SHIP´S DIARY Noon position report March 27th, 2006, at 1200 (Translated from Swedish) 24 hour distance: 146 nmAverage speed: 6.1 knotsUnder sail:24 hrs Other non-logbook data Position: S 035 dgrs 41 mnts E 028 dgrs 12 mnts Wind: SW 30 knotsWave height:5 mCOG: 106 dgrsSOG: 5.9 knotsLOG: 5.9 knotsAir pressure:1016 mbTemperature: 19 dgrs CWater temp.: 22 dgrs CWeather: Showers and sunnyDepth:4,600 m Lunch: Chorizo sausages baked in oven with mashed potatoesDinner: Asian pork sauté with jasmine rice From the logbook:26/31400 Spritsail set1440 Spanker set1700 Spanker taken in1730 Mizzen topsail furled1915 Mainsail and fore topsail taken in27/30035 Bearing away to course 70 degrees, main topsail taken in0300 Luffing back to course 120 degrees0500 Jib furled0615 Fore topsail furled Heavy rain squalls up to 18 m/s all night1100 Fire alarm forward fanroom1112 No fire, everyone on fire station musteringComments:
We had rather preferred to go further south, buth wind and weather forecasts made us take a more easterly course. The seas have been high all night and today also. Sea-sickness is spreading but there are but few serious cases.
The fire alarm at 1100 was a false one, it was quickly stated, and caused by extra hot cooking vapours in combination with an all too limited ventilation in the galley. It was noted that everyone came to the fire stations very quickly, now that we for once had a “real" alarm. When there are fire drills they are warned beforehand so no-one is surprised when hearing the signal.
Today the first albatross was spotted.
