Juniskär - Lustholmen
While the passage from Stockholm archipelago to Sundsvall had been lovely, today’s sail was more on the frustrating end.
Forecast had a steady force 4 from southeast, which sounded awesome given that we were going northeast. What was the reality was basically a day without wind, apart from a couple of local high wind zones. And when combined with the 1-2m swell offshore, that made for quite bumpy going. It was interesting to cook a proper meal with the stove hitting each end stop of the gimbal every few seconds!
After a few false starts (wind-no wind), we decided to save the sails from the heavy slamming in the waves and motored. When we finally turned into the “protected” channel towards Härnösand, we decided to try sailing again. The wind came back with a vengeance. From 2kt to 27kt in just a few minutes. Luckily we had put in a reef!
Lesson learned: here among the high hills of Höga Kusten, the local wind effects are the thing to look for, not the weather forecast.
We tied up to the island base of the local yacht club. For a small fee we can use their facilities, including a very nice wood-heated sauna. Looks like we were quite lucky with our timing - apparently the club only installed the piers earlier today. The bay was still frozen two weeks ago!
- Distance today: 32NM
- Total distance: 873.2NM
- Engine hours: 5.5
- Lunch: shiitake and egg fried rice
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 21.05. 8:02 Z |
62°17'38"N
17°27'3"E
|
164°
|
0kt |
905.3NM |
wind 4.3kt 93°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 21.05. 8:04 Z |
62°17'38"N
17°27'5"E
|
94°
|
2.2kt |
905.3NM |
wind 4.5kt 89°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Detached buoy, motoring
|
| 21.05. 8:40 Z |
62°18'40"N
17°30'53"E
|
26°
|
1.9kt |
907.4NM |
wind 4.3kt 86°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 21.05. 9:00 Z |
62°19'4"N
17°31'25"E
|
59°
|
1.4kt |
907.9NM |
wind 5.6kt 103°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.05. 9:15 Z |
62°19'24"N
17°32'52"E
|
71°
|
4.3kt |
908.6NM |
wind 9.2kt 144°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 21.05. 9:17 Z |
62°19'27"N
17°33'6"E
|
64°
|
4.3kt |
908.8NM |
wind 10.4kt 140°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 21.05. 10:00 Z |
62°21'40"N
17°40'5"E
|
64°
|
5.2kt |
912.7NM |
wind 12.2kt 141°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.05. 10:18 Z |
62°22'12"N
17°41'50"E
|
40°
|
2.6kt |
913.7NM |
wind 2.8kt 108°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 21.05. 10:23 Z |
62°22'23"N
17°42'30"E
|
63°
|
5.2kt |
914NM |
wind 10.3kt 136°
sea state 3/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1027 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 21.05. 10:45 Z |
62°22'58"N
17°44'58"E
|
38°
|
2.6kt |
915.3NM |
wind 4.8kt 154°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 21.05. 10:52 Z |
62°23'27"N
17°45'50"E
|
48°
|
3.2kt |
916NM |
wind 8.2kt 146°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 21.05. 11:00 Z |
62°23'43"N
17°46'16"E
|
37°
|
2.8kt |
916.3NM |
wind 7.4kt 153°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.05. 11:04 Z |
62°23'52"N
17°46'30"E
|
74°
|
2.5kt |
916.5NM |
wind 8.8kt 153°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (30% furled). Big waves and low winds, so reducing chafe etc. Added double boom preventers to keep the boom from swinging wildly
|
| 21.05. 12:00 Z |
62°26'23"N
17°51'59"E
|
51°
|
2.5kt |
920.1NM |
wind 6.9kt 184°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Motoring. Stopped watermaker
|
| 21.05. 13:00 Z |
62°29'53"N
17°58'16"E
|
37°
|
5.7kt |
924.7NM |
wind 6.9kt 211°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.05. 13:16 Z |
62°30'55"N
18°0'5"E
|
53°
|
5.4kt |
926NM |
wind 6.7kt 167°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Sextant. First sight was very far off, but second struck close to here. The lines meet at the Himalayas, though
|
| 21.05. 14:00 Z |
62°34'11"N
18°3'6"E
|
32°
|
4.9kt |
929.6NM |
wind 3.9kt 59°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.05. 14:11 Z |
62°35'7"N
18°3'49"E
|
21°
|
5.3kt |
930.6NM |
wind 7.2kt 253°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Genoa 1
|
| 21.05. 14:36 Z |
62°37'7"N
18°4'20"E
|
353°
|
5.5kt |
932.7NM |
wind 17kt 212°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 21.05. 14:40 Z |
62°37'29"N
18°3'52"E
|
299°
|
5.9kt |
933.1NM |
wind 22.5kt 208°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 21.05. 14:48 Z |
62°38'3"N
18°2'36"E
|
319°
|
6.2kt |
934NM |
wind 19.8kt 210°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (40% furled)
|
| 21.05. 14:54 Z |
62°38'30"N
18°1'32"E
|
318°
|
6kt |
934.6NM |
wind 16kt 217°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 400ppm after the pause
|
| 21.05. 15:00 Z |
62°38'44"N
18°1'4"E
|
323°
|
4.9kt |
935NM |
wind 13.9kt 218°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1
|
| 21.05. 15:05 Z |
62°38'58"N
18°0'40"E
|
323°
|
2kt |
935.3NM |
wind 8.5kt 221°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
|
| 21.05. 15:12 Z |
62°39'12"N
18°0'12"E
|
316°
|
2.4kt |
935.6NM |
wind 3.1kt 58°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 21.05. 15:36 Z |
62°40'7"N
17°58'46"E
|
12°
|
0kt |
937.2NM |
wind 5kt 261°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Stopped, Lustholmen island base
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