Bothnian Sea, 137NM N of Runmarö
A full day offshore started with light winds where we had to steer by the electric autopilot. This sea area is really quiet! We’ve only seen a few cargo ships and maybe a dozen seagulls all day.
Today’s highlight was the first noon sight practice on our loaner sextant (thanks Wilfried!). We ended up 7NM from the GPS position. Good enough for many landfalls, but maybe not for avoiding reefs.
In the afternoon watch the wind filled in and we were able to steer on the windvane again. The hydrogenerator assisted in producing power and we made some water.
We expect to sight Höga Kusten sometime in the early morning hours. Nights are getting really short up here, with only hour or two of slightly darker dusk.
- Distance today: 98NM
- Total distance: 772.2NM
- Lunch: cheese and vegetable wraps with homemade yoghurt
- Engine hours: 0
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 19.05. 0:00 Z |
60°8'47"N
18°59'37"E
|
343°
|
5.4kt |
761.1NM |
wind 11.8kt 205°
sea state 2/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1030 hPa
|
Bergie on watch, Suski.to bed
|
| 19.05. 0:26 Z |
60°10'21"N
18°58'28"E
|
346°
|
3.7kt |
762.8NM |
wind 10.2kt 228°
baro 1030 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, steering on windvane
|
| 19.05. 1:00 Z |
60°12'20"N
18°57'42"E
|
354°
|
3.8kt |
764.8NM |
wind 11.3kt 214°
baro 1030 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 2:00 Z |
60°16'7"N
18°56'17"E
|
344°
|
4.7kt |
768.7NM |
wind 11.1kt 204°
baro 1030 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 3:00 Z |
60°19'42"N
18°54'58"E
|
352°
|
4.3kt |
772.4NM |
wind 10.5kt 211°
baro 1030 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 4:00 Z |
60°23'41"N
18°54'4"E
|
355°
|
3.8kt |
776.4NM |
wind 10.4kt 232°
baro 1030 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 5:00 Z |
60°26'55"N
18°53'10"E
|
355°
|
3.7kt |
779.7NM |
wind 10.9kt 207°
baro 1030 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 6:00 Z |
60°30'27"N
18°51'10"E
|
351°
|
3.2kt |
783.4NM |
wind 9.8kt 197°
baro 1031 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 6:19 Z |
60°31'21"N
18°50'57"E
|
359°
|
3kt |
784.3NM |
wind 10kt 207°
sea state 2/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1031 hPa
|
Bergie to bed, suski on sea watch drinking coffee
|
| 19.05. 7:00 Z |
60°33'39"N
18°49'4"E
|
353°
|
3.6kt |
786.8NM |
wind 10.6kt 188°
baro 1031 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 7:02 Z |
60°33'46"N
18°49'2"E
|
0°
|
3.7kt |
786.9NM |
wind 9.5kt 203°
sea state 2/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1031 hPa
|
Can't get Starbuck to behave, let's try smetti.
|
| 19.05. 8:00 Z |
60°37'22"N
18°47'55"E
|
337°
|
4kt |
790.7NM |
wind 11.6kt 181°
baro 1031 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 8:10 Z |
60°37'57"N
18°47'22"E
|
328°
|
3.9kt |
791.3NM |
wind 11.6kt 187°
sea state 2/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1031 hPa
|
Schmetti with Starbuck. Slow going but that is what the wind gives us right now.
|
| 19.05. 9:00 Z |
60°41'5"N
18°44'52"E
|
339°
|
4.4kt |
794.7NM |
wind 11.6kt 187°
baro 1031 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 9:49 Z |
60°44'13"N
18°43'33"E
|
0°
|
4.2kt |
798NM |
wind 9.3kt 161°
baro 1031 hPa
|
Eli. Kokeillaan uudestaan. Miksi Starbuck sekoaa aina välillä? Sama tuulensuunta, tuulen voimakkuus, vittu kaikki. Ja silti Starbuck antaa vetää sellaiset 30 astetta pieleen? EI VOI OLLA NÄIN.
|
| 19.05. 9:55 Z |
60°44'37"N
18°43'27"E
|
343°
|
4.3kt |
798.4NM |
wind 11.8kt 176°
baro 1031 hPa
|
Spinnun puomin paikallaanpitoköysi oli lähtenyt keulaknaapista irti, liian vähän häntää kunnon knaapisolmuun.
|
| 19.05. 10:00 Z |
60°44'56"N
18°43'16"E
|
351°
|
4.4kt |
798.7NM |
wind 12kt 176°
baro 1031 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 11:00 Z |
60°48'35"N
18°40'26"E
|
325°
|
3.9kt |
802.7NM |
wind 10.8kt 174°
baro 1030 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 11:02 Z |
60°48'42"N
18°40'22"E
|
351°
|
3.8kt |
802.8NM |
wind 9.9kt 172°
sea state 2/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1030 hPa
|
Sextant position: 60°46'4"N 018°55'7"E. 7.4NM off GPS
|
| 19.05. 11:43 Z |
60°51'5"N
18°38'23"E
|
351°
|
3.9kt |
805.5NM |
wind 11.2kt 157°
baro 1031 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 19.05. 12:00 Z |
60°52'6"N
18°37'46"E
|
357°
|
3.8kt |
806.5NM |
wind 9.8kt 160°
sea state 2/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1030 hPa
|
Lunch. Bergie to watch, Suski to bed
|
| 19.05. 12:23 Z |
60°53'49"N
18°37'52"E
|
356°
|
4.3kt |
808.3NM |
wind 11.5kt 162°
baro 1030 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated. Back to windvane steering
|
| 19.05. 13:00 Z |
60°56'30"N
18°38'4"E
|
5°
|
4.8kt |
811NM |
wind 14kt 150°
baro 1030 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 14:00 Z |
61°1'20"N
18°37'19"E
|
356°
|
4.9kt |
815.8NM |
wind 11.3kt 160°
baro 1030 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 14:15 Z |
61°2'37"N
18°37'17"E
|
8°
|
5kt |
817.1NM |
wind 15.2kt 151°
baro 1030 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 19.05. 15:00 Z |
61°6'21"N
18°37'6"E
|
5°
|
5kt |
820.8NM |
wind 13.6kt 151°
sea state 2/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1030 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 16:00 Z |
61°11'33"N
18°37'32"E
|
1°
|
5.4kt |
826.1NM |
wind 14.5kt 160°
sea state 3/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1030 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 17:00 Z |
61°16'42"N
18°37'11"E
|
6°
|
5.3kt |
831.2NM |
wind 13.4kt 163°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Had to tighten spinnaker boom topping lift as the boom was squeaking in the waves
|
| 19.05. 17:11 Z |
61°17'37"N
18°37'3"E
|
1°
|
5.8kt |
832.2NM |
wind 13.3kt 156°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker. 35ppm. Low output, likely air entering the system
|
| 19.05. 18:00 Z |
61°21'4"N
18°33'25"E
|
320°
|
5.7kt |
836.2NM |
wind 16.1kt 165°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 18:10 Z |
61°21'45"N
18°32'32"E
|
333°
|
5kt |
837NM |
wind 14.5kt 175°
sea state 3/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1029 hPa
|
Bergie to sleeping, Suski to sea watch.
|
| 19.05. 19:00 Z |
61°25'6"N
18°27'50"E
|
313°
|
4.6kt |
841.1NM |
wind 15.9kt 175°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 20:00 Z |
61°28'58"N
18°21'37"E
|
318°
|
4.7kt |
846.1NM |
wind 14.5kt 193°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 21:00 Z |
61°32'29"N
18°15'7"E
|
325°
|
4.5kt |
850.8NM |
wind 13.1kt 177°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 22:00 Z |
61°36'23"N
18°9'5"E
|
322°
|
5.7kt |
855.6NM |
wind 16kt 185°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 19.05. 23:00 Z |
61°41'5"N
18°4'58"E
|
343°
|
5kt |
860.8NM |
wind 16.4kt 220°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
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