2022 Summer Training Cruise

May 16 | Noon Report, Status & 24 Hour Outlook

Posted on: May 17, 2022

Date:

16-MAY-2022

Ship Status and Location:

Steering a 070° course for the next 2600 miles.  In the Atlantic with nothing but water between us and the Azores. Position 26°-30.2’N 074°44.4’W

Nearest land:

Eleuthera Island, Bahamas – 111 nm to our southwest

Weather forecast next 24 hours:

TODAY – ESE’ly winds 15 – 18 kt seas 4-7’ Air temp. 77°F Squalls and showers.

TONIGHT – E’ ly winds 16-22 kt seas 6-8’ Air temp. 74°F Showers and squalls

TOMORROW – 16-22 kt seas 6-8’ Air temp. 74°F Showers and squalls and patchy fog

Major events next 24 hours:

Advance clocks one hour overnight tonight – 0001 becomes 0101

Next Port Call/Date:

Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal – 25th May,2022

Meetings/Events scheduled:

  • BBQ on the fantail – 18 May 1700
  • Macho Nachos – 23 May 2000

Nautical terms of the day:

Parcel – to wind tarred canvas around a rope