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2002 VOC Duyfken Voyagie
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Captain's Log September 2001

 

  30/10/2001 Day 149 Position; 16-46 S 071-01 E
  Diego Rodriguez on Wednesday?
  29/10/2001 Day 148 Position; 15-37 S 072-56 E
  Another Saturday at sea.
  28/09/2001 Day 147 Position; 14-21 S 074-46 E
  Frontal systems, Minke whales and dolphin fish.
  27/09/2001 Day 146 Position; 12-39 S 076-34 E
  Left Flat
  26/09/2001 Day 145 Position; 11-42 S 077-58 E
  A new chart after two months.
  25/09/2001 Day 144 Position; 10-42 S 079-26 E
  Close hauled, for Diego Rodriguez (DR).
  24/09/2001 Day 143 Position; 09-45 S 080-51 E
  The Longitude problem.
  23/09/2001 Day 142 Position; 08-38 S 082-58 E
  Nicko's writing.
  22/09/2001 Day 141 Position; 07-19 S 084-09 E
  Another day of trade wind sailing.
  21/09/2001 Day 140 Position; 06-00 S 085-40 E
  Fish for dinner.
  20/09/2001 Day 139 Position; 04-49 S 087-03 E
  There is enough water out here without all of this rain!
  19/09/2001 Day 138 Position; 03-29 S 088-06 E
  The SE trades!!!
  18/09/2001 Day 137 Position; 02-44 S 088-33 E
  Some progress!
  17/09/2001 Day 136 Position; 02-34 S 088-45 E
  We are chasing our tail.
  16/09/2001 Day 135 Position; 02-31 S 088-48 E
  That's it the wind has gone.
  15/09/2001 Day 134 Position; 01-38 S 088-12 E
  A good run but the wind is fading.
  14/09/2001 Day 133 Position; 00-21 S 087-20 E
  Into the Southern Hemisphere once more.
  13/09/2001 Day 132
  Has our good run finished?
  12/09/2001 Day 131 Position; 01-35 N 085-40 E
  Greg's Birthday.
  11/09/2001 Day 130 Position; 02-52 N 084-08 E
  New fore topsail aloft.
  10/09/2001 Day 129 Position; 04-13 N 082-42 E
  Flying Fish Weather
  09/09/2001 Day 128 Position; 05-21 N 081-28 E
  It is good to be back at sea again
  08/09/2001 Day 127 Alongside Galle Harbour
  Departure Day
  07/09/2001 Day 126 Alongside at Galle Harbour
  Lunch with the Navy southern district commander
  06/09/2001 Day 125 Galle, Sri Lanka
  Things happen eventually but at the most inopportune moments
  05/09/2001 Day 124 Galle, Sri Lanka
  Another busy day at the office
  04/09/2001 Day 123 Galle, Sri Lanka
  What a Welcome!
  03/09/2001 Day 122 Position; 05-34 N 0080-05 E
  Unfortunately the impossible remains the impossible.
  02/09/2001 Day 121 Position; 04-18 N 079-38 E
  We attempt the impossible.
  01/09/2001 Day 120 Position; 03-02 N 079-20 E
  Good progress today.



 
   

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