at least one cat. Nice varnish going on to various teak doors. Deyan is working up the main engine’s seventh cylinder air compressor. Dirk, Erin and Carlos are working the final touches to the nice new royal yard. There is a pretty copper sink in the engine room fiddley now so engineers do not have to get the heads dirty washing their greasy hands in nice white porcelain sinks. Nice Captain’s Dinner in the mess room with Donald, Brahm, Annie, Johnny and Robert. Much discussion on the delights of Grenada and the Caribbean.

From: St Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean

Towards: The West Indies – most likely Grenada

Date: April 3, 2019

Noon position: 11-22S / 012-21W

Course and speed: NW at 6 knots

Wind force and direction: SE at force 4

Seas/swell: moderate seas of 1 to 2 metres from the SE

Barometer: 1018 steady

Water temperature: 25.9C – 78F

Distance made good in 24 hours: 115 nautical miles

Distance to next port: Pretty far, 3,235 nautical miles