Category Archives: 3rd Circumnavigation

Day 577 – 21st December 1987

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Noon Summary Log

Day: 577
Date: 21st December 1987
Latitude: 15° 47.9′ S
Longitude: 31° 53.8′ W
Water Temperature: 27.6°C
Wind @ Noon: 25-30 NE
Max Wind /24 hours: 25-35 NE
Min Wind /24 hours: 10-14 ENE
Cloud Cover 4/8
Cabin Temperature: 30°C
Outside Temperature: 28.3°C
Barometer: 1011

Source: CUL00045/16

Log

  • Oh dear a gale force squall & rain – will put more reefs into main, when it passes. Days and days of northerly component in the wind here’s hoping it does not go south down these latitudes when I’m coming back and going the other way. It is rough & humid at the moment, lots of water over the deck, wind is strong to near gale.
  • Sun over Tropic of Capricorn today. Bean spouts are spouting nicely.

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 574 – 18th December 1987

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Noon Summary Log

Day: 574
Date: 18th December 1987
Latitude: 21° 48.6′ S
Longitude: 31° 33′ W
Water Temperature: 27°C
Wind @ Noon: 12 NNE
Max Wind /24 hours: 25-30 NE
Min Wind /24 hours: 12 NNE
Cloud Cover 4/8
Cabin Temperature: 30°C
Outside Temperature: 29.5°C
Barometer: 1016
Ships Seen: 1

Source: CUL00045/15

Log

  • Heavy shower of rain went over, now got rain bucket out. Gosh catching lots of rain water.
  • I have just placed the last & largest number of bean sprouts into fresh water – they should be ready by Xmas day.
  • Ship on horizon. Ship starboard beam closing fast. Ship passed 150 yards ahead of yacht. Made contact VHF radio 16 they took a telegram from me. Text being to Dr John Penrose Curtin University Western Australia. All is well with the yacht and I am in good spirits looking forward to arrival in Australia. Kind Regards Jon Sanders.

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 570 – 14th December 1987

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Noon Summary Log

Day: 570
Date: 14th December 1987
Latitude: 29° 35.1′ S
Longitude: 34° 28.3′ W
Water Temperature: 23°C
Wind @ Noon: CALM
Max Wind /24 hours: 25-28 N
Min Wind /24 hours: CALM
Cloud Cover 8/8
Cabin Temperature: 26°C
Outside Temperature: 25.3°C
Barometer: 1018

Source: CUL00045/15

Log

  • Tri light on top of mast no longer works, nor do steaming, deck or strobe lights, nor do the nav lights on the pulpit – they all got smashed up 7 months ago, only one (of the 2) red over red ‘not under command’ lights work on the mast & one of the stern lights on the pulpit still works

Source: CUL00058/1