Date: 11 January 2024
Sailing from: Serangan, Bali
Bound towards: Reunion
Noon position: 17’06.6’S 078’57.1’E
Course: WxN
Speed: 4.8 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 3 SE
Seas/swell: 2m SExS
Barometer: 1015 Steady
Sky: 3/8 cu
Water temperature: 80.8’F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 117nm
Passage log: 2,225nm
Voyage log: 17,419nm
Distance to next port: 1,364nm
Sails set: Inner jib, Fore royal, Fore T’gallant, Fore Upper topsail, Fore Lower topsail, Fore sail, Main Royal, Main T’gallant, Main Upper topsail, Main Lower topsail, Main sail
Remarks: Hot and sunny day with fair winds on the port quarter. George and Rosalie tar the fore shrouds, Violet and Ryan tar the main shrouds. Zoe varnishes the starboard charthouse handrail. Sara, Toad, Ben, and Christiane work a noon sight, Spring varnishes the monomoy’s oars. Line teaches ratline seizings, Dustin cleans up four sextants for use. Dirk ropes the new lower topsail. Donald toils away in the galley – all’s well.