Trammell Hudson @th@v.st

The heel angle is “only” 20 degrees although it feels like 45.

Life on a starboard tack.

The Jarvis winch is our only modern sail handling gear.

30 kts wind and 11 kts speed.

Glad we have modern navigation systems since visibility is close to zero today.

Watch out for the striker, dolphins!

The ship’s carpenter made beautiful butterflies to repair the monkey sheet block.

The sails haven’t required much handling the past few watches, so I’ve been spending time working on projects in the bosun store.

Striking the dolphins.

Sailing full and by again.

We were becalmed in heavy fog and the night watch felt like sailing on a ghost ship.

The “stille ocean” can be very peaceful.

Saluting time!

Koningsdag!

With an hour left in our watch the call came to wear ship so it’s been a busy evening

Our quiet night watch was interrupted by a boarder.

Reminder that flags fly forward or sideways when under most points of sail, not streaming backwards like so many paintings.

We’ve found the wind, unfurled the canvas and are back sailing on a starboard tack towards Japan.

After two days of nearly becalmed winds we’ve furled all the sails and are motoring for the first time in several weeks.

Sheet and tack.