Visby
Night sailing was quite awesome. Clear skies giving views to some leftover Perseids, as well as Iridium flashes. This is something we didn’t see during the white nights of the northern summer. There was some freighter traffic around, all giving us way politely.
In the morning things got a bit more tricky. The wind died, but the waves continued. This caused quite a lot of sails slamming, and eventually forcing us to motor for couple of hours until the wind picked up again. Highlight was a woodpecker that took a short break on our boom somewhere south of Gotska Sandön.
In the afternoon we were back on track, broad reaching with nice 15-20kt winds. Eventually we sighted the medieval walled city and pirate haven of Visby and picked a spot in the guest harbour. Since neither of us have been here before, it is time for some sightseeing!
- Distance today: 109.5NM
- Total distance: 2565NM
- Engine hours: 2.5
- Dinner: macaroni with feta and pesto
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 18.08. 0:00 Z |
58°33'27"N
18°53'10"E
|
183°
|
4.8kt |
2588NM |
wind 15kt 35°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.08. 1:00 Z |
58°28'45"N
18°52'3"E
|
174°
|
5.2kt |
2592.8NM |
wind 14.4kt 53°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.08. 2:00 Z |
58°24'34"N
18°51'38"E
|
206°
|
3.7kt |
2597.1NM |
wind 9.8kt 46°
sea state 2/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1027 hPa
|
Past the Gotska Sandön light
|
| 18.08. 2:57 Z |
58°20'33"N
18°50'14"E
|
195°
|
4.2kt |
2601.2NM |
wind 12.2kt 53°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 18.08. 3:00 Z |
58°20'21"N
18°50'9"E
|
202°
|
4kt |
2601.4NM |
wind 13.1kt 54°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 18.08. 4:00 Z |
58°16'49"N
18°49'9"E
|
175°
|
4kt |
2605NM |
wind 8.5kt 68°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.08. 4:26 Z |
58°15'28"N
18°49'16"E
|
173°
|
3.1kt |
2606.4NM |
wind 8.1kt 28°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 18.08. 4:29 Z |
58°15'20"N
18°49'18"E
|
167°
|
2.9kt |
2606.5NM |
wind 9.4kt 44°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 18.08. 5:00 Z |
58°13'39"N
18°49'38"E
|
159°
|
3kt |
2608.2NM |
wind 7.2kt 32°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.08. 5:03 Z |
58°13'32"N
18°49'40"E
|
199°
|
2.3kt |
2608.4NM |
wind 7.2kt 35°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 18.08. 5:04 Z |
58°13'30"N
18°49'36"E
|
215°
|
1.8kt |
2608.4NM |
wind 5.9kt 28°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 18.08. 5:04 Z |
58°13'30"N
18°49'35"E
|
219°
|
3.1kt |
2608.4NM |
wind 6.4kt 37°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 18.08. 6:00 Z |
58°9'55"N
18°44'16"E
|
212°
|
5kt |
2613NM |
wind 8.1kt 29°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.08. 7:00 Z |
58°5'59"N
18°38'52"E
|
222°
|
4.7kt |
2617.8NM |
wind 12.3kt 25°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.08. 7:20 Z |
58°4'40"N
18°37'1"E
|
232°
|
4.8kt |
2619.5NM |
wind 11.5kt 32°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1 (20% furled)
|
| 18.08. 8:00 Z |
58°3'28"N
18°31'34"E
|
263°
|
5.5kt |
2622.7NM |
wind 12kt 55°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.08. 8:23 Z |
58°3'3"N
18°27'44"E
|
264°
|
5kt |
2624.8NM |
wind 13.6kt 30°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Started watermaker, 24ppm
|
| 18.08. 8:27 Z |
58°2'57"N
18°27'2"E
|
253°
|
5.2kt |
2625.2NM |
wind 13.6kt 28°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hydrogenerator deployed
|
| 18.08. 9:00 Z |
58°2'5"N
18°21'18"E
|
264°
|
5kt |
2628.3NM |
wind 12.2kt 41°
sea state 2/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1026 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 18.08. 9:07 Z |
58°1'32"N
18°21'1"E
|
190°
|
5.2kt |
2629NM |
wind 13.3kt 50°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
|
| 18.08. 9:37 Z |
57°58'40"N
18°20'2"E
|
189°
|
6.2kt |
2631.9NM |
wind 16.9kt 51°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 24ppm
|
| 18.08. 9:43 Z |
57°58'10"N
18°19'55"E
|
190°
|
5.9kt |
2632.4NM |
wind 13.3kt 55°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
|
| 18.08. 10:00 Z |
57°56'33"N
18°19'42"E
|
176°
|
5.5kt |
2634NM |
wind 16.4kt 46°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.08. 11:00 Z |
57°50'29"N
18°19'11"E
|
149°
|
6.6kt |
2640.1NM |
wind 19.5kt 73°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.08. 11:15 Z |
57°48'49"N
18°18'39"E
|
181°
|
7.3kt |
2641.8NM |
wind 23.4kt 66°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (10% furled)
|
| 18.08. 12:00 Z |
57°44'13"N
18°16'53"E
|
191°
|
4.8kt |
2646.5NM |
wind 13.1kt 55°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.08. 12:10 Z |
57°43'27"N
18°16'52"E
|
176°
|
4.4kt |
2647.3NM |
wind 12kt 54°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 18.08. 12:13 Z |
57°43'13"N
18°16'53"E
|
176°
|
5.1kt |
2647.5NM |
wind 12.8kt 52°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Stowed hydrogenerator
|
| 18.08. 12:36 Z |
57°41'26"N
18°16'39"E
|
191°
|
4.6kt |
2649.3NM |
wind 15.2kt 49°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Sails set: Main
|
| 18.08. 12:43 Z |
57°40'55"N
18°16'27"E
|
189°
|
3.8kt |
2649.9NM |
wind 14.4kt 47°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 18.08. 13:00 Z |
57°39'47"N
18°16'10"E
|
180°
|
5.1kt |
2651NM |
wind 19.8kt 87°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.08. 13:15 Z |
57°38'30"N
18°16'4"E
|
181°
|
4.9kt |
2652.3NM |
wind 16kt 81°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 18.08. 13:37 Z |
57°38'16"N
18°17'12"E
|
17°
|
0kt |
2653.4NM |
wind 5.4kt 48°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Stopped
|