Date: 24 November 2023
Sailing from: Luganville, Vanuatu
Bound towards: Bali, Indonesia
Noon position: 14°06.7’S 150°06.9’E
Course: NW
Speed: 4.5 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 4 ESE
Seas/swell: 3m SExE
Barometer: 1015 Steady
Sky: 4/8 cu
Water temperature: 79.8°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 110nm
Passage log: 1,009nm
Voyage log: 12,918nm
Distance to next port: 2,076nm
Sails set: Inner jib, Fore Royal, Fore T’gallant, Fore Upper topsail, Fore Lower topsail, Fore sail, Main topmast staysail, Main Royal, Main T’gallant, Main Upper topsail, Main Lower topsail
Remarks: Beautiful sailing day once again. Wore ship this morning steering NW by the compass. Some varnish work went bad somehow leaving it all sticky and not drying, so we need to scrape it all off. Sara works on ratlines, Jeremie takes a noon sight, and the crew gets ready for turkey supper by decorating the main deck. Plans include some cold drinks on the main hatch then onwards. It is a beautiful sailing day here 300 miles west of Cape Melville, Australia, 200 miles south of Papua New Guinea and 1,000 miles west of Vanuatu.