Date: 4 April 2024
Sailing from: Luderitz, Namibia
Bound towards: St. Helena
Noon position: 23°39.1’S 008°55.7′ E
Course: NW 1/2 N
Speed: 5.3 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 4 SxW
Seas/swell: 3m S
Barometer: 1019 Rising
Sky: 6/8 Cu, Ac
Water temperature: 69.5°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 123nm
Passage log: 374nm
Voyage log: 22,247nm
Distance to next port: 947nm
Remarks: After three cold and windy days off the coast of Namibia the weather is starting to warm up. People can be seen coming on watch in t-shirts again. The sun is starting to shine and sailmaking is underway. Dustin and Diane are working on a new hatch cover. Violet is patching up a lower tops’l on the quarterdeck. The 8-12 watch saw a big sea turtle next to the ship and we have had a couple sightings of the majestic albatross. Weather looks promising as we make our way into the steady southeast trade winds.