Very broad squall this morning at dawn ushering in an overcast day. Clothes set to soak for a big washing later. Soon a talk on the islands and what is to come. Planks getting cut for ANN, the boat we’re restoring aboard. New life ring holders getting welded on. Small jobs everywhere. Liz is in the galley as Donald’s assistant for the week to learn some of his magic. Making good time and am hoping for a weekend landfall. But never count your chickens before they hatch….
Date: April 23, 2019
From: St Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean
Towards: Grenada, West Indies
Noon position: 07°-07′ North Latitude / 053°-16′ West Longitude
Course and speed: NWly at 7-8 knots under all plain sail
Wind force and direction: force 4+ NEly winds
Seas/swell: steady organized NEly seas of 2-3+ metres
Barometer: 1016 and rising
Sky: light overcast, cloudy, warm
Water temperature: 27.3C – 81F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 172 nautical miles
Passage log: 3,135 nautical miles
Voyage log: 24,937 nautical miles
Distance to next port: 556 nautical miles as the winds and currents pull us along