24 hour distance: 108 nm
Average speed: 4.5 knots
Under sail: 17 hrs
 
Other non-logbook data

Position: S 035 dgrs 24.7 mnts
             W 006 dgrs 23.6 mnts
 
Wind: 4.6 knots (relative)
Wave height:
COG: 070 dgrs
SOG: 5.4 knots
LOG: 4.3 knots
Air pressure: 1022 mb
Temperature: 25 dgrs C
Water temp.: 25 dgrs C
Depth: 1,087 m

Today´s catch: A dorado of about 5 kilos
Proud angler: 2nd mate

Lunch: Tomato and sausage soup
Dinner: Pasta with a beef sauce

At last! We finally got some wind. Right now it is rather perfect, wind speed and direction. Most of the day we have been sailing at more than 6 knots and that is really good. We also have a stream, at that, helping us with between a half and one knot towards Cape Town. And as a consequence crew spirits are much higher. It is obvious, therefore, that sailing makes you happy.

Yesterday a bored crew member wanted more action. After all these days without wind and a calm sea the dramatic events could be counted on the little finger of one hand. Well, with a fire alarm this day saw some action. After a well disciplined and orderly fire station mustering, well drilled beforehand, it was established that it was a short-circuit in a transformer in the provisions store. It never caught fire, but our sensitive smoke detectors reacted immediately and sounded the alarm. The transformer is now repaired and everyone is very pleased about the fact that everything worked out as expected.

After dinner our technicians came with an improvement as to the sound level on board. They lowered the velocity of our fan system. This might not sound very exciting to the outsider, but after several weeks of continuous high background sound from the fans it is a fantastic change. The next step to reach “silent sailing" would be to shut down the generators as well. That however would not be as easy, considering all the sensitive instruments and equipment we have on board. But any improvement counts.

Logbook Feb. 6th - 7th, 2006, at 0800    
(Translated from Swedish)
 
Position: S 035 dgrs 15.3 mnts
              W 007 dgrs 27.8 mnts
 
Course: 095 dgrs
24 hour distance: 95 nm
 
Fire and inspection round every half hour
 
Feb. 6th
0815 Mizzensail taken in
1845 Went about to port tack and reach
2000 “Black-out", log reset
2130 Started brailing up sails
2135 Main engine started and engaged
2220 Lower sails, mizzensail and jib taken in
         Topgallant sails furled
2325 Sprit topsail furled and fiddle ropes set
2350 Spritsail furled
         Belly seizings on fore topsail
 
Feb. 7th
0430 Foresail and fore topsail set
0440 Main engine stopped
0500 Main topsail, mainsail, mizzen topsail and spritsail set
 
Other non-logbook data

Air pressure: 1022 mb
Temperature: 25 dgrs C
Water temp.: 25 dgrs C
Wind speed:  5.5 knots (relative)
Wave height:
Weather: Occasional clouds, sunny
Depth:1,139 m
SOG: 5.8 knots
LOG: 5.8 knots