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Pacific Odyssey - Leg 5
Papua New Guinea to Osaka - for more information see http://www.salts.ca/010_SALTS_odyssey.htm
tracking Pacific Grace: 66 recorded positions
tracking Pacific Grace: 66 recorded positions
| Last Position: 29°45'54.00 N 123°42'46.80 E on February 16th 2008 @ 21:30 |
Heading 336°
Speed 7.1
Ship's Log:
sometime during the night the seas decreased in size and the motion of =
the ship became more comfortable. we are making good speed with the trysai=
l and jumbo. just after breakfast this morning the piece of ironwork that =
holds the jib stay to the foremast broke. the jib stay was dragging alongsi=
de in the water. we slowed down the engines, lowered the trysail, and crew =
and trainees immediately set to jury-rigging the situation until we can get=
new parts. we hauled in the stay and lay it on deck. elske, jose and gra=
ham were up the mainmast securing the ends of two thick lines to the mainma=
st, that were set up as running forestays from the warping head on the winc=
h, to take the weight of the main off the foremast. chase, antony and jord=
an spent several cold hours up the foremast lashing the eye of the top of t=
he jib stay on to the mast with wire cable, so there is still some forward =
support for the foremast. we feel fortunate that the piece, called the bai=
l, broke when it did. the seas are calmer and it couldīve been much more d=
angerous if it had broken yesterday or in higher seas and stronger winds. =
the stove is working well with the jury-rigged stove pipe thanks to ilia an=
d jordan. at 2200hrs last night trainees and crew were still enjoying fres=
hly baked bacon from the stove: it took the longest to cook once the oven s=
tayed lit. the sky was clear today and many of us took the opportunity to =
sit on deck and get some fresh air, although temperatures are very cold. s=
kipper said that this crossing is colder than the crossing in may from hawa=
ii to victoria. the air has a feeling and smell of winter about it. the t=
emperature mid-day was 7 degrees celsius. the temperature in the hold was =
16 degrees celsius with the stove on. there is always a pot of hot chocola=
te on the stove for people to help themselves to, and plenty of cups of tea=
are being consumed. sarah gave a lesson to intermediates. scott and tia=
na were galley help today, peeling potatoes for gillian. galley help has be=
come a welcome task as it allows one to stay warm with the cooks. trainees=
are getting used to the motion and there was less sleeping today and more =
reading. we are making good time and should be at the mouth of the river b=
y evening tomorrow. there we will take on a pilot and sail the 10 hours up=
the yangtze and then the huangpu rivers, to shanghai. jacob has put brand=
new flags on our flagstaffs and the quarantine and china flag are also fly=
ing. sarah b. wishes her sister diana a wonderful 19th birthday february 16=
th, and zach also wishes his mom an amazing birthday today, february 16th. =
good night, bonice
the ship became more comfortable. we are making good speed with the trysai=
l and jumbo. just after breakfast this morning the piece of ironwork that =
holds the jib stay to the foremast broke. the jib stay was dragging alongsi=
de in the water. we slowed down the engines, lowered the trysail, and crew =
and trainees immediately set to jury-rigging the situation until we can get=
new parts. we hauled in the stay and lay it on deck. elske, jose and gra=
ham were up the mainmast securing the ends of two thick lines to the mainma=
st, that were set up as running forestays from the warping head on the winc=
h, to take the weight of the main off the foremast. chase, antony and jord=
an spent several cold hours up the foremast lashing the eye of the top of t=
he jib stay on to the mast with wire cable, so there is still some forward =
support for the foremast. we feel fortunate that the piece, called the bai=
l, broke when it did. the seas are calmer and it couldīve been much more d=
angerous if it had broken yesterday or in higher seas and stronger winds. =
the stove is working well with the jury-rigged stove pipe thanks to ilia an=
d jordan. at 2200hrs last night trainees and crew were still enjoying fres=
hly baked bacon from the stove: it took the longest to cook once the oven s=
tayed lit. the sky was clear today and many of us took the opportunity to =
sit on deck and get some fresh air, although temperatures are very cold. s=
kipper said that this crossing is colder than the crossing in may from hawa=
ii to victoria. the air has a feeling and smell of winter about it. the t=
emperature mid-day was 7 degrees celsius. the temperature in the hold was =
16 degrees celsius with the stove on. there is always a pot of hot chocola=
te on the stove for people to help themselves to, and plenty of cups of tea=
are being consumed. sarah gave a lesson to intermediates. scott and tia=
na were galley help today, peeling potatoes for gillian. galley help has be=
come a welcome task as it allows one to stay warm with the cooks. trainees=
are getting used to the motion and there was less sleeping today and more =
reading. we are making good time and should be at the mouth of the river b=
y evening tomorrow. there we will take on a pilot and sail the 10 hours up=
the yangtze and then the huangpu rivers, to shanghai. jacob has put brand=
new flags on our flagstaffs and the quarantine and china flag are also fly=
ing. sarah b. wishes her sister diana a wonderful 19th birthday february 16=
th, and zach also wishes his mom an amazing birthday today, february 16th. =
good night, bonice
Observations:
clear skies, calmer seas, cold temperatures
Readings:
| Wind | ne10-12 |
| processed: 2008-02-16 05:48:02 |
