Date: 28 October 2023
Sailing from: Suva, Fiji
Bound towards: Port Vila, Vanuatu
Noon position: 18°17’S 174°33.5’E
Course: W
Speed: 4.4 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 3 NxE
Seas/swell: 1m ESE
Barometer: 1017 Steady
Sky: 2/8 cu, Sunny and warm
Water temperature: 77.2°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 105nm
Passage log: 233nm
Voyage log: 11324nm
Distance to next port: 361nm
Sails set: Flying jib, Outter jib, Inner jib, Fore topmast staysail, Fore Upper topsail, Fore Lower topsail, Fore sail, Main topmast staysail, Main T’gallant staysail, Main T’gallant, Main Upper topsail, Main Lower topsail, Mizzen topmast staysail
Remarks: Winds came light overnight, took in sail and fired up the main engine and pushed for a while in the calm. Sara and Liam made quick work at cutting down the fore t’gallant for repair. Found a sailing breeze, shut down the engine and set sail just before lunch. Sailing along sweet now in small seas. Could not be nicer.