Date: 13 February 2024
Sailing from: Reunion
Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa
Noon position: 27°17.2’S 043°35.7’E
Course: NWxW
Speed: 5.3 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 5 E
Seas/swell: 4m ExS
Barometer: 1018 Steady
Sky: 4/8 cu
Water temperature: 77.5°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 128nm
Passage log: 846nm
Voyage log: 19,784nm
Distance to next port: 1,359nm
Sails set: Inner jib, Fore Upper topsail, Fore Lower topsail, Fore sail, Main topmast staysail, Main T’gallant, Main Upper topsail, Main Lower topsail
Remarks: Day begins with sending down the fore t’gallant for repair. Clara overhauls the fore t’gallant haulyard block, Sara lashes the fore lower topsail foot ropes. Ben, Kate, and Christiane take noon sights. Alex and Ollie wire splice new outer jib sheet pennants. Liam and Andreas make roping covers for new lower topsail. A bright sunny day, big following swells and many whitecaps rolling down to Africa, sailing strong. Grand passage making this is!