Yesterday we said farewell to St George’s, Bermuda and got back to sea. The crew did an excellent job sailing the ship off the dock and out of the Town Cut showing off some good old fashioned square rig sail handling.
Now that we are at sea our little world has changed again, it’s easy to forget how much everything moves around when you have been sitting still for a few weeks. Conditions have been somewhat lumpy overnight and a few of the crew are feeling a little ‘under the weather’.
Today has been bright and sunny since just after dawn and the ship has been bouncing along at up to 6 knots when the wind picks up. It’s a unique feeling, a square rigger on the wind in a seaway. Since we don’t have a fair wind we are sailing south to find one, these westerly winds are forecast to persist a few more days and we’ll keep moving right along with them. Going further south this time of year is never a bad thing anyway.
For now we are remembering and getting used to the feeling of the ship leaping through the sea and keeping in mind the old Cape Horn sailor adage “One hand for the ship, one hand for yourself? Thats ridiculous! It’s both hands for the ship!”
Date: 15 March 2018
Noon Position: 31°09.7’N, 063°20.1’W
Course + Speed: SWxS 1/2S, 4.6kts
Wind direction + Force: W, Force 6
Swell Height + Direction: 3m, W
Weather: Sunny
Day’s Run: 99.7nm
Passage Log: 114.7nm
Distance to Port: 805nm
Voyage: 1160nm
Sail Set: topsails, toresail, fore and main topmast staysails, inner jib and spanker
