Still motoring here as we approach The Line. Many auspices for expecting to see good old northeast trade winds soon. Light puffy popcorn clouds, a steady and building swell from the NE. All looks good for a good breeze soon.
Date: April 16, 2019
From: St Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean
Towards: Grenada, West Indies
Noon position: 02-38S / 037-37W
Course and speed: WxN x 1/2 N, or 287 degrees at 8 knots
Wind force and direction: light northeasterly winds
Seas/swell: moderate northeasterly seas of 1+ metre
Barometer: 1016 steady
Sky: 50% cloud cover on a bright sun shiny day
Water temperature: 28.8C – 83F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 182 nautical miles
Passage log: 2,085 nautical miles
Voyage log: 24,203 nautical miles
Distance to next port: 1,678 nautical miles as the Alpha rumbles