Date: 30 May 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 22°18.8’N 060°34.1’W Course: SxW Speed: 6.6knots Wind force and direction: Force 2-3 SE Seas/swell: 1m SE Barometer: 1019.5 Sky: 1/8 cu Water temperature: 80°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 159nm Passage log: 2063nm Voyage log: 2063nm Distance to next port: 275nm Remarks: […]
Date: 29 May 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 25° 08’N 059° 59.9’W Course: SSW Speed: 6.8knots Wind force and direction: Force 2 SSE Seas/swell: 1m SExE Barometer: 1020 Sky: 4/8 cu, as Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 178nm Passage log: 1904nm Voyage log: 1904nm Distance to next
The 4 to 8 watch gets woken about 03:20 for their 04:00 AM watch on deck, taking over from those that have had the duty between 12 and 4. They get dressed according to the weather (fair, clear and warm just now), maybe get some coffee at the alfresco coffee station back aft. Always interesting
Day’s Run – May 28, 2023 Date: 28 May 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 27° 49’N 059° 55.3’W Course: SW 1/2W Speed: 2.4knots Wind force and direction: Force 2 SSE Seas/swell: 1m SxE Barometer: 1022 Sky: 3/8 Water temperature: 78°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 53nm Passage log: 1726nm Voyage
Day’s Run – May 27, 2023 Date: 27 May 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 28° 25.3′ N 059° 06.2’W Course: SWxW Speed: 3.1knots Wind force and direction: Force 2-3 SExS Seas/swell: 1m SExS Barometer: 1023.5 Sky: 3/8 Water temperature: 76.7°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 77nm Passage log: 1673nm Voyage
On some Sundays, when the stars line up, we sometimes have a cool punch to drink on the main deck with popcorn as a snack. We have called this in the past “marlinspike”. It’s a social occasion that develops a culture of its own. The three watches mingle all together and hang out on the
The day comes in fair and partly cloudy, small seas and a light SELy breeze. Picton Castle is braced up sharp on the port tack, slipping along gently at three knots. The sun is rising in the east (as it its ussual daily endevour) and poking through some clouds that stack up along the horizon.
Date: May 25 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 31° 18.3’N 056° 46.1’W Course: SW Speed: 5.1 knots Wind force and direction: Force 4-5 S Seas/swell: S 1.5m Barometer: 1022 Sky: 2/8 Water temperature: 72°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 124nm Passage log: 1452nm Voyage log: 1452nm Distance to next port:
Date: May 24 2023 Sailing from: Lunenburg Bound towards: Panama Noon position: 33° 08.9′ N 055° 35.6′ W Course: SW Speed: 3.5knots Wind force and direction: 4-5 SSE Seas/swell: 1m SSE Barometer: 1024.5 Sky: 7/8 Water temperature: 71°F Distance made good in 24 hours: 86 Passage log: 1328nm Voyage log: 1328nm Distance to next port:
32-22N / 055-20W The day comes in warm with a light southeasterly breeze, small seas and mostly cloudy. The ship under all plain sail that is bent on, making 4 knots in close to the right direction – not bad. Hardly cold anymore, it still serves to wear a jacket on night watch. Some of
