Date: 6 August 2023
Sailing from: Galapagos, Ecuador
Bound towards: Pitcairn Island
Noon position: 17° 15.4’S 118°17.8’W
Course: SW
Speed: 1.6 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 1 NWxW
Seas/swell: 1m ExN
Barometer: 1021 Steady
Sky: 1/8 cu
Water temperature: 74.4°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 38nm
Passage log: 1996nm
Voyage log: 6700nm
Distance to next port: 807nm
Sails set: Flying jib, Inner jib, Fore T’gallant, Fore Upper topsail, Fore Lower topsail, Fore sail, Main Topmast staysail, Main T’gallant Main Upper topsail, Main Lower topsail, Main sail, Spanker
Remarks: Light airs. Pretty day, swells way down, but so is the wind. We can hear the creaks from blocks aloft – a few tropic birds fly about overhead. Beautiful they are – sailing too fast for a swim call, so a Sunday at sea is our lot. Massive ditty bag production, much sextant activity with Diane, Clara, Dustin, Sara, Toad, Spring, and Jeremie working on figuring out the meridian pass. Sea songs and chanties planned for this afternoon, led by Nick. And a chance to school the gang in Stan Rogers!