Date: 8 December 2023
Sailing from: Luganville, Vanuatu
Bound towards: Bali, Indonesia
Noon position: 10°45.1’S 120°13.6’E
Course: NWxW
Speed: 6.5 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 3 WNW
Seas/swell: 2m WxS
Barometer: 1014 Steady
Sky: 5/8 cu, ci
Water temperature: 86.4°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 150nm
Passage log: 2,948nm
Voyage log: 19,857nm
Distance to next port: 319nm
Remarks: Rain overnight cut the heat. Big squall came through, nice. Kate takes a morning sight. Alex repairs chafe gear aloft. Danielle and Nate paint bottle screws, Mike scrapes the port quarterdeck ladder. Tammy works on accounts. Dawson goofs off. Captain shows rigging techniques to Clara, Ollie and Line (pronounced “Leen-uh”), Dan does main deck planking. Some are making serving boards modeled after one onboard. Some play cards in the shade back aft. Some read books or devices, cats chew up Tammy’s receipts. Captain and Dirk work on planning the next big voyage with Maggie. To be announced soon. Power shower at 1630 well attended. Bali in a couple days!