A good day at sea today. We had a discussion on the nature of Grenada and the islands last night. Tonight we will see the amazing film by Alexis Andrews about wooden boat building in Carriacou. The building of 40 and 50 sloops for fishing, trading (and smuggling at one time) and also schooners. I sailed in these vessels as a young guy. The film is called Vanishing Sail and it is lyrical and priceless.
Date: April 25, 2019
From: St Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean
Towards: Grenada, West Indies
Noon position: 09°-11′ North Latitude / 058°-17′ West Longitude
Course and speed: NWly at 5-6 knots under all plain sail
Wind force and direction: force 3+ easterly winds
Seas/swell: steady organized ENEly seas of 1-2 metres
Barometer: 1017 and rising
Sky: sunny, partly cloudy, very nice
Water temperature: 27.3C – 81F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 132 nautical miles
Passage log: 3,428 nautical miles
Voyage log: 25,230 nautical miles
Distance to next port: 257 nautical miles as the lads and lasses have our tow-rope