Date: 30 November 2023
Sailing from: Luganville, Vanuatu
Bound towards: Bali, Indoneisa
Noon position: 10°29.9’S 142°15.6’E
Course: WxS1/4S
Speed: 7.3 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 1 SSE
Seas/swell: <1m SE
Water temperature: 82.5°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 174nm
Passage log: 1,635nm
Voyage log: 13,544nm
Distance to next port: 1,579nm
Sails set: Outer jib, Inner jib, Main topmast staysail
Remarks: Hot and calm day transiting the Torres Strait. Pulled it off in 18 hours, not bad. Olde Tyme ships might take weeks. We had some nice cooling breezes as we slipped out of Prince Of Wales Channel and into the Arafura Sea. Work continues on deck with Lyra and Jeremie making ratlines, Clara servicing bunt blocks, Liam practicing wire splices and Violet, Diane, and Rachel seaming sail. Dan is caulking a new plank. Power shower shortly to be sure!