Bay of Bothnia, 135NM NE of Ulvöhamn
Now that we’re above 64°N, it doesn’t really get dark at all. The sun sets around 11pm, there are a few hours of twilight, and by 2am it is rising again.
These passages have their own rhythm. Six hours of rest, then six hours of sailing alone, listening to podcasts and keeping watch. We have the meals together, but otherwise it is very much single-handed sailing, done serially.
We’ve been on a beam reach since morning. Changing wind conditions have meant using the full main and genoa, and occasionally the staysail with main in the first reef. As I write this, we’re sailing with both headsails and full main to power through some opposing waves.
As on the previous days, this sea is very quiet. A bit of shipping that politely make way for us, some seagulls, and not much else. Now the landscape is also flatter as we left the High Coast behind.
- Distance today: 113NM
- Total distance: 1048.1NM
- Engine hours: 0
- Lunch: feta avocado salad
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 26.05. 0:00 Z |
63°25'44"N
19°56'58"E
|
34°
|
3.3kt |
1020.9NM |
wind 7.8kt 273°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 0:11 Z |
63°26'15"N
19°57'57"E
|
40°
|
3.9kt |
1021.6NM |
wind 10.4kt 271°
sea state 2/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1013 hPa
|
Starbuck back on duty. #windvane
|
| 26.05. 0:16 Z |
63°26'34"N
19°58'25"E
|
48°
|
4.6kt |
1021.9NM |
wind 12.2kt 270°
sea state 2/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1013 hPa
|
Smetti is on. Clouds get a hot pink colour.
|
| 26.05. 0:43 Z |
63°27'39"N
20°2'34"E
|
61°
|
4.6kt |
1024.1NM |
wind 9.5kt 283°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hand steer
|
| 26.05. 1:00 Z |
63°28'18"N
20°5'2"E
|
64°
|
5kt |
1025.5NM |
wind 9.9kt 273°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 1:05 Z |
63°28'30"N
20°5'40"E
|
58°
|
4.2kt |
1025.8NM |
wind 8.5kt 266°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 26.05. 2:00 Z |
63°31'23"N
20°13'1"E
|
48°
|
4kt |
1030.2NM |
wind 9.7kt 264°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 3:00 Z |
63°34'14"N
20°22'50"E
|
49°
|
5.4kt |
1035.4NM |
wind 11kt 270°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 3:17 Z |
63°35'10"N
20°25'46"E
|
37°
|
5.7kt |
1037.1NM |
wind 13.4kt 276°
sea state 2/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 9/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Smetti purettu, Uumajan sisääntuloväylä ohituksessa.
|
| 26.05. 4:00 Z |
63°37'54"N
20°31'57"E
|
43°
|
5.7kt |
1040.9NM |
wind 18.1kt 283°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 4:16 Z |
63°39'2"N
20°34'44"E
|
41°
|
6.1kt |
1042.6NM |
wind 14.1kt 292°
sea state 2/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1013 hPa
|
Breakfast: coffee and eggs. Bergie on watch, Suski to bed
|
| 26.05. 5:00 Z |
63°41'49"N
20°40'9"E
|
36°
|
4.9kt |
1046.3NM |
wind 12.3kt 309°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 5:10 Z |
63°42'30"N
20°41'10"E
|
36°
|
4.4kt |
1047.2NM |
wind 9.3kt 279°
sea state 2/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1013 hPa
|
Stowed hydrogenerator, wind getting lighter here in the Holmö channel
|
| 26.05. 5:35 Z |
63°44'14"N
20°43'47"E
|
39°
|
5.2kt |
1049.2NM |
wind 12.9kt 324°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Deployed hydrogenerator
|
| 26.05. 6:00 Z |
63°46'1"N
20°46'19"E
|
37°
|
6kt |
1051.4NM |
wind 12.3kt 289°
sea state 2/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 6:23 Z |
63°47'23"N
20°48'3"E
|
27°
|
3.6kt |
1052.9NM |
wind 8.9kt 294°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Stowed hydrogenerator
|
| 26.05. 6:54 Z |
63°49'30"N
20°50'24"E
|
19°
|
6kt |
1055.3NM |
wind 11.3kt 324°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Deployed hydrogenerator
|
| 26.05. 7:00 Z |
63°49'57"N
20°50'46"E
|
25°
|
3.9kt |
1055.8NM |
wind 8.4kt 295°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 7:20 Z |
63°51'29"N
20°51'51"E
|
37°
|
6.1kt |
1057.4NM |
wind 17.7kt 290°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, steering on windvane. Out of the narrows now
|
| 26.05. 8:00 Z |
63°54'38"N
20°56'0"E
|
67°
|
5.5kt |
1061.2NM |
wind 17.8kt 310°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 8:06 Z |
63°55'3"N
20°56'40"E
|
14°
|
5.9kt |
1061.7NM |
wind 20.4kt 282°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Staysail. Gusts up to 27kt. Had to go to 130°TWA to get the genoa in
|
| 26.05. 9:00 Z |
63°58'33"N
21°2'29"E
|
8°
|
4.6kt |
1066.2NM |
wind 16.1kt 302°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 9:21 Z |
63°59'45"N
21°4'5"E
|
29°
|
2.7kt |
1067.6NM |
wind 10.2kt 292°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Staysail
|
| 26.05. 9:42 Z |
64°1'5"N
21°5'23"E
|
37°
|
4.4kt |
1069.1NM |
wind 13.7kt 302°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Stowed hydrogenerator
|
| 26.05. 10:00 Z |
64°2'2"N
21°7'50"E
|
28°
|
4.4kt |
1070.5NM |
wind 13.9kt 302°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Suski to sea watch, Bergie cooking lunch and the to off watch.
|
| 26.05. 10:24 Z |
64°3'15"N
21°10'14"E
|
57°
|
4.1kt |
1072.2NM |
wind 10.3kt 289°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
|
| 26.05. 11:00 Z |
64°5'42"N
21°14'31"E
|
55°
|
3.6kt |
1075.4NM |
wind 10.4kt 290°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 11:04 Z |
64°5'47"N
21°14'57"E
|
80°
|
2.8kt |
1075.6NM |
wind 6.9kt 281°
sea state 2/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1014 hPa
|
Autopilot activated. Starbuck has no hold in this wind.
|
| 26.05. 12:00 Z |
64°8'3"N
21°20'3"E
|
49°
|
4.4kt |
1078.8NM |
wind 8.8kt 284°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 13:00 Z |
64°11'25"N
21°26'44"E
|
34°
|
5kt |
1083.3NM |
wind 12.9kt 285°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 13:38 Z |
64°13'25"N
21°30'32"E
|
42°
|
5.1kt |
1085.9NM |
wind 13.4kt 299°
sea state 2/10
clouds 5/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1014 hPa
|
Finally a bit of wind, let's see for how long. Tiny rain clouds ahead.
|
| 26.05. 14:00 Z |
64°14'23"N
21°32'28"E
|
42°
|
3.3kt |
1087.2NM |
wind 7.4kt 296°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 14:36 Z |
64°16'42"N
21°35'48"E
|
29°
|
5.3kt |
1089.9NM |
wind 13.5kt 305°
sea state 2/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
Bergie on watch, Suski to bed.
|
| 26.05. 15:00 Z |
64°18'12"N
21°37'5"E
|
20°
|
3.7kt |
1091.5NM |
wind 8.5kt 291°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 15:26 Z |
64°20'27"N
21°38'23"E
|
13°
|
5.8kt |
1093.9NM |
wind 16.4kt 266°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Deployed hydrogenerator
|
| 26.05. 15:44 Z |
64°21'58"N
21°39'19"E
|
21°
|
5.1kt |
1095.4NM |
wind 17.2kt 273°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
|
| 26.05. 15:57 Z |
64°22'52"N
21°39'58"E
|
24°
|
2.9kt |
1096.4NM |
wind 7.2kt 290°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 26.05. 16:00 Z |
64°23'3"N
21°40'7"E
|
19°
|
5.2kt |
1096.6NM |
wind 16.8kt 272°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 16:28 Z |
64°25'9"N
21°42'12"E
|
23°
|
5.6kt |
1099NM |
wind 15.5kt 300°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Staysail. Gusts over 22kt now and we're heading slightly windwards
|
| 26.05. 17:00 Z |
64°27'44"N
21°43'10"E
|
360°
|
4.6kt |
1101.6NM |
wind 15.6kt 296°
sea state 3/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
|
| 26.05. 17:21 Z |
64°29'16"N
21°43'21"E
|
5°
|
5.3kt |
1103.2NM |
wind 14kt 293°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1, Staysail. Needed a bit more power to punch through these waves
|
| 26.05. 17:59 Z |
64°33'4"N
21°44'56"E
|
13°
|
6.6kt |
1107.1NM |
wind 16.2kt 282°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 19:00 Z |
64°38'34"N
21°48'39"E
|
14°
|
6.6kt |
1112.9NM |
wind 18.1kt 295°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 20:00 Z |
64°44'18"N
21°53'38"E
|
30°
|
5.4kt |
1119.1NM |
wind 15.5kt 295°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Suski on watch, Bergie to bed
|
| 26.05. 21:00 Z |
64°50'37"N
21°54'31"E
|
353°
|
6.6kt |
1125.4NM |
wind 17.1kt 268°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 22:00 Z |
64°56'35"N
21°58'19"E
|
32°
|
6.2kt |
1131.7NM |
wind 18.8kt 281°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 26.05. 22:29 Z |
64°59'26"N
22°1'13"E
|
30°
|
6.5kt |
1134.9NM |
wind 22.9kt 286°
sea state 3/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1018 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Staysail. Genoa rollled out with the shade of staysail and wind angle around 140
|
| 26.05. 23:00 Z |
65°2'2"N
22°5'5"E
|
47°
|
5.4kt |
1138NM |
wind 18.2kt 295°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
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