Date: 15 February 2024
Sailing from: Reunion
Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa
Noon position: 29°00.3’S 038°56’E
Course: NW
Speed: 4.4 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 3 ESE
Seas/swell: 2m ExS
Barometer: 1017 Steady
Sky: 2/8 cu
Water temperature: 78°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 107nm
Passage log: 1,126nm
Voyage log: 20,064nm
Distance to next port: 1,090nm
Sails set: Inner jib, Fore Royal, ForeT’gallant, Fore Upper topsail, Fore Lower topsail, Fore sail, Main topmast staysail, Main Royal, Main T’gallant, Main Upper topsail, Main Lower topsail
Remarks: Wind and sea lays down. Line splices a new back rope for the main yard, Liam overhauls blocks, the 8-12 watch bends the repaired fore t’gallant. Donald makes muffins for breakfast with rice pudding. Sailmaking ongoing, plans for the stay at Cape Town developing. Used up all the ground coffee, now we are grinding beans. A sunny warm day 450 nautical miles off the coast of Africa.