2002 VOC Duyfken Voyagie: Monthly Captain's Log

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Captain's Log January 2002
03/01/2002	Day 272	Position; 14-46 N 042-09 W
*The last sail change for this leg, hopefully.*
02/01/2002	Day 271	Position; 13-33 N 041-03 W
*Winds up, seas up and we decide to change the foresail.*
01/01/2002	Day 270	Position; 12-19 N 039-54 W
*If it were not Tuesday you would think it was Monday.*
28/01/2002	Day 269	Position; 10-55 N 038-51 W
*No Monday blues in this part of the Atlantic.*
27/01/2002	Day 268	Position; 09-32 N 037-41 W
*Sunday of nothing new.*
26/01/2002	Day 267	Position; 08-25 N 036-20 W
*Australia Day*
25/01/2002	Day 266	Position; 07-11 N 035-16 W
*Untitled*
24/01/2002	Day 265	Position; 06-06 N 033-58 W
*Still close-hauled.*
23/01/2002	Day 264	Position; 04-41 N 033-25 W
*We sail on course North West By West (NW x W).*
22/01/2002	Day 263	Position; 03-42 N 032-04 W
*We retire our old mainsail.*
21/01/2002	Day 262	Position; 02-52 N 030-43 W
*The ITCZ.*
20/01/2002	Day 261	Position; 02-12 N 029-55 W
*Messy weather at night beautiful weather during the day and we still make progress to the North.*
19/01/2002	Day 260	Position; 00-53 N 029-21 W
*The variables.*
18/01/2002	Day 259	Position; 00-53 N 029-21 W
*St Paul's Rocks.*
17/01/2002	Day 258	Position; 00-10 N 028-00 W
*We cross the Equator and enter the Atlantic Ocean.*
16/01/2002	Day 257	Position; 00-34 S 026-38 W
*Our last day in the Southern Hemisphere.*
15/01/2002	Day 256	Position; 02-07 S 024-19 W
*A good fresh water wash!*
14/01/2002	Day 255	Position; 02-07 S 024-19 W
*A very informative reply as to why the 'Duyfken' arrived in Holland early.*
13/01/2002	Day 254	Position; 02-43 S 023-25 W
*We get a taste of the doldrums.*
12/01/2002	Day 253	Position; 03-26 S 022-12 W
*It is getting hot and humid now.*
11/01/2002	Day 252	Position; 04-09 S 020-59 W
*Three years ago on this day.*
10/01/2002	Day 251	Position; 04-56 S 019-36 W
*Much about nothing.*
09/01/2002	Day 250	Position; 05-40 S 018-24 W
*A small milestone but a good excuse to celebrate.*
08/01/2002	Day 249	Position; 06-23 S 017-04 W
*Another hour on, thus we have 25 hours today.*
07/01/2002	Day 248	Position; 07-19 S 015-30 W
*Untitled*
06/01/2002	Day 247	Position; 07-55 S 014-25 W
*Fun and excitement on the day we depart Ascension Island.*
05/01/2002	Day 246	Position; 07-55 S 014-25 W
*Eight months ago we left Sydney!*
04/01/2002	Day 245	Position; 07-55 S 014-25 W
*Ascension Island.*
03/01/2002	Day 244	Position; 07-55 S 014-25 W
*We arrive Clarence Bay, Ascension Island.*
02/01/2002	Day 243	Position; 08-53 S 013-19 W
*A beautiful days sailing.*
01/01/2002	Day 242	Position; 10-13 S 011-55 W
*The first of the New Year 2002.*