Date: 12 February 2024
Sailing from: Reunion
Bound towards: Cape Town, South Africa
Noon position: 27°58.5’S 045°51’E
Course: NNW
Speed: 4 knots
Wind force and direction: Force 3 ExN
Seas/swell: 3m ExS
Barometer: 1018 Steady
Sky: 3/8 cu, st
Water temperature: 78°F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 73nm
Passage log: 718nm
Voyage log: 19,656nm
Distance to next port: 1,456nm
Sails set: Flying jib, Inner jib, Fore Royal, Fore T’gallant, Fore Upper topsail, Fore Lower topsail, Fore sail, Main topmast staysail, Main T’gallant staysail, Main Royal, Main T’gallant, Main Upper topsail, Main Lower topsail, Main sail, Mizzen topmast staysail, Spanker
Remarks: Confused sea making for a bumpy day. Clara replaces the starboard main upper topsail back rope, Kate works on ratlines, Liam works on the rope cover for the new lower topsail. Donald makes a rice and curry lunch. Balmy and warm. Some big swells from both the north and south making for an interesting ride. No sign of bad weather anywhere, maybe it is tradewind seas bouncing off Madagascar just to our north.