Date: 6 January 2024
Sailing from: Serangan, Bali
Bound towards: Reunion Island, France
Noon position: 15’8.6’S 087’33.7’E
Course: W
Speed: 5 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 3 S
Seas/swell: 2m SSE
Barometer: 1016 Steady
Sky: 5/8 cu, st, visibility excellent
Water temperature: 80.2’F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 121nm
Passage log: 1,707nm
Voyage log: 16,901nm
Distance to next port: 1,874nm
Sails set: Flying jib, Outer jib, Inner jib, Fore Royal, Fore T’gallant, Fore Upper topsail, Fore Lower topsail, Fore sail, Main topmast staysail, Main T’gallant staysail, Main Royal, Main T’gallant, Main Upper topsail, Main Lower topsail, Main sail
Remarks: Saturday at sea. On Saturdays historically a ship gets lubed up. Crew breaks into greasing and tarring in the morning with Lyra greasing the Fore Upper topsail lifts, Jeremie greased the Main topmast staysail halyard wire pennent. Spring, Sara, Toad, Ollie, Ben and Christiane work the sextants for a noon sight. It is a beautiful day under sail. Blue skies and seas as far as the eye can see. The Executive Planning Commitee for the Mid Indian Ocean Seamanship Derby and Exhibition had its first meeting today.