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 |
| 18.05. 17:45 Z |
59°49'22"N
19°18'13"E
|
3°
|
3.3kt
|
739.4NM
|
wind
9.5kt
143°
sea state 2/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1028 hPa
|
Autopilot activated, not enough wind
|
| 18.05. 18:00 Z |
59°50'10"N
19°17'54"E
|
338°
|
3.1kt
|
740.2NM
|
wind
9.9kt
170°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.05. 18:06 Z |
59°50'27"N
19°17'39"E
|
339°
|
3.3kt
|
740.6NM
|
wind
9.3kt
174°
sea state 2/10
visibility 7/10
baro 1029 hPa
|
Bergie sleep, Suski sailing.
|
| 18.05. 19:00 Z |
59°53'42"N
19°14'20"E
|
328°
|
4.3kt
|
744.2NM
|
wind
12.4kt
183°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.05. 19:02 Z |
59°53'49"N
19°14'10"E
|
328°
|
4.5kt
|
744.4NM
|
wind
14kt
187°
sea state 2/10
visibility 7/10
baro 1029 hPa
|
Sailing
|
| 18.05. 20:00 Z |
59°57'4"N
19°11'4"E
|
330°
|
3.4kt
|
748NM
|
wind
10.6kt
190°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.05. 21:00 Z |
59°59'50"N
19°7'27"E
|
334°
|
3.6kt
|
751.3NM
|
wind
9.8kt
202°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.05. 21:02 Z |
59°59'56"N
19°7'21"E
|
327°
|
3.4kt
|
751.4NM
|
wind
10.1kt
185°
sea state 2/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1029 hPa
|
Sailing in the calm winds.
|
| 18.05. 22:00 Z |
60°2'34"N
19°4'55"E
|
335°
|
2.7kt
|
754.3NM
|
wind
9.9kt
207°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.05. 22:47 Z |
60°4'51"N
19°2'53"E
|
331°
|
3.3kt
|
756.8NM
|
wind
9.5kt
191°
sea state 2/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1030 hPa
|
Not properly dark. The sun is hiding just below the horizon providing a little bit of light.
|
| 18.05. 23:00 Z |
60°5'27"N
19°2'16"E
|
336°
|
3kt
|
757.5NM
|
wind
10.1kt
193°
baro 1030 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 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
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