Day 11: 09/08/2017
Position: 43° 27‘ North, 48° 34‘ West
Weather: 19° C
Total sea miles: 919
Today the winds were definitely in our favor, we reached speeds of 11.8 knots and completed about 200 miles. Because of this everyone has been in a great mood and has been soaking up as much time on deck as possible, despite the cold and damp conditions.
Along with this fantastic sailing weather there has been a permanent crew training going on, painting parts of the ship that are rusty, and having the opportunity to learn how to tie important knots and splice ropes. All in all, a great day for sailing and learning alike.
Max
Day 12: 10/08/2017
Position: 44° 58‘ North, 44° 3‘ West
Weather: 18 ° C
Total sea miles: 1140
Unlike yesterday, the weather is calm and hot with basically no wind nor clouds. This isn’t ideal sailing weather and we have been travelling at approximately 4 knots.
Due to these circumstances the watches have been relatively quiet and it has been a good day to relax and soak up the sunshine. We continued working on various knots or hitches such as the Bowline, Sheepsend, Reef, Clove, Round turn and figure eight.
Along with this the trainees who have been learning to splice are finishing up their projects today. We continue to see dolphins, whales and jellyfish on a daily basis but today was unique. There were about 50 dolphins following the ship for about an hour during sunset, it was a great moment for everyone.
Max
Day 13: 11/08/2017
Position: 45° 50‘ North, 40° 59‘ West
Weather: 20 ° C
Total sea miles: 1281
Today was once again basically 3 knots. Seeing as how there was not much work to be done with the sail, we spent lots of time talking, laughing and napping. The sunrise and sunset were both incredible today as well so there were lots of photos being taken.
Max