SHIP´S DIARY(Translated from Swedish) Noon position report April 15th, 2006, at 1200 24 hour distance: 119 nmAverage speed: 5.0 knotsUnder sail: 24 hrs Other non-logbook data Position: S 40 dgrs 33 mnts E 66 dgrs 12 mnts Wind: N 22-27 knots Wave height: 1.25- 4.0 mCOG: 110 dgrsSOG: 6.2 knots LOG: 6.0 knots Air pressure: 1031 mbTemperature: 16 dgrs CWater temp.: 16 dgrs CDepth: Abt.4,500 mWeather: Overcast Lunch: Chicken pastaDinner: Thinly cut beef marinated in black pepper and cognac with herrings in tomato sauce, boiled potatoes and a lime mayonnaise From the logbook:14/41215 Foresail set1230 Tucked three reefs into fore topsail1400 Main top staysail taken in1420 Mainsail set1520 Abandon ship drill. Rafts and life saving equipment demonstrated1800 Let reef out of foresail15/40300 Mainsail taken in0830 Main top syaysail set Comments:Today is Easter Eve and the Easter rooster has been most generous. At the 1500 meeting on gundeck the galley had a surprise for us, an egg painting contest. There was a hard-boiled eg for everyone and various painting equipment. When finished, the eggs are handed in for an evaluation by the galley staff shortly before dinner. Also everyone on board received four marzipan balls dipped in chocolate and we all lined up very quickly under the scrutinizing eyes of that same staff, ensuring that no-one got more than his or her share. It has been “under deck weather" today. No rain, to be sure, but rather chilly and windy from the port side (we are heading nearly due east and the wind is notherly). It was very fitting that today´s entertainment between 2 and 3 p.m. was a demonstration of various “lifting devices". Not only did we see pictures of tackles and hooks, slings and ropes, blocks and shackles, but there was also a theoretical lecture on distribution of power and strength limits. It was mentioned the other day that we were soon to run out of apples. But that was wrong. A small stock seems to be replenished all the time. And since no-one wants to take the last apples, it may be that they will last all the way to Australia. Will we reach Île S:t Paul or will we miss it? That depends on the wind and right now it seens as if we going to sail too much to the south. But the wind might help us, we need a more westerly wind to get there.
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Easter celebrations on board the Swedish Ship Götheborg.
