Trammell Hudson @th@v.st

Waiting for the bridge, again.

We’ve harbour furled all fifteen yards and four jibs, dropped anchor and hoisted the black day shape.

Land ho!

Last night watch begins.

Would you believe these are the same halyard?

Fore lower topsail clew coming up!

Fore upper topsail yard coming down!

After weeks at see it’s now only a few more hours to Japan. Time to start harbor furling sails we won’t need.

The bioluminescence was unbelievably bright.

Another night watch begins.

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.