24 hour distance:  - nm
Average speed:    - knots
Under sail:           - hrs
 
Other non-logbook data

 Position:  S 033 dgrs 57.8 mnts
               E 025 dgrs 38.0 mnts
               Well moored Port Elizabeth

Wind:                -
Wave height:      -
COG:                 -
SOG:         -
LOG:                  -
Air pressure:   1013 mb
Temperature:  23 dgrs C
Water temp.:  20.8 dgrs C
Depth:            -
Weather:        Beautiful

 Lunch: Ashore
Dinner: Ashore

Now we have been at quay for quite a few days and the risk of food poisoning by eating ashore has been increasingly obvious. And today it happened. Several of the crew turned ill with stomach problems and we only hope it is not contagious. But adding to that, some of the crew have been affected by something reminding of influenza during the past 24 hours. Is it the start of an epidemic on board or could we contain it to those affected so far? In a way it is a blessing that we are at quay and not having to handle this problem under sail. But today we have isolated several deck-hands in various places on board, to stop a possible spreading of these diseases. It will probably take a few days before we know if these two illnesses have continued to spread or if we have succeeded in isolating them.

 
Part of the afternoon there was a strong land breeze in the harbour. Then the sailing boats from the yacht club appeared and raced past our port side (we are moored with our starboard side to the quay). With less than 75 berths it is not a big yacht club, but on the other hand it has 600 members. Obviously this club is a rallying point for people interested in yachting, something we realized when half our crew were visiting them last week. Come Friday, the other half has the same opportunity.
 
The weather? Today the heat was rather sultry and one had a feeling of high atmospheric humidity. Also it was cloudy inland parts of the day and with the corresponding weather back home, one could have expected a thunderstorm. But that did not materialize, the skies cleared up and we hade neither rain, nor thunder.
 
Today it was also bye-bye for our deck-hands from the Swedish shipping line Transatlantic. They have been much appreciated co-workers in the port watch and were duly rewarded with coffee and cakes on sundeck.