Fore room:
Here in the foreroom we look upon ourselves as a small compact group who all take care of each other without having any definite buddy-system. The space for sleeping is reasonable for those off duty. When the watch is relieved, one changes places with one’s mate and ensures that the sleeping-space is in order and is taken over.
(Atmosphere) Good departure.
(Watches and rest) Kattegat. The two ponchos that we own optimize our woollen blankets by keeping off the rain. The two others get soaked and become cold.
Tack room:
(Watches and rest) Before sailing we fixed on respectively starboard and port watches and buddies.
As usual we formed body-pairs that keep the same watch. In this way they will generally be close together but they will also sleep at the same time.
(Personal equipment) We have a lot of gear on top of the floor. Perhaps it would be possible to stow it more satisfactorily and get more of it put away. For example we have the boom tent and the sail cover lying in the room in front of the tacking boom and across the floor. The survival suits we have fastened with a buckle under the thwarts.
(Setting and lowering sail) When setting sail, a buntline became displaced around the tack rope and the sheet at the corner of the sail. This delayed the manoeuvre but people from the midship room solved the problem.
(Moving the tack) For a short time we sailed with flying tacks. We almost forgot to remove the clew tackle (signat), when we let the tack go.
(Watches and rest) The starboard watch begins and has the honour of setting the sail. Originally it was the port watch that was supposed to begin but we have changed around a bit so that a sweetheart from the stern can be on the same watch as the sweetheart here in the tack.
Midship:
(Other manouvres) The sail and the canvas were badly dampstained when we unpacked the sail!! Poor watertightness and a lot of rain!