The wind has faired as expected. Now it is no longer abeam but well aft.
Ocean ocean everywhere.
This morning began with gusty winds and larger seas than what we’ve had on this passage. Picton Castle sailed beautifully through the slightly heavier conditions. Light rain on the quarterdeck as the moon was fading off into the distance in the early morning. The sun rose and the clouds parted, turning today into a lovely sunny, cool, windy day.
This morning’s 4-8 watch sent down the spanker, the sail on the mizzen or aftermost mast, for it to be repaired. Once the rigging team had breakfast and harnessed up they took to bending on the alternative spanker. Vai of Tonga lead the team, Suzanne of New York City, USA, Kirsten of Alberta, Canada and Rune of Norway successfully had the sail bent on and ready to set before lunch. The main hatch is busy with projects; the carpenter’s shop teak door is being scuffed and varnished, Monomoy oars are getting scraped and oiled and our wooden ladders are being overhauled just the same.
Celestial navigation education is making headway, having everyone wishing they’d kept up with their high school math and science classes. Last night Picton Castle sailed across the halfway point of this passage to Pitcairn Island.
From: Galapagos
Towards: Pictairn
Date: July 3, 2018
Noon Position: 13°31.2′ S x 110°43.2′ W
Course + Speed: SW + 6.1′
Wind direction + Force: ESE + 4
Swell Height + Direction: 2.5m + SxE
Weather: bright, sunny
Day’s Run: 147.3nm
Passage Log: 147.3nm
Distance to Port: 1294nm
Voyage: 4890.5nm
Sail Set: All sails, with the exception of spanker, gaff topsail, mizzen staysail, fore topmast staysail