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Great
American II - 2003 |
Sea
Witch - 1849 |
| Day
# |
| Date |
latitude
longitude |
course@
boatspeed |
daily
nm |
baro-
meter |
air °F
sea °F |
wind
dir@
windspeed |
sea
height |
|
| Date |
latitude
longitude |
course |
daily
nm |
| Capt.
Waterman's Logbook at Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts, USA |
|
| 36
Top
|
Apr 20
cloudy |
35°00'S
024°21'E |
242°T@
4.9 kts |
220
nm |
1012
mb |
air 84°
sea 77°F |
S@
3 knots |
seas
calm |
| Good
sailing down coast yesterday afternoon. Sighted land, Great Fish Point, at 1747 hours.
Light and variable through the night. Being swept by current. Sighted albatross, and shark
and whale this morning, whale headed SE. – Rich Wilson |
|
| Feb 13 |
34°28'S
23°53'E |
SW |
143
nm |
| Light airs from West clear and warm, all sail set, close
hauled, standing to the southward. At 6 PM took a breeze from ESE, set all stud sails on
both sides, cloudy. Moderate breezes through the night. At 6:30 AM passed and spoke Dutch
Ship Phoenix, 54 days from Batavia for Middlebury, wind died away toward noon.
– Capt. Waterman |
|
| 37
Top
|
Apr 21
sunny |
34°43'S
021°37'E |
242°T@
7.2 kts |
171
nm |
1010
mb |
air 75°
sea 67°F |
WNW@
12 knots |
seas
3'-6' |
| Late
afternoon no wind, drifting. Evening, breeze came from south, sailed due west then wind
headed us further to north. Through early morning, sailed long port tack toward coast,
slowly lifted along coast, sailed within 5 miles of Ystervarkpunt, tacked planning NW flow
to lift toward Cape. Lift slowly came, blue sky, nearly fetching Cape Agulhas, but clouds
on horizon may have new wind. – Rich Wilson |
|
| Feb 14 |
34°35'S
22°06'E |
SW |
89
nm |
| Begins with light airs from North hauling to the westward.
At 6PM the wind came up strong from WSW, shortened sail to treble reefs, furled jib and
spanker. At 7, wore ship to SW as wind moderated, made sail. Through the night
moderate breezes from WSW. Ends with light airs from west. No Luck Hereabouts.
– Capt. Waterman |
|
| 38
Top
|
Apr 22
sunny |
34°57'S
019°13'E |
320°T@
10.0 kts |
180
nm |
1016
mb |
air 69°
sea 66°F |
SxW@
12 knots |
seas
3'-6' |
| Out
of Agulhas Current upon crossing Bank, upwind. Headed into coast, tacked out. The trough
before the cold front hammered us, 35 knots wind, instant 15' breaking seas. Bore off
south with bit of staysail, no main. Ran until midnight. through oil platform field.
– Rich Wilson |
|
| Feb 15 |
34°52'S
19°02'E |
SW |
130
nm |
| First part light airs from West. All sail set, close hauled,
head to NNW. AT 4 PM the wind hauled to the Southward. The land in sight about Flesk Bay.
At 8 PM set larboard studsails. At 10 stunsails both sides, wind light at daylight, Cape
Agulhas in sight. At 8:30AM Queen Point bore North true. Ends with strong breezes from SE.
– Capt. Waterman |
|
| 39
Top
|
Apr 23
sunny |
33°11'S
017°03'E |
020°T@
3 kts |
170
nm |
1018
mb |
air 84°
sea 77°F |
WNW@
3 knots |
seas
calm |
| No
written log today. – Rich Wilson |
|
| Feb 16 |
32°23'S
13°40'E |
NW |
308
nm |
| Strong breezes from SE, all sail set before the wind. At 3
PM, Cape Good Hope bore North True 12 miles. Thick, hazy weather, took in all but fore
topmast and lower headsails. Through the night the wind hauled to South.Latter part, wind
fell off, set topgallant and lower stud sails. – Capt.
Waterman |
|
| 40
Top
|
Apr 24
sunny |
31°31'S
016°41'E |
307°T@
7.1 kts |
NA
nm |
1017
mb |
air 70°
sea 64°F |
NNE@
5 knots |
seas
calm |
| Sailed
from one high into another giving NNE winds. Porpoises joined boat at midnight, creating
bioluminescent traces in the water around the hulls; pilot whale also came by for a look;
many albatross around when wind is up, few when down—they just sit in the water.
Spoke tanker Evelyn Maersk bound for China carrying 2 million barrels crude oil aboard.
– Rich Wilson |
|
| Feb 17 |
30°17'S
09°11'E |
NW |
263
nm |
| Fresh breezes from SSE, cloudy. Wind fell off some through
the night. Light breezes toward noon. – Capt. Waterman |
|
| 41
Top
|
Apr 25
sunny |
29°24'S
015°15'E |
315°T@
12.1 kts |
NA
nm |
1016
mb |
air 66°
sea 62°F |
SExS@
15 knots |
seas
6'-8' |
| Finally
cleared high pressure ridge last evening, walked out of flat calm with reacher when wisps
of SE detected. Sailed to coast in night, gybed at 3 a.m. for corner of Brazil, averaged 9
knots through night. Morning, set spinnaker, making 11 knots average. Sailing through bank
with thousands of seabirds fishing, as well as several whales spouting. – Rich Wilson |
|
| Feb 18 |
29°25'S
06°47'E |
NW |
136
nm |
| Very light winds all through. Wind hauled to SE, clear and
smooth, very light. – Capt. Waterman |
|
| 42
Top
|
Apr 26
clear |
27°06'S
011°23'E |
301°T@
10.2 kts |
254
nm |
1018
mb |
air 68°
sea 67°F |
SExS@
15 knots |
seas
6'-8' |
| This
a.m. passed 2 sperm whales close aboard, about 25-30' each, side by side, about 50 yards
off port beam, lolligagging along. Then saw new sight—something leaping out of the
water and diving back in, somewhat shorter than porpoise or dolphin, but much fatter
around, maybe a baby sperm whale? Big splash, not a breach. Who can clear this up? –
Rich Wilson |
|
| Feb 19 |
28°35'S
05°47'E |
NW |
73
nm |
| Light
fanning air all through the day, variable with sprinkling of rain at times, sky overcast,
no observation. – Capt. Waterman |
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