4th May 2009 - Helen Worthington-Smith
4th sail leg from Ascension to Fernando Island and Natal, Brazil
Time: 20:00
Course: 270 ̊
Speed: 4.7kn
Sails set: Outer jib, inner jib, course, lower, upper, main, main stay sail, main topsail, mizzen
Wind: Ebs
Seas: 2
Visibility: 8
Pressure: 1017
Temperature: 30 ̊C
Latitude: 7 ̊01,05S
Longitude: 15 ̊51,23W.JPG)
This morning at colors the captain announced that we would be gybing the vessel so that we would be traveling in the direction of Fernando Island! This was very exciting news because before we had been unsure as to whether we would be traveling there or not. We had to do our cleaning stations first, and afterwards we all congregated on midships to get further orders from the captain as to what to do. We have stopped dreading sail maneuvers now because we actually know what to do now, much better than we used to, thanks to the bosun, John, who gives us sail training lessons every day three.
After the gyb we were all allowed to go back to class; fifteen minutes late, much to the glee of many of us (sorry Hilary).
After class, during his day watch, Bryan became the first South African to step in Axel's (the Bosun's mate) fresh caulking. Now to put this in perspective, Axel has spent many, many long, sweltering hours getting the boards ready for caulking and to step in the caulking is a cardinal sin. Fortunately, Bryan was not the first person to step in the caulking, more like the fifth person to do so and Axel had been one of the five people so Bryan got off lightly. He just got the L on his forehead (for Learner, not looser) and got a few strong words directed at him.
Apart from that the day was very uneventful. We'll just have to wait to see what tomorrow brings.
Course: 270 ̊
Speed: 4.7kn
Sails set: Outer jib, inner jib, course, lower, upper, main, main stay sail, main topsail, mizzen
Wind: Ebs
Seas: 2
Visibility: 8
Pressure: 1017
Temperature: 30 ̊C
Latitude: 7 ̊01,05S
Longitude: 15 ̊51,23W
This morning at colors the captain announced that we would be gybing the vessel so that we would be traveling in the direction of Fernando Island! This was very exciting news because before we had been unsure as to whether we would be traveling there or not. We had to do our cleaning stations first, and afterwards we all congregated on midships to get further orders from the captain as to what to do. We have stopped dreading sail maneuvers now because we actually know what to do now, much better than we used to, thanks to the bosun, John, who gives us sail training lessons every day three.
After the gyb we were all allowed to go back to class; fifteen minutes late, much to the glee of many of us (sorry Hilary).
After class, during his day watch, Bryan became the first South African to step in Axel's (the Bosun's mate) fresh caulking. Now to put this in perspective, Axel has spent many, many long, sweltering hours getting the boards ready for caulking and to step in the caulking is a cardinal sin. Fortunately, Bryan was not the first person to step in the caulking, more like the fifth person to do so and Axel had been one of the five people so Bryan got off lightly. He just got the L on his forehead (for Learner, not looser) and got a few strong words directed at him.
Apart from that the day was very uneventful. We'll just have to wait to see what tomorrow brings.
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