Date: 6 January 2024 Sailing from: Serangan, Bali Bound towards: Reunion Island, France Noon position: 15’8.6’S 087’33.7’E Course: W Speed: 5 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 S Seas/swell: 2m SSE Barometer: 1016 Steady Sky: 5/8 cu, st, visibility excellent Water temperature: 80.2’F Distance made good in 24 hours: 121nm Passage log: 1,707nm Voyage […]
Nine days out from Bali, the Picton Castle is now over a thousand miles deep into the Southern Indian Ocean. Just now we are about 65 miles south of one of the few islands hereabouts, a lonely atoll called Cocos Keeling. An Australian possession I was thinking of putting in to for a bit on
Date: 4 January 2024 Sailing from: Serangan, Bali Bound towards: Reunion Noon position: 14’14.8’S 91’23.7’E Course: W Speed: 4.8 knots Wind force and direction: Force 3 SSE Seas/swell: 2.5m SE Barometer: 1016 Steady Sky: 1/8 cu, visibility very good Water temperature: 80’F Distance made good in 24 hours: 116nm Passage log: 1,466nm Voyage log: 16,670nm
Date: 3 January 2024 Sailing from: Serangan, Bali Bound towards: Reunion Noon position: 13’49.2’S 93’19.9’E Course: W Speed: 5.2 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SE Seas/swell: 2-3m SExS Barometer: 1016 Steady Sky: 8/8 st, cu Water temperature: 79.8’F Distance made good in 24 hours: 127nm Passage log: 1,350nm Voyage log: 16,554nm Distance to
Date: 2 January 2024 Sailing from: Serangan, Bali Bound towards: Reunion Noon position: 13’32.2’S 95’27.8’E Course: W Speed: 5.6 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SxE Seas/swell: 4m SExS Barometer: 1017 Steady Sky: 2/8 st, cu Water temperature: 80’F Distance made good in 24 hours:135nm Passage log: 1,226nm Voyage log: 16,427nm Distance to next
Date: 1 January 2024 Sailing from: Serangan, Bali Bound towards: Reunion Noon position: 13’14.6’S 97’44.1’E Course: W 1/4 S Speed: 5.7 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SExS Seas/swell: 3m SE Barometer: 1016 Steady Sky: 5/8 cu ,st, excellent visibility Water temperature: 79.8’F Distance made good in 24 hours: 138nm Passage log: 1,091nm Voyage
December 23 – finally got going out of Bali at 1700. Planned for a 1300 departure from Serangan. Any number of delays: changing main engine oil, disposing of old oil, clearance papers, passports back, last minute this and that. All hands aboard, engine fired up, let go moorings with Freddy’s help, and out into the
Date: 31 December 2023 Sailing from: Serangan, Bali Bound towards: Reunion Noon position: 12’56.3’S 100’3.9’E Course: W 1/2 N Speed: 6.1 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SxE Seas/swell: 4m SSE Barometer: 1016 Steady Sky: 4/8 cu, ac, st Water temperature: 81’F Distance made good in 24 hours: 147nm Passage log: 953nm Voyage log:
Date: 30 December 2023 Sailing from: Serangan, Bali Bound towards: Reunion Noon position: 12’31.2’S 102’31.5’E Course: W1/2S Speed: 6.2 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SxE Seas/swell: 3m SSE Barometer: 1016 Steady Sky: 2/8 cu, hot and sunny Water temperature: 81.5’F Distance made good in 24 hours: 149nm Passage log: 806nm Voyage log: 16,007nm
Date: 29 December 2023 Sailing from: Serangan, Bali Bound towards: Reunion Noon position: 12’1.7’S 104’59.5’E Course: W 1/2 S Speed: 6 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4 SxE Seas/swell: 3m SSE Barometer: 1016 Steady Sky: 1/8 st, cu Water temperature: 80.3’F Distance made good in 24 hours: 145nm Passage log: 657nm Voyage log: 15,858nm
