Day 460 – 27th August 1987

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Day: 460
Date: 27th August 1987
Latitude: 33° 13.2′ S
Longitude: 81° 44.2′ E
Water Temperature: 15.4°C
Wind @ Noon: 20 SSE
Max Wind /24 hours: 28 SSE
Min Wind /24 hours: 20 SSE
Cloud Cover 5/8
Cabin Temperature: 17.5°C
Outside Temperature: 15.6°C
Barometer: 1019
Ships Seen: 1

Source: CUL00045/12

Log

  • Picking up Western Australian local broadcast radio. Got Dave Ellery on the ABC at the moment.

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 455 – 22nd August 1987

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Day: 455
Date: 22nd August 1987
Latitude: 34° 6.5′ S
Longitude: 74° 13′ E
Water Temperature: 16.7°C
Wind @ Noon: 5 E
Max Wind /24 hours: 25 SW
Min Wind /24 hours: CALM
Cloud Cover 8/8
Cabin Temperature: 18.5°C
Barometer: 1026

Source: CUL00045/12

Log

  • Woke to find yacht had put itself about & was heading the wrong way. (it would have put itself about in a no wind lull).

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 453 – 20th August 1987

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Day: 453
Date: 20th August 1987
Latitude: 34° 18.5′ S
Longitude: 68° 33′ E
Water Temperature: 17°C
Wind @ Noon: 25 N
Max Wind /24 hours: 5 ENE
Min Wind /24 hours: 5 ENE
Cloud Cover 6/8
Cabin Temperature: 19.5°C
Outside Temperature: 19.1°C
Barometer: 1023

Source: CUL00045/12

Log

  • Clock on 2 hours today to GMT +6 hours
  • Yacht is on course! Brisk NNE wind.
  • Breakfast 2 cups milo with hot milk, vitamin tablets, 1 plate porridge with milk
  • Lunch 1 cup milo with milk, 5 weet bix with milk.
  • Supper Curry & rice (freeze dried chilli con carne + freeze dried mince + 3/4 tin baked beans), curry powder & rice, milo with hot milk.

Source: CUL00058/1