Day 611 – 24th January 1988

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Day: 611
Date: 24th January 1988
Latitude: 36° 26.3′ S
Longitude: 8° 40′ W
Water Temperature: 18.9°C
Wind @ Noon: 20 WNW
Max Wind /24 hours: 14 WNW
Min Wind /24 hours: 20 NW
Cloud Cover 1/8
Cabin Temperature: 24°C
Outside Temperature: 22.7°C
Barometer: 1015

Source: CUL00045/16

Log

  • Breakfast porridge & milk
  • Lunch Weetbix & milk
  • Supper 2 pouches freeze dried smoked fish in parsley sauce (urgh!)
  • 2 cup of soups

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 610 – 23rd January 1988

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Day: 610
Date: 23rd January 1988
Latitude: 35° 51.9′ S
Longitude: 11° 36′ W
Water Temperature: 19.8°C
Wind @ Noon: 18 NW
Max Wind /24 hours: 25 N
Min Wind /24 hours: 15 NW
Cloud Cover 1/8
Cabin Temperature: 25.5°C
Outside Temperature: 24°C
Barometer: 1015

Source: CUL00045/16

Log

  • Just passed by 75 metres distance a large ship mooring buoy adrift – gosh
  • Lots of lovely beaked common dolphins playing about the yacht

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 607 – 20th January 1988

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Day: 607
Date: 20th January 1988
Latitude: 32° 58.8′ S
Longitude: 18° 20′ W
Water Temperature: 22°C
Wind @ Noon: 20 NNE
Max Wind /24 hours: 20 NNE
Min Wind /24 hours: 14 E
Cloud Cover 4/8
Cabin Temperature: 26.2°C
Outside Temperature: 24.7°C
Barometer: 1015

Source: CUL00045/16

Log

  • Changed clock today advanced 2 hours. Beautiful fine blue sea & sky morning, a most favourable breeze

Source: CUL00058/1

Day 603 – 16th January 1988

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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