Friday May 8'09
Had a good night watch.
I had first helm and last lookout. Steering was good as the wind has slackened and steadied to a good
Force 4. Near the end of the watch we set the royals and flying jib.
I’m still amazed at how the colours of the ocean change at dawn and dusk. The range of colours from
black through grey and polished steel to brilliant blue over the course of an hour is very cool to see. That
is one of the reasons I like lookout on 4-8 as it is almost always during dusk or dawn.
We are now due East of Florida and there is lots of Sargasso weed streaming by on the surface of the sea.
There is still a big swell running but the ships motion is not so pronounced as it was. Still lots of flesh
toned patches in evidence on many of the crew :-)
As we came on for afternoon watch we had a workshop on making a sea bag. Unlike the ditty bag project
I think I will actually work on this one. Our watch was otherwise uneventful. We have all sails set except
the gaff topsail and are steering North by East.
Thanks for reading.
KJ
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