Category Archives: 2nd Circumnavigation

Day 376 – 4th June 1987

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Noon Summary Log

Day: 376
Date: 4th June 1987
Latitude: 13° 59′ S
Longitude: 29° 50′ W
Water Temperature: 27.2°C
Wind @ Noon: 20-25 SE
Max Wind /24 hours: 25 SE
Min Wind /24 hours: 15 ESE
Cloud Cover -/8
Cabin Temperature: 30°C
Outside Temperature: 27.7°C
Barometer: 1014

Source: CUL00045/10

Log

  • Today I took out & threw overboard most but not all cans of tomatoes, spaghetti, baked beans, tin fish, pineapple & mushrooms from port cabin food locker in galley. Many of the tins had leaked or swollen with gas i.e. gone off. My choice of supplies are thinning. It is going to be a long time before I get a decent feed.

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 373 – 1st June 1987

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Day: 373
Date: 1st June 1987
Latitude: 18° 7.9′ S
Longitude: 28° 38′ W
Water Temperature: 28°C
Wind @ Noon: CALM
Max Wind /24 hours: 10 NW
Min Wind /24 hours: CALM
Cloud Cover 3/8
Cabin Temperature: 31°C
Outside Temperature: 30.8°C
Barometer: 1015

Source: CUL00045/10

Log

  • Dived over the side & have been cleaning off huge bunches of gooseneck barnacles. Cleaned off 90%. Hull and rudder all look ok. Alas I never brought swimming goggles so I now have very red eyes.

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 371 – 30th May 1987

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Day: 371
Date: 30th May 1987
Latitude: 20° 28′ S
Longitude: 30° 14′ W
Water Temperature: 26.4°C
Wind @ Noon: 20 NNW
Max Wind /24 hours: 2 NNW
Min Wind /24 hours: 3 NW
Cloud Cover 3/8
Cabin Temperature: 28°C
Outside Temperature: 27.5°C
Barometer: 1015

Source: CUL00045/10

Log

  • Scrubbed over the side with long handed scrubber. The top sides are a mess, goose neck barnacles near the stern – huge & will not come off below the water line.
  • Took out life raft & the unbolted life raft locker & removed. Then cleaned & sorted out the contents. A yucky job now completed & all back together again.
  • I am going to be out of methylated spirits (used for priming stove) months ahead of schedule despite my conservation.
  • Isle de Trinidad starboard side on horizon. I have passed by Trinidad 7 times over the past 11 years.

Source: CUL00058/1