Sailing from: Tahiti
Bound towards: Tonga
Noon position: 17°13.5’S 157°18.2’W
Course: WxN
Speed: 6.2 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 5/6, 7 in gusts SE
Seas/swell: 5m SE
Barometer: 1019 Steady
Sky: 5/8 cu, stcu
Water temperature: 78°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 150nm
Passage log: 448.5nm
Voyage log: 9554nm
Distance to next port: 961nm
Sails set: Inner jib, Fore Upper topsail, Fore Lower topsail, Fore sail, Main topmast staysail, Main Upper topsail, Main Lower topsail
Remarks: Winds increase overnight, seas build, making it a lumpy night and day. Sun breaks through now and then, plenty plenty white caps, rolling seas. The gang has got their sea legs to be sure. Small jobs on the quarterdeck. Alex making new rope mats for here and there. Mike scraping an oar, Bob sanding a carved block, Line smiling and cheerful, Dustin keeping it all on course. Dirk and Captain working on planning the next voyage.