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SHIP´S DIARY
(Translated from Swedish)
Noon position report June 3rd, 2006, at 1200             
 
24 hour distance: 80 nm
Average speed: 3.3 knots
Under sail: 24 hrs

Other non-logbook data
 
Position:
S 015 dgrs 47 mnts
E 109 dgrs 23 mnts 

Wind: S 1-6 knots
Wave height: 0.1-0.5 m
COG: 000 dgrs
SOG: 1.7 knots
LOG: 1.7 knots
Air pressure: 1014 mb
Temperature: 28 dgrs C
Water temp.: 28 dgrs C
Depth: 5,726 m
Weather: Partly cloudy 

Lunch: Champignon soup with Parmesan cheese and crème fraiche, topped with buttered Savoy cabbage and spinach, and scones with basil and sun-dried tomatoes
Dinner: Pork with grenolata á la Wellington, with potatoes baked in oven and lemon and parsley butter 

From the logbook:

2/6
1530 Fire drill
1700 Jib and sprit topsail taken in and furled
2100 Topgallant sails taken in
2300 Gybed to port tack

3/6
0515 Sprit topsail and topgallant sails set
0900 Preparing to set studding sails 

Comments:
The Swedish Ship Götheborg is continuing to glide along on the Indian Ocean. Daytime the crew is doing maintenance work, taking part in various training and listening to lectures. With rotating watches there is also off-duty time, to be utilized for reading, card-playing and music-playing. For some strange reason there is a great number of recorders (and flute-players to be) on board, and so the background sound sometimes make one think of a day nursery. The heat is countered with a firehose, with sea water, being mounted on deck as a shower. A much appreciated initiative!

The images below can be viewed in a larger size by clicking on them.
The Swedish Ship Götheborg seen from above.
Navigating using a sun compass.