Notices by Trammell Hudson (th@social.v.st)

And then relaxed on the fore royal yard to enjoy Sailors Sunday before evening watch starts.

Just before sunrise we lashed down the mainmast stunsail booms for the last time, marking the end of the broad reach of our Atlantic crossing as we switch to a downwind run north for the rest of the voyage (with both port and starboard stunsails set on the foremast)

The whole pod came out to play.

Unbent the heavy main course and tied the lighter weight "tropics sail" (480g/m2) onto the yard as we approach the equator.

Waiting for the sunrise.

The sun is here but the winds are not.

We've heaved to and opened the pool since there is still no wind.

It's a really big pool.

That's not the sunrise, it's light pollution from Natal

At sunrise we could just make out the buildings of Natal and nearby cities.

Sunrise also means time to swab the deck

Enjoying the Vapor Wave aesthetic this sunrise, mostly since it means we're almost done with this watch and can go eat breakfast.

We paused during the stunsail hoisting to appreciate the actual sunrise.

Noon sight just below the equator during the equinox means the sun is nearly 89° overhead and shadows are almost straight down.

Sanding and oiling is never finished.

Nearly two knots of northward current as we transit the doldrums at the equator, which means that around a third of our distance per day is not coming from our sails.

1°S and the sun is directly overhead, making the nearly windless downwind run even hotter.

We haven't seen another vessel in days so foredeck lookout is usually very chill.

Prepared to wear ship during the maintenance watch by shackling blocks for the port stunsail gear to the mainmast yards and mousing them closed for safety.

Some carpentry projects barely fit in the bosun's locker.