Category Archives: Eastabout

Day 603 – 16th January 1988

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Noon Summary Log

Day: 603
Date: 16th January 1988
Latitude: 28° 56.9′ S
Longitude: 25° 39′ W
Water Temperature: 25.9°C
Wind @ Noon: 5-8 NW
Max Wind /24 hours: 8 NW
Min Wind /24 hours: CALM
Cloud Cover 3/8
Cabin Temperature: 31.5°C
Outside Temperature: 30.1°C
Barometer: 1015

Source: CUL00045/16

Log

  • I have had a sunburnt bottom lip for more than a month & it gives me the woops.

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 600 – 13th January 1988

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Day: 600
Date: 13th January 1988
Latitude: 25° 28.6′ S
Longitude: 28° 41.5′ W
Water Temperature: 26.6°C
Wind @ Noon: 12 NE
Max Wind /24 hours: 20 E
Min Wind /24 hours: 14 NE
Cloud Cover 5/8
Cabin Temperature: 29°C
Outside Temperature: 27.3°C
Barometer: 1019

Source: CUL00045/16

Log

  • Steady moderate E to NE breeze, warm to hot, fine. ETA King George Sound 23 March – 70 days.

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 598 – 11th January 1988

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Day: 598
Date: 11th January 1988
Latitude: 20° 46′ S
Longitude: 29° 13′ W
Water Temperature: 27.8°C
Wind @ Noon: 14 NE
Max Wind /24 hours: 20 NE
Min Wind /24 hours: 12 NE
Cloud Cover 6/8
Cabin Temperature: 30.5°C
Outside Temperature: 30.7°C
Barometer: 1014

Source: CUL00045/16

Log

  • Isle Trindade, dead ahead of the yacht. I’ve changed course to pass west of it, long way off yet. I have passed by Trindade 10 times going N or S over the past 12 years.

Source: CUL00058/1