Day 536 – 10th November 1987

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Noon Summary Log

Day: 536
Date: 10th November 1987
Latitude: 48° 14′ S
Longitude: 101° 37.7′ W
Water Temperature: 8.7°C
Wind @ Noon: 25 WNW
Max Wind /24 hours: 25 WNW
Min Wind /24 hours: 5 NW
Cloud Cover 8/8
Cabin Temperature: 15°C
Outside Temperature: 10.3°C
Barometer: 994

Source: CUL00045/15

Log

  • Foggy – well what’s new?
  • I have trouble, as always getting my matches to strike despite they being water proof.
  • On BBC World News "outlook" an iceberg has broken away from Antarctica. The size of Cyprus, I wonder where it is.

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 533 – 7th November 1987

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Day: 533
Date: 7th November 1987
Latitude: 45° 44.9′ S
Longitude: 109° 26.2′ W
Water Temperature: 9.6°C
Wind @ Noon: 5-8 W
Max Wind /24 hours: 20 SW
Min Wind /24 hours: 5 W
Cloud Cover 7/8
Cabin Temperature: 15.5°C
Outside Temperature: 10.8°C
Barometer: 1027

Source: CUL00045/14

Log

  • Yacht well off course, but not enough wind to make it steer properly. Nearly becalmed. I am 330 miles due south of the same day last year 7 Nov 86. Going the other way then.

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 532 – 6th November 1987

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Day: 532
Date: 6th November 1987
Latitude: 45° 20.1′ S
Longitude: 111° 18.6′ W
Water Temperature: 9.4°C
Wind @ Noon: 18 SW
Max Wind /24 hours: 20-25 W
Min Wind /24 hours: 15 SW
Cloud Cover 8/8
Cabin Temperature: 14°C
Outside Temperature: 8.8°C
Barometer: 1028

Source: CUL00045/14

Log

  • Change course from east to south east to pass south of Tierra Del Fuego.
  • Breakfast – 3 cups of cocoa with hot milk.
  • Lunch – mode a scone loaf in the oven (a cheese loaf, getting the cheese out of the freeze dried macaroni -cheese & also used parmesan cheese), 2 cups cocoa hot milk.
  • Supper – curry & rice mixed with savoury mince & chilli con carne, 1 cup cocoa with hot milk, 1 scone with golden syrup.

Source: CUL00058/1

Images

Chart Tierra Del Fuego
Chart Tierra Del Fuego
Source: CUL00039/18/9

Day 531 – 5th November 1987

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Day: 531
Date: 5th November 1987
Latitude: 45° 2.3′ S
Longitude: 114° 28′ W
Water Temperature: 9.3°C
Wind @ Noon: 20-25 SW
Max Wind /24 hours: 30-40 SW
Min Wind /24 hours: 20 SW
Cloud Cover 8/8
Cabin Temperature: 13.5°C
Outside Temperature: 12.3°C
Barometer: 1026

Source: CUL00045/14

Log

  • Some dieseline is leaking. So I rigged up the pump & pumped all the diesel out of the starboard tank.

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 529 – 3rd November 1987

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Day: 529
Date: 3rd November 1987
Latitude: 45° 6.7′ S
Longitude: 120° 48.5′ W
Water Temperature: -°C
Wind @ Noon: 14 NW
Max Wind /24 hours: 20 NW
Min Wind /24 hours: 14 NW
Cloud Cover 8/8
Cabin Temperature: 15°C
Outside Temperature: 13.2°C
Barometer: 1018.5

Source: CUL00045/14

Log

  • I have two barometers on board, both VDO. The one above the chart table results are recorded in these log books today. I have changed barometers around.

Source: CUL00058/1