Baltic Sea, 60NM SSW of Mariehamn
The long awaited northerly winds finally arrived and we set sail at the same time as the sun rose. We hoisted the anchor and packed it into the anchor chain locker so we don’t have anything extra hanging from the bow in case of big waves. We glided between the islands like a ghost with no one else in sight.
After passing the last of the inner islands the wind picked its steady around 17 knots pace and the moderate sea state means we are absolutely flying towards south. We crossed the main shipping lane at it’s crossways and continue to straddle the line of Swedish territorial waters.
As I write this it is the start of my second 6 hour shift. I’m prepared for the darkening evening with a thermos of hot tea and snacks.
- Distance today: 60 NM
- Total distance: 2455.4 NM
- Engine hours: 0.3
- Lunch today: pea soup
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 16.08. 16:52 Z |
60°5'9"N
19°59'39"E
|
19°
|
0kt
|
2483.7NM
|
wind
2.2kt
201°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Drilled and epoxied new dyneema holders for the spinnaker sheet blocks
|
| 17.08. 2:58 Z |
60°5'8"N
19°59'39"E
|
31°
|
0kt
|
2483.7NM
|
wind
1.7kt
254°
baro 1021 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 17.08. 3:08 Z |
60°5'10"N
19°59'37"E
|
312°
|
1.8kt
|
2483.7NM
|
wind
2kt
300°
baro 1021 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 17.08. 3:09 Z |
60°5'11"N
19°59'35"E
|
316°
|
1.8kt
|
2483.7NM
|
wind
2.1kt
264°
baro 1021 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 17.08. 3:17 Z |
60°5'22"N
19°58'53"E
|
230°
|
2kt
|
2484.2NM
|
wind
4.3kt
285°
baro 1021 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 17.08. 3:39 Z |
60°4'33"N
19°58'14"E
|
165°
|
2.9kt
|
2485.1NM
|
wind
5.2kt
249°
baro 1021 hPa
|
Suski on watch, Bergie back to bed
|
| 17.08. 4:00 Z |
60°3'33"N
19°58'59"E
|
165°
|
2.8kt
|
2486.1NM
|
wind
6.5kt
275°
baro 1021 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.08. 5:00 Z |
60°1'29"N
20°2'8"E
|
131°
|
3.3kt
|
2488.8NM
|
wind
5.5kt
294°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.08. 5:41 Z |
59°59'31"N
20°2'40"E
|
187°
|
3.1kt
|
2490.9NM
|
wind
9.9kt
316°
sea state 2/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1022 hPa
|
Wind finally filling in after clearing the islands.
|
| 17.08. 6:00 Z |
59°58'35"N
20°2'21"E
|
190°
|
3.8kt
|
2491.9NM
|
wind
8.7kt
314°
baro 1022 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.08. 6:59 Z |
59°55'3"N
19°57'39"E
|
212°
|
5.3kt
|
2496.1NM
|
wind
10.6kt
285°
sea state 2/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1023 hPa
|
Sailing smoothly
|
| 17.08. 7:00 Z |
59°54'59"N
19°57'34"E
|
203°
|
3.8kt
|
2496.2NM
|
wind
9.9kt
287°
baro 1023 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.08. 8:00 Z |
59°50'8"N
19°51'8"E
|
208°
|
5.4kt
|
2502NM
|
wind
16.9kt
309°
baro 1023 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.08. 8:00 Z |
59°50'8"N
19°51'8"E
|
208°
|
5.4kt
|
2502NM
|
wind
16.9kt
309°
baro 1023 hPa
|
Hydro on
|
| 17.08. 8:58 Z |
59°44'25"N
19°48'5"E
|
199°
|
6.7kt
|
2508NM
|
wind
19.2kt
320°
baro 1024 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
|
| 17.08. 9:00 Z |
59°44'16"N
19°47'56"E
|
205°
|
6.7kt
|
2508.2NM
|
wind
20kt
333°
sea state 3/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1024 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 17.08. 9:19 Z |
59°42'16"N
19°47'6"E
|
199°
|
6.5kt
|
2510.2NM
|
wind
16.6kt
314°
baro 1024 hPa
|
Entered Sweden
|
| 17.08. 9:28 Z |
59°41'21"N
19°46'44"E
|
200°
|
6.6kt
|
2511.2NM
|
wind
17.3kt
318°
baro 1024 hPa
|
Out of the main traffic lanes
|
| 17.08. 10:00 Z |
59°38'9"N
19°44'55"E
|
188°
|
5.2kt
|
2514.5NM
|
wind
15.1kt
321°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.08. 11:00 Z |
59°32'17"N
19°40'22"E
|
192°
|
5.9kt
|
2520.8NM
|
wind
15.4kt
316°
sea state 2/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1025 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.08. 11:43 Z |
59°28'33"N
19°37'36"E
|
186°
|
5kt
|
2524.8NM
|
wind
12.1kt
359°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Wing on wing, wind is dropping
|
| 17.08. 12:00 Z |
59°27'16"N
19°36'58"E
|
220°
|
4.5kt
|
2526.2NM
|
wind
14.2kt
343°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.08. 12:12 Z |
59°26'18"N
19°35'39"E
|
210°
|
6.3kt
|
2527.4NM
|
wind
16.5kt
343°
sea state 2/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1026 hPa
|
Passing the Svenska Högarna lighthouse
|
| 17.08. 13:00 Z |
59°21'56"N
19°31'5"E
|
209°
|
5.9kt
|
2532.4NM
|
wind
13.6kt
6°
sea state 2/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.08. 14:00 Z |
59°17'23"N
19°25'24"E
|
219°
|
5.8kt
|
2537.8NM
|
wind
13.1kt
5°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|