Date: 04 October 2023
Sailing from: Palmerston Island, Cook Islands Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 18°24’S 170°51.7’W
Course: W
Speed: 6 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 5 SxW
Seas/swell: 4m SSE
Barometer: 1017 Steady
Sky: 8/8 rain
Water temperature: 76.2°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 145.5nm
Passage log: 481.5nm
Voyage log: 10399.5nm
Distance to next port: 310nm
Sails set: Inner jib, ForeT’gallant, Fore Upper topsail, Fore Lower topsail, Fore sail, Main topmast staysail, Main T’gallant, Main Upper topsail, Main Lower topsail
Remarks: Blew some hard early this morning. Had her going over 10 knots at times. Take in much sail as we ran before the winds towards the north. Laying down here at 1330. Making westing again. Edmund and Leo at the wheel did great. Furling t’gallants in a gale was something.