Category Archives: 2nd Circumnavigation

Day 427 – 25th July 1987

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Noon Summary Log

Day: 427
Date: 25th July 1987
Latitude: 37° 10.3′ S
Longitude: 16° 6.1′ E
Water Temperature: 18.9°C
Wind @ Noon: 50-60 WNW
Max Wind /24 hours: 60+ WNW
Min Wind /24 hours: 12 NNE
Cloud Cover 6/8
Cabin Temperature: 19°C
Outside Temperature: 17.2°C
Barometer: 1004

Source: CUL00045/11

Log

  • Very very severe gale. This is developing into a bad gale. Winds over 50 knots.
  • Most terrible squall for the whole voyage went through. Goodness knows what the strength was as anemometer only goes to 50 knots. It would have been 60+ knots. Big seas and a bad one.
  • Got a bit of broken glass on my foot extracted with tweezers.

Source: CUL00058/1

Images

Gales with 60 knot winds off Aghulas Bank, 25 July 1987.
Gales with 60 knot winds off Aghulas Bank, 25 July 1987.
Source: CUL00039/18/7

Wind speed reading, 25 July 1987
Wind speed reading, 25 July 1987
Source: CUL00039/18/7

Rough seas, 25 July 1987
Rough seas, 25 July 1987
Source: CUL00039/18/7

Off Aghulas Bank, 25 July 1987
Off Aghulas Bank, 25 July 1987
Source: CUL00039/18/7

Aboard Parry Endeavour, 25 July 1987
Aboard Parry Endeavour, 25 July 1987
Source: CUL00039/18/9

Day 425 – 23rd July 1987

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Noon Summary Log

Day: 425
Date: 23rd July 1987
Latitude: 36° 33.5′ S
Longitude: 13° 7′ E
Water Temperature: 15.3°C
Wind @ Noon: 12 NNE
Max Wind /24 hours: 25-30 N
Min Wind /24 hours: 6 NE
Cloud Cover 5/8
Cabin Temperature: 19°C
Outside Temperature: 18.1°C
Barometer: 1014

Source: CUL00045/11

Log

  • Decided to sail south of the Aghulas Bank, risk scary gales but feel risk of collision with shipping the greater risk nearer to Cape Agulhas. I must give the south east tail of the Aghulas Bank a wide berth as it is a dangerous region for breaking waves.

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 420 – 18th July 1987

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Noon Summary Log

Day: 420
Date: 18th July 1987
Latitude: 34° 45.9′ S
Longitude: 0° 4.3′ W
Water Temperature: 14.8°C
Wind @ Noon: 30-45 SW
Max Wind /24 hours: 40-50 SW
Min Wind /24 hours: 30 SW
Cloud Cover 7/8
Cabin Temperature: 12.5°C
Outside Temperature: 9°C
Barometer: 1007

Source: CUL00045/11

Log

  • A winters night continues, squall after squall after squall with rain & hail.
  • Though one could see the sun at noon through the cloud & ok at times during the day, I am not attempting to gain sights with the sextant as I have 1000 miles of sea.
  • Today I break Perie Banou’s record of 419 days 22 hours 10 minutes (420 days) alone & without stopping at sea. Crossed 0 degree meridian from W to E today.

Source: CUL00058/1