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Pacific Odyssey - Leg 2
Honolulu to Tahiti - for more information see http://www.salts.ca/010_SALTS_odyssey.htm
tracking Pacific Grace: 38 recorded positions
tracking Pacific Grace: 38 recorded positions
| Last Position: 2°16'59.99 N 141°30'54.00 W on July 24th 2007 @ 21:30 |
Heading 180°
Speed 4.5
Ship's Log:
The weather we are experiencing is very different than what we expected and have experienced before. The winds have been steadily increasing all day, with huge spray coming regularly over the bow, showering the ship forward of the break. Mid-afternoon the wind moved
more into the east allowing us to change our course in a more southerly direction. We are now headed to the Marquesas, hopefully continuing to make enough easting to visit them. The temperature has cooled. Last week I was not envying Starboard watch who did the evening dishes; it was very hot below decks with all the rain squalls and closing of the hatches. I was not looking forward to our turn at supper dishes this week. But, we have been fortunate with cooler weather and no squalls. Tonight most of the crew and trainees were wearing longer pants and hoodies. It reminded me of sailing between Costa Rica and the Galapagos with the Humboldt current also making the air and water cooler. Last night what started out as a pretty tame time of cleaning dishes, turned into a rousing game of towel whipping. Darcy and Tavish were key players and quite proficient at it, they have the marks to prove it. It is difficult to do a whole lot when there is so much motion and hard bumping of water against the hull. Today was filled with reading and playing games. Arielle made a pot of tea and joined Rob and James in a game of Catan in the hold. Lexy practiced guitar in the stern, Chris has nearly finished his book, Jeremy lead a discussion on a Christian view toward the environment, and Jose did some chartwork exercises with the Intermediates. Tavish, Elske and Tristan took a sight of the sun and the moon mid-afternoon and were able to plot their position quite accurately. Tomorrow is Katie and Jose´s birthdays and there are all kinds of hushed preparations taking place. I will relate them tomorrow. We have a great group of trainees on board; many are very self-tending, coming with books to read, ideas of what they want to do during their time on the ship. Everyone seems to get along well and we continue to find new things to talk about with each other. Good night, Bonice.
more into the east allowing us to change our course in a more southerly direction. We are now headed to the Marquesas, hopefully continuing to make enough easting to visit them. The temperature has cooled. Last week I was not envying Starboard watch who did the evening dishes; it was very hot below decks with all the rain squalls and closing of the hatches. I was not looking forward to our turn at supper dishes this week. But, we have been fortunate with cooler weather and no squalls. Tonight most of the crew and trainees were wearing longer pants and hoodies. It reminded me of sailing between Costa Rica and the Galapagos with the Humboldt current also making the air and water cooler. Last night what started out as a pretty tame time of cleaning dishes, turned into a rousing game of towel whipping. Darcy and Tavish were key players and quite proficient at it, they have the marks to prove it. It is difficult to do a whole lot when there is so much motion and hard bumping of water against the hull. Today was filled with reading and playing games. Arielle made a pot of tea and joined Rob and James in a game of Catan in the hold. Lexy practiced guitar in the stern, Chris has nearly finished his book, Jeremy lead a discussion on a Christian view toward the environment, and Jose did some chartwork exercises with the Intermediates. Tavish, Elske and Tristan took a sight of the sun and the moon mid-afternoon and were able to plot their position quite accurately. Tomorrow is Katie and Jose´s birthdays and there are all kinds of hushed preparations taking place. I will relate them tomorrow. We have a great group of trainees on board; many are very self-tending, coming with books to read, ideas of what they want to do during their time on the ship. Everyone seems to get along well and we continue to find new things to talk about with each other. Good night, Bonice.
Observations:
mainly cloudy, strong winds, cooler temperatures
Readings:
| Pressure | |
| Wind | SE18-20 |
| Temp | |
| processed: 2007-07-25 02:30:02 |
