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Sunday, July 9, 2023

Haapasaari - Lillfjärden

We started the day after what we thought would be the last rain cloud. We carefully reversed out of the pier and turned our nose towards the narrow entrance. At the coast guard station we needed to do some manouvering around the coast guard vessel, they had some guys in a motorboat in tow. After passing the duo, we raised the sails and headed on the outside route.

The wind never came from the expected wind direction and the confused seas and flogging sails meant a change of plan. Instead of dead down wind we took up a beam reach and scooted back to the inner fairway. Suski was on duty when the rain or better, very thick air, came through. No indication in any of the radar images, but wet it was.

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Eventually the wind died completely and the last 7nm was spent motoring towards destination, a Uuvi pier in a protected bay with a fireplace and couple of mooring balls.

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From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
09.07. 7:05 Z 60°17'20"N 27°11'45"E 352° 0kt 2098.4NM wind 1.9kt 20° baro 1017 hPa Started main engine
09.07. 7:12 Z 60°17'8"N 27°11'34"E 265° 4kt 2098.4NM wind 10.5kt 62° baro 1017 hPa Motoring
09.07. 7:19 Z 60°17'11"N 27°10'54"E 320° 3.1kt 2098.8NM wind 9.5kt 87° baro 1018 hPa Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
09.07. 7:24 Z 60°17'29"N 27°10'36"E 336° 6.5kt 2099.1NM wind 16.9kt 74° baro 1017 hPa Autopilot activated
09.07. 7:37 Z 60°17'41"N 27°8'44"E 237° 4.3kt 2100.2NM wind 12kt 75° sea state 2/10 clouds 8/8 visibility 6/10 baro 1018 hPa Sails set: Main. Need to do some short gybing
09.07. 8:00 Z 60°17'5"N 27°5'17"E 248° 4.8kt 2102.1NM wind 12.7kt 68° baro 1018 hPa Hourly position log
09.07. 8:03 Z 60°17'0"N 27°4'48"E 254° 5kt 2102.3NM wind 12.6kt 65° baro 1018 hPa Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (30% furled). Wing on wing
09.07. 8:13 Z 60°16'46"N 27°3'11"E 268° 5.5kt 2103.2NM wind 16.3kt 46° baro 1018 hPa Deployed hydrogenerator
09.07. 8:20 Z 60°16'39"N 27°1'56"E 259° 5.8kt 2103.8NM wind 13.3kt 47° baro 1018 hPa Started watermaker, 17ppm
09.07. 8:45 Z 60°16'3"N 26°57'39"E 247° 4.5kt 2106NM wind 13kt 41° baro 1019 hPa Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (70% furled)
09.07. 8:48 Z 60°16'0"N 26°57'19"E 253° 4.6kt 2106.2NM wind 13.4kt 39° baro 1019 hPa Autopilot deactivated
09.07. 8:57 Z 60°15'57"N 26°56'14"E 283° 2.8kt 2106.7NM wind 9kt 73° baro 1019 hPa Sails set: Main, Genoa 1. Too light wind for DDW in confused seas
09.07. 8:59 Z 60°16'2"N 26°55'57"E 323° 4.6kt 2106.9NM wind 10kt 52° baro 1019 hPa Autopilot activated
09.07. 9:00 Z 60°16'5"N 26°55'52"E 325° 4.4kt 2107NM wind 10.1kt 44° sea state 3/10 clouds 8/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1019 hPa Hourly position log
09.07. 9:30 Z 60°17'46"N 26°52'53"E 321° 4.1kt 2109.2NM wind 10.7kt 26° baro 1019 hPa Stopped watermaker, 18ppm
09.07. 10:00 Z 60°19'55"N 26°50'1"E 312° 5.3kt 2111.8NM wind 15.7kt 16° baro 1019 hPa Hourly position log
09.07. 10:06 Z 60°20'19"N 26°49'10"E 309° 6.7kt 2112.4NM wind 15.4kt 25° baro 1019 hPa Autopilot deactivated
09.07. 10:15 Z 60°20'24"N 26°50'20"E 319° 6.6kt 2113.1NM wind 14.6kt 59° baro 1019 hPa Autopilot activated
09.07. 10:54 Z 60°22'29"N 26°45'7"E 249° 3.9kt 2116.7NM wind 9.8kt 35° sea state 2/10 clouds 8/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1020 hPa Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (20% furled). Back to wing on wing
09.07. 10:57 Z 60°22'25"N 26°44'48"E 248° 4.1kt 2116.8NM wind 8.4kt 37° baro 1020 hPa Stowed hydrogenerator
09.07. 11:00 Z 60°22'20"N 26°44'26"E 244° 4.8kt 2117NM wind 11.6kt 27° baro 1020 hPa Hourly position log
09.07. 11:16 Z 60°21'53"N 26°41'56"E 256° 5.5kt 2118.3NM wind 11.6kt 33° baro 1020 hPa Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
09.07. 11:29 Z 60°21'24"N 26°39'41"E 243° 6.2kt 2119.6NM wind 15.2kt 341° baro 1020 hPa Deployed hydrogenerator
09.07. 12:00 Z 60°20'12"N 26°34'16"E 245° 6kt 2122.5NM wind 14.6kt 13° baro 1020 hPa Hourly position log
09.07. 13:00 Z 60°18'29"N 26°23'44"E 250° 4kt 2128NM wind 10.5kt 30° baro 1020 hPa Hourly position log
09.07. 13:01 Z 60°18'28"N 26°23'43"E 248° 4kt 2128NM wind 11.5kt 40° sea state 2/10 clouds 7/8 visibility 8/10 baro 1020 hPa Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (20% furled), back to wing on wing
09.07. 13:17 Z 60°18'7"N 26°21'49"E 246° 3.1kt 2129NM wind 7.7kt 22° baro 1020 hPa Stowed hydrogenerator
09.07. 14:00 Z 60°17'23"N 26°18'49"E 224° 1.7kt 2130.7NM wind 3.2kt 49° baro 1020 hPa Hourly position log
09.07. 14:11 Z 60°17'16"N 26°18'25"E 246° 2.7kt 2131NM wind 3kt 78° baro 1020 hPa Sails down, motoring
09.07. 15:00 Z 60°15'54"N 26°9'56"E 268° 5.4kt 2135.4NM wind 6.9kt 198° baro 1021 hPa Hourly position log
09.07. 15:08 Z 60°15'52"N 26°8'28"E 269° 5.6kt 2136.1NM wind 8.3kt 145° baro 1021 hPa Autopilot deactivated
09.07. 15:41 Z 60°16'59"N 26°6'11"E 14° 0kt 2138.3NM wind 6.4kt 137° baro 1020 hPa Stopped