The watches are working on steering, lookout and lines – especially taking in the mainsail and spanker quickly, they are finding out how much harder it is to find the right line in the dark with the decks rolling under you. All hands are doing well.
Chief Mate took us through an introduction to the rules of the road, or International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea today. Every licensed mariner must know the rules inside out, and our gang need to know at least the basics to help make better reports of any traffic they see on lookout.
SHIP’S WORK: The Bosun had a gang down-rig and overhaul the fish hook and tackle today; nothing to do with trying to catch tuna, it’s the big hook used to catch the Admiralty anchor on the port side and bring it up to the bow to be lashed securely when at sea.
BOUND FROM: Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
TOWARDS: Flores Island, Azores
TIME ZONE: ZD + 4
NOON POSITION: 41°33.1’N /058°46.8W
DAYS RUN: 104nm
PASSAGE LOG: 295.6nm
DISTANCE REMAINING: 1,258 nm
COURSE AND SPEED: SExE (114°True), 4kts
WIND: NxE, Force 4
WEATHER: 7/8 cloud cover (Strato-cumulus), 52F (11°C), sea surface temp 74F (23°C) barometer reading 1022 millibars
SWELL HEIGHT & DIRECTION: 2-4 feet, Northerly
SAILS SET: topsails and foresail, spanker, inner jib and foretopmast staysail.