Date: 07 February 2024
Sailing from: Reunion
Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa
Noon position: 22°42.2’S 052°52.1’E
Course: WxN
Speed: 3 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 2 ExN
Seas/swell: 2m ExS
Barometer: 1017 Steady
Sky: 3/8 ac, cu, st
Water temperature: 81.1°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 74nm
Passage log: 184nm
Voyage log: 19,122nm
Distance to next port: 1,937nm
Sails set: Inner jib, Fore topmast staysail, Fore Royal, Fore T’gallant, Fore Upper topsail, Fore Lower topsail, Fore sail, Main Royal, Main T’gallant, Main Upper topsail, Main Lower topsail
Remarks: Light winds. Kate works on ratlines, Diane paints the t’gallant rail. Spring, Ollie, Ben, Sara and Christiane take noon sights. Donald makes soup and rice for lunch. Dirk, Rachael and Andreas work on new sails. Fire drills today.