It’s all pretty sweet here with perfect tradewind conditions in the Picton Castle, 300 miles east of Recife on the Atlantic hump of Brazil. We were making westing, light winds fine on port quarter giving us about 4.8 to 5.5 knots. We wore ship to starboard tack here this morning to make a more northwesterly […]
Date: 3 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 06°22.3’S 031°18.1′ WCourse: N 1/2 WSpeed: 5.3 knotsWind force and direction: Force 5 E X SSeas/swell: ESE 3mBarometer: 1013Sky: 4/8 CuWater temperature: 84.3°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 128nmPassage log: 1,867nmVoyage log: 25,115nmDistance to next port: 2,121nmRemarks: Liam bent on the gaff topsail
Date: 1 May 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 08°26.3’S, 028°26.9′ WCourse: NW x WSpeed: 3.7 knotsWind force and direction: Force 4 SSESeas/swell: 2m SEBarometer: 1015 SteadySky: 5/8 CuWater temperature: 83.6°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 90nmPassage log: 1,630nmVoyage log: 24,878nmDistance to next port: 2,330nmRemarks: Light winds prevailed throughout the night. A
Date: 30 April 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 08°32.3’S 026°57.4′ WCourse: NW 1/2 WSpeed: 4.4 knotsWind force and direction: Force 3 SSESeas/swell: 2m SE X SBarometer: 1015 RisingSky: 7/8 St, AcWater temperature: 83.8°FDistance made good in 24 hours: 107 nmPassage log: 1,540 nmVoyage log: 24,788 nmDistance to next port: 2,409 nmRemarks:
April 26, 2024 Another beautiful night at sea under sail. The moon is still pretty full but waning, lighting up the masts, sails and deck, making it all so easy for us to see at night. The star-gazers are waiting for the moon to be gone so the sky can dazzle with stars. The southern
Date: 29 April 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 08°43.8’S 025°10.9′ WCourse: NW 1/2 WSpeed: 5.1 knotsWind force and direction: Force 4 SSESeas/swell: 3m SEBarometer: 1014 SteadySky: 4/8 CuWater temperature: 82.8°F, 28CDistance made good in 24 hours: 122 nmPassage log: 1,433 nmVoyage log: 24,681 nmDistance to next port: 2,506 nmRemarks: Benita put
Date: 28 April 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 08°58.9’S 023°09.1′ WCourse: NWSpeed: 5.0 knotsWind force and direction: Force 4 SESeas/swell: 3m SEBarometer: 1014 SteadySky: 4/8 CuWater temperature: 83°F, 28CDistance made good in 24 hours: 121 nmPassage log: 1,311 nmVoyage log: 24,559 nmDistance to next port: 2,618 nmRemarks: A clear sunrise was
Date: 27 April 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 09°13.0’S 021°10.3′ WCourse: NWxWSpeed: 5.3 knotsWind force and direction: Force 4 SSESeas/swell: 3m SEBarometer: 1014 SteadySky: 4/8 CuWater temperature: 83°F, 28CDistance made good in 24 hours: 128 nmPassage log: 1,190 nmVoyage log: 24,438 nmDistance to next port: 2,729 nmRemarks: The big Grenadian barbecue
Date: 26 April 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 09°15.4’S 019°01.0′ WCourse: NWxWSpeed: 5.5 knotsWind force and direction: Force 4 SSESeas/swell: 3m SEBarometer: 1014 FallingSky: 4/8 CuWater temperature: 82.8°F, 26CDistance made good in 24 hours: 132 nmPassage log: 1,062 nmVoyage log: 24,310 nmDistance to next port: 2,843 nmRemarks: The new course sail
Date: 25 April 2024Sailing from: St. HelenaBound towards: Grenada, West IndiesNoon position: 09°19.6’S 016°48.1′ WCourse: NWxWSpeed: 5.3 knotsWind force and direction: Force 5 SSESeas/swell: 4m SExEBarometer: 1017 RisingSky: 4/8 CuWater temperature: 82.5°F, 26CDistance made good in 24 hours: 127 nmPassage log: 930 nmVoyage log: 24,178 nmDistance to next port: 2,952 nmRemarks: We were accompanied by
