Date: 31 May 2023
Sailing from: Lunenburg
Bound towards: Panama
Noon position: 21°06.2’N 061°23.6’W
Course: SW1/2S
Speed: 4.5 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 4 SE
Seas/swell: 1m SE
Barometer: 1020 steady
Sky: 6/8 cu, fair weather tradewind clouds, a spot of rain once in awhile Water temperature: 79F Distance made good in 24 hours: 86nm Passage log: 2149 Voyage log: 2149 Distance to next port: 186nm Sails set: Flying jib, Outer jib, Inner jib, Fore topmast staysail, Fore t’gallant, Fore upper topsail, Fore lower topsail, Fore sail, Main topmast staysail, Main t’gallant staysail, Main T’gallant, Main Upper topsail, Main lower topsail, Main sail, Spanker
Remarks: sailing by the wind on port tack, lower yards on the backstays, flying jib pulling nice. Captain’s son studying sargasso weed collected with Zoe. Bridge rails and chart house teak doors getting scraped and varnished. Pea and brown rice soup for lunch. Lessons in soogee for 4-8 watch, getting her clean again. 200 miles to Anguilla.