Friday, August 4, 2023

Benskär - Dalskär

Today was just a short hop to the next nature harbour. That’s the delightful thing about the Archipelago Sea - there are great places to visit every few miles.

The day started pretty grey, with occasional heavy showers. Wind was lighter than expected, and so we shook the reef we had set on departure pretty early on.

Nice mellow downwind sailing, then Scandinavian mooring at the next island, followed by some grilling at the fireplace. The sun came out as we landed, giving a nice boost to the boat batteries.

Distance today: 10.1NM
Total distance: 2245.7NM
Engine hours: 0.4
Lunch: grilled sausages

Position: 60°5'5"N 22°9'11"E

From the logbook

Time	Position	Course	Speed	Log	Weather	Remarks
04.08. 9:28 Z	59°57'20"N 22°17'31"E	192°	0kt	2324.1NM	wind 5.9kt 177° baro 998 hPa	Started main engine
04.08. 9:37 Z	59°57'23"N 22°17'29"E	30°	0.8kt	2324.1NM	wind 2.7kt 153° baro 998 hPa	Motoring
04.08. 9:41 Z	59°57'24"N 22°17'32"E	34°	1.8kt	2324.2NM	wind 5.4kt 157° baro 998 hPa	Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Staysail
04.08. 10:00 Z	59°57'57"N 22°17'50"E	334°	2kt	2324.9NM	wind 5.2kt 192° baro 999 hPa	Hourly position log
04.08. 10:05 Z	59°58'9"N 22°17'40"E	315°	3.5kt	2325.1NM	wind 9.7kt 180° baro 999 hPa	Sails set: Main, Staysail
04.08. 10:28 Z	59°59'21"N 22°15'31"E	320°	5.1kt	2326.7NM	wind 12.5kt 216° baro 999 hPa	Autopilot activated
04.08. 10:35 Z	59°59'50"N 22°14'50"E	322°	5.6kt	2327.3NM	wind 15.7kt 213° sea state 2/10 clouds 7/8 visibility 8/10 baro 999 hPa	Deployed hydrogenerator
04.08. 11:00 Z	60°1'35"N 22°12'19"E	314°	4.3kt	2329.4NM	wind 13kt 214° baro 999 hPa	Hourly position log
04.08. 11:45 Z	60°4'14"N 22°8'41"E	332°	5.2kt	2332.7NM	wind 14.4kt 224° baro 999 hPa	Stowed hydrogenerator
04.08. 11:47 Z	60°4'22"N 22°8'32"E	324°	4.4kt	2332.8NM	wind 12.1kt 227° baro 999 hPa	Autopilot deactivated
04.08. 12:00 Z	60°5'6"N 22°8'33"E	33°	3.5kt	2333.6NM	wind 11.3kt 173° baro 999 hPa	Hourly position log
04.08. 12:05 Z	60°5'17"N 22°9'4"E	87°	2.8kt	2333.9NM	wind 5.7kt 202° baro 999 hPa	Sails down, motoring
04.08. 12:16 Z	60°5'5"N 22°9'11"E	147°	0kt	2334.2NM	wind 2.6kt 176° baro 999 hPa	Stopped