Arkösund - Äspskärsfladan
Another beautiful sailing day! Since we knew wind would fill only a bit later, we started the day with a refreshing deck shower - spring hasn’t quite yet arrived here, and it was 1°C in the morning. After that, sails up and under way.
We crossed the open water part before Oxelösund on a swift beam reach, with our WindPilot steering silently and effortlessly. Almost no need to touch the sheets during the trip.
We arrived to the by now familiar protected bay of Äspskärsfladan and picked one of the SXK buoys. This is part of the Stendörren nature park, and we intend to explore the bays and trails here for the weekend.
- Distance today: 23.2NM
- Total distance: 567.9NM
- Engine hours: 0.5
- Lunch: cheese and vegetable wraps
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 05.05. 9:15 Z |
58°29'37"N
16°56'26"E
|
332°
|
0kt
|
609.4NM
|
wind
8.4kt
150°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 05.05. 9:18 Z |
58°29'34"N
16°56'34"E
|
110°
|
4.6kt
|
609.4NM
|
wind
8.6kt
147°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Motoring
|
| 05.05. 9:34 Z |
58°28'38"N
16°58'7"E
|
109°
|
5kt
|
610.7NM
|
wind
7.7kt
141°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 05.05. 9:35 Z |
58°28'38"N
16°58'19"E
|
69°
|
2.2kt
|
610.8NM
|
wind
8.6kt
131°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 05.05. 10:00 Z |
58°30'3"N
17°1'0"E
|
39°
|
5.2kt
|
612.8NM
|
wind
9.8kt
117°
sea state 2/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1034 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 05.05. 10:21 Z |
58°31'22"N
17°3'36"E
|
44°
|
5.5kt
|
614.7NM
|
wind
11.4kt
152°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 05.05. 10:23 Z |
58°31'28"N
17°3'53"E
|
51°
|
5.8kt
|
614.9NM
|
wind
12.8kt
130°
sea state 2/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1034 hPa
|
Starbuck windvane steering
|
| 05.05. 11:00 Z |
58°33'58"N
17°8'24"E
|
49°
|
6.2kt
|
618.4NM
|
wind
13.3kt
126°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 05.05. 11:55 Z |
58°37'7"N
17°16'49"E
|
59°
|
6.3kt
|
623.8NM
|
wind
13.1kt
130°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Watermaker on
|
| 05.05. 12:00 Z |
58°37'28"N
17°17'29"E
|
49°
|
4.6kt
|
624.3NM
|
wind
13.2kt
122°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 05.05. 13:00 Z |
58°42'2"N
17°22'48"E
|
24°
|
5.4kt
|
629.7NM
|
wind
13.4kt
153°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 05.05. 13:08 Z |
58°42'37"N
17°22'49"E
|
339°
|
3.8kt
|
630.4NM
|
wind
9.8kt
172°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Sails set: Main. Hand steering
|
| 05.05. 13:21 Z |
58°43'22"N
17°22'24"E
|
338°
|
3.3kt
|
631.1NM
|
wind
7.6kt
168°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Stop water maker
|
| 05.05. 13:37 Z |
58°44'17"N
17°22'19"E
|
40°
|
3.5kt
|
632.1NM
|
wind
8.8kt
135°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 05.05. 13:48 Z |
58°44'38"N
17°22'35"E
|
98°
|
0kt
|
632.6NM
|
wind
3.4kt
180°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Stopped, SXK Äspskärsfladan
|
| 05.05. 13:49 Z |
58°44'38"N
17°22'35"E
|
283°
|
0kt
|
632.6NM
|
wind
2.9kt
187°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 05.05. 14:51 Z |
58°44'38"N
17°22'35"E
|
283°
|
0kt
|
632.6NM
|
wind
2.9kt
187°
baro 1034 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker
|