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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.