Date: 08 September 2023
Sailing from: Mangareva
Bound towards: Tahiti
Noon position: 19°09.6’S 140°05.8’W
Course: WNW
Speed: 5.4 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 4 NNE
Seas/swell: 2m NE
Barometer: 1018 Steady
Sky: 2/8 cu, stcu
Water temperature: 77.5°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 130nm
Passage log: 396nm
Voyage log: 8503nm
Distance to next port: 557nm
Sails set: Flying jib, Outer 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, Mizzen Topmast staysail
Remarks: Another great day sailing. Line, Ollie and Toad splice wire on the well deck, Rachel repairs a t’gallant, Lyra, Clara, Liam, use the sextants to find our noon position. Dirk and Dan replace a plank on the quarterdeck, Donald cooks away with some fresh vegetables. New hands learning to steer their ship. Gorgeous South Pacific tradwind sailing day, bright and sunny and blue seas and skies everywhere.