Date: 20 September 2023
Sailing from: Tahiti
Bound towards: Tonga
Noon position: 17°52.9’S 151°41’W
Course: WxS1/4S
Speed: 4.5 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 3 SxE
Seas/swell: 2m SExS
Barometer: 1016 Steady
Sky: 3/8 st, stcu
Water temperature: 78°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 108nm
Passage log: 122nm
Voyage log: 9218nm
Distance to next port: 1283nm
Sails set: Flying jib, Outer jib, Inner jib, Fore topmast staysail, Fore T’gallant, Fore Upper topsail, Fore Lower topsail, Fore sail, Main topmast staysail, Main T’gallant staysail, Main T’gallant, Main Upper topsail, Main Lower topsail, Main sail, Mizzen Topmast staysail, Spanker
Remarks: Good sailing weather – blue skies and seas, small swells and Raiatea off on the horizon to starboard. Clara and Alex replace the inner jib sheet pennants, Jeremie greases the upper topsail lifts. Danielle is steering like a veteran, George oiling up some planks, Rachel stitching up an upper topsail on the quarterdeck.