Category Archives: 2nd Circumnavigation

Day 294 – 14th March 1987

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Noon Summary Log

Day: 294
Date: 14th March 1987
Latitude: 44° 38.9′ S
Longitude: 176° 12.6′ W
Water Temperature: 15.8°C
Wind @ Noon: 30 S
Max Wind /24 hours: 30S
Min Wind /24 hours: 5 W
Cloud Cover 6/8
Cabin Temperature: 18.5°C
Outside Temperature: 16.2°C
Barometer: 1011
Whales Seen: 87

Source: CUL00045/8

Log

  • Went forward to scrub green weed & slime off the deck. Looked over the side to find the whole fore deck top sides (not deck) thick with green weed & slime. No wonder yacht slow!

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 292 – 13th March 1987

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Noon Summary Log

Day: 292
Date: 13th March 1987
Latitude: 45° 16.2′ S
Longitude: 179° 55.1′ WEST
Water Temperature: 15.6°C
Wind @ Noon: 6 ESE
Max Wind /24 hours: 15 ENE
Min Wind /24 hours: 6 E
Cloud Cover 7/8
Cabin Temperature: 21°C
Outside Temperature: 17.8°C
Barometer: 1011
Ships Seen: –

Source: CUL00045/8

Log

  • I may eventually run out of mentholated spirits to prime the stove. So experimented with priming with kerosene. Ugh the kerosene is so smoky – black smoke. (It is a kerosene pressure stove). I will have to wipe the cabin now time. It works but such a smoky cabin.

Source: CUL00058/1