We are off under square sail again – we had a warm, brilliant time at Palmerston with all the folks there, soaking up atoll life in the South Pacific. Thanks so much to all you Marsters and to Vina who helped at Rarotonga. But it comes time for a ship to sail, and sail we […]
Date: 05 October 2023 Sailing from: Palmerston Island, Cook Islands Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 17°49.9’S 172°35.2’W Course: W Speed: 4.45 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5 SWxS Seas/swell: 3m S Barometer: 1018 Steady Sky: 3/8 st, cu, stcu Water temperature: 76.8°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 107nm Passage log: 649nm Voyage log:
Date: 04 October 2023 Sailing from: Palmerston Island, Cook Islands Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 18°24’S 170°51.7’W Course: W Speed: 6 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5 SxW Seas/swell: 4m SSE Barometer: 1017 Steady Sky: 8/8 rain Water temperature: 76.2°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 145.5nm Passage log: 481.5nm Voyage log: 10399.5nm Distance
Date: 03 October 2023 Sailing from: Palmerston Island Cook Islands Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 18°39’S 168°38.2’W Course: WxS1/2S Speed: 5.3 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5 SExE Seas/swell: 4m SE Barometer: 1020 Steady Sky: 8/8 light rain Water temperature: 77.2°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 128nm Passage log: 336nm Voyage log: 10254nm
Date: 02 October 2023 Sailing from: Palmerston Island, Cook Islands Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 18°13.5’S 166°26.6’W Course: WSW Speed: 5.2 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5 SExS Seas/swell: 4.5m SE Barometer: 1021 Rising Sky: 7/8 ni, st, ast Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 126nm Passage log: 208nm Voyage log:
Date: 01 October 2023 Sailing from: Palmerston Atoll, Cook Islands Bound towards: The Kingdom of Tonga Noon position: 18°02’S 164°14.7’W Course: WxS Speed: 2.9 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5/6 SxE Seas/swell: 2-3m SW as well as SE Barometer: 1019 Rising Sky: 8/8 overcast Water temperature: 78.6F Distance made good in 24 hours: 61nm
Sailing from: Tahiti Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 17°16.1’S 159°38.6’W Course: WxS 1/2 S Speed: 5.6 knots Wind force and direction: Force 6 SExS Seas/swell: 6m SE Barometer: 1019 steady Sky: 5/8 cu, stcu Water temperature: 78.3°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 136nm Passage log: 584nm Voyage log: 9690nm Distance to next port: 830nm
Sailing from: Tahiti Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 17°13.5’S 157°18.2’W Course: WxN Speed: 6.2 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5/6, 7 in gusts SE Seas/swell: 5m SE Barometer: 1019 Steady Sky: 5/8 cu, stcu Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 150nm Passage log: 448.5nm Voyage log: 9554nm Distance to next port:
Sailing from: Tahiti Bound towards: Tonga Noon position: 17°59.95’S 154°51.6’W Course: W1/2S Speed: 4.6 knots Wind force and direction: Force 5 S Seas/swell: 4m southerly Barometer: 1018 rising Sky: 8/8 st Distance made good in 24 hours: 111.5nm Passage log: 298nm Sails set: Outer jib, Inner jib, Fore topmast staysail, Fore T’gallant, Fore Upper topsail,
After a grand sailaway from Tahiti, north around Moorea, even could see the mountains of Raitea off to starboard the next day many miles away, Picton Castle is under all plain sail sailing westward bound for Tonga. Whew, a long sentence! No seasickness, kittens getting used to their new world, all hands sailing the ship
