Date: 14 February 2024
Sailing from: Reunion
Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa
Noon position: 28°09.7’S 040°40.5’E
Course: WxN 1/2 N
Speed: 7.2 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 4 SExE
Seas/swell: 4m SExE
Barometer: 1019 Steady
Sky: 2/8 cu
Water temperature: 79°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 173nm
Passage log: 1,019nm
Voyage log: 19,957nm
Distance to next port: 1,195nm
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: Fine sailing day. Clara makes new back ropes for the fore yard, Lyra stitches canvas on the new outer jib sheet pennants. Ben, Spring and Christiane shoot a noon sight. Dirk, Spring and Toad stream the log to find speed through water, and thus current speed. Swells getting smaller and more ordered. Sailmaking and repair going well. Beautiful day making good towards the coast of Africa.