Date: 2 December 2023
Sailing from: Luganville, Vanuatu
Bound towards: Bali, Indonesia
Noon position: 10°36.8’S 136°42.2’E
Course: WxN
Speed: 6.8 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 1 Northerly
Seas/swell: calm
Barometer: 1013 Steady
Sky: 3/8 cu, ac, ci
Water temperature: 84°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 164nm
Passage log: 1,969
Voyage log: 13,878nm
Distance to next port: 1,274nm
Remarks: A beautiful hot windless day on the Arafura Sea. Lrya works on ratlines, Jeremie takes a noon sight, Danielle makes a rope mat, and Clara sharpens the ship’s chisels. Amelia serving up a piece of wire. Saturday afternoon. Ditty bags getting finished. Practice wire splicing at the work bench. Motoring along in a flat calm.