On the 8-12 watch last night the winds picked up out of the northeast. At midnight all sail was set and the good old reliable main engine was shut down. Big sighs of relief all around. The day came in bright and clear with a building northeast trade wind on the starboard quarter. Sweet sailing once again. Still 30 nautical miles south of the equator….
Date: April 18, 2019
From: St Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean
Towards: Grenada, West Indies
Noon position: 00°-30’S / 042°-52’W
Course and speed: NW at 6 knots
Wind force and direction: force 4 northeasterly winds
Seas/swell: moderate NEly seas of 1-2 metres
Barometer: 1016 and dropping
Sky: beautiful sunshiney day
Water temperature: 28.8C – 83F
Distance made good in 24 hours: 150 nautical miles
Passage log: 2,423 nautical miles
Voyage log: 24,441 nautical miles
Distance to the next port: 1,350 nautical miles as the royals pull us along