SHIP´S DIARY(Translated from Swedish) Noon position report April 16th, 2006, at 1200 24 hour distance: 140 nmAverage speed: 5.8 knotsUnder sail: 24 hrs Other non-logbook data Position: S 41 dgrs 25 mnts E 69 dgrs 06 mnts Wind: N by NE 22-27 knotsWave height: 1.25- 2.5 mCOG: 110 dgrsSOG: 4.9 knotsLOG: 4.8 knotsAir pressure: 1022 mbTemperature: 16 dgrs CWater temp.: 15 dgrs CDepth: Abt.4,000 mWeather: Sunny Lunch: Beef StroganoffDinner: Boneless loin of pork fried whole with couscous and a smoky sauce From the logbook:15/41400 Main top staysail taken in1700 Braced foretop back 1 dgr0010 Main staysail taken in due to snapped tack0100 Main staysail set0230 Balanced top masts1055 Main top staysail set Comments: In spite of no luck, fishing goes on with lines and wobblers in our wake. There have been two lines out most of the time during this journey. After three weeks of sailing and one fish caught our luck seems really bad. The birds following us actually seem more interested in the wobblers than the fish! On gundeck we have a chart of the Indian Ocean with the noon positions marked, as well as the daily consumption of fresh water. The latter is still higher than preferred by our chief, but slowly going down. One can however see a connection between the distance sailed and the consumption of fresh water. The faster the sailing, the less fresh water consumed. One explanation is that taking a shower is more difficult when the wind is strong and so people abstain. Another thing from the chart: today we will reach the tuck dividing it into two halves. That means we are near half the distance between Port Elizabeth and Fremantle. It also seems as if we are going to sail nearly half-way between Îles S:t Paul and Kerguelen, and not near enough to spot any of them. Just when Sunday entertainment starts at half past four we have a haze and by and by a rather dense fog drifting in from the north. This is the first time since we left Port Elizabeth that we see fog.
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