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2002 VOC Duyfken Voyagie
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Captain's Log August 2001

 

  01/08/2001 Day 119 Position; 02-06 N 079-03 E
  We persevere to windward.
  30/08/2001 Day 118 Position; 01-14 N 078-43 E
  Un-seasonal weather.
  29/08/2001 Day 117 Position; 00-39 N 078-41 E
  Who was it that said we should go to Galle.
  28/08/2001 Day 116 Position; 00-03 S 078-34 E
  King Neptune pays us a visit.
  27/08/2001 Day 115 Position; 00-42 S 078-25 E
  More rain squalls from the north.
  26/08/2001 Day 114 Position; 00-15 S 078-30 E
  Light variable winds i.e. Doldrums.
  25/08/2001 Day 113 Position; 01-18 S 078-49 E
  Strong Northerlies!!
  24/08/2001 Day 112 Position; 01-54.7 S 079-26 E
  A new navigator is born.
  23/08/2001 Day 111 Position; 02-06 S 079-34 E
  A new mainsail.
  22/08/2001 Day 110 Position; 02-48 S 079-53 E
  Winds becoming lighter.
  21/08/2001 Day 109 Position; 04-35 S 082-26 E
  More injuries!
  20/08/2001 Day 108 Position; 04-35 S 082-26 E
  Rain!!
  17/08/2001 Day 107 Position; 05-15 S 083-53 E
  Lazy day Sunday.
  18/08/2001 Day 106 Position; 06-08 S 085-15 E
  An upper management shuffle for Galle.
  17/08/2001 Day 105 Position; 06-44 S 087-17 E
  Time to think about heading northwards.
  16/08/2001 Day 104 Position; 07-07 S 089-29 E
  Making up for lost time now.
  15/08/2001 Day 103 Position; 07-19 S 091-47 E
  I think we are now in the trade winds.
  14/08/2001 Day 102 Position; 07-43 S 095-07 E
  A good days run.
  13/08/2001 Day 101 Position; 07-43 S 095-07 E
  Bob's Birthday!
  12/08/2001 Day 100 Position; 07-50 S 096-28 E
  A hundred days since Sydney!
  11/08/2001 Day 99 Position; 07-29 S 097-28 E
  An exciting day.
  10/08/2001 Day 98 Position; 07-28 S 098-36 E
  This is the slow way to Galle.
  09/08/2001 Day 97 Position; 07-32 S 099-08 E
   It would be nice to go west?
  08/08/2001 Day 96 Position; 06-55 S 099-45 E
  Swings and roundabouts.
  07/08/2001 Day 95 Position; 06-45 S 101-55 E
  Duyfken is starting to get into her stride.
  06/08/2001 Day 94 Position: 06-36 S 104-18 E
  No land in sight!
  05/08/2001 Day 93 Position: 06-08 S 105-15 E
  Krakatau, sailing through a volcano!
  04/08/2001 Day 92 Selat Sunda
  We are on our way again
  03/08/2001 Day 91 Anchored west side of Pulau Panjang
  Rest time after a job well done.
  02/08/2001 Day 90 Anchored west side of Pulau Panjang.
  Almost ready to go.
  01/08/2001 Day 89 Anchored west side of Pulau Panjang
  Another Coincidence



 
   

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