Kalmar Strait, 24NM S of Kalmar
Back on the boat, and back on the water. We arrived from Finland to Kalmar late last evening, did a new provisioning round, and then left in the morning. The weather window towards south wasn’t looking amazing, but this time of the year you take what’s available.
Right out of the harbour we were greeted by the Danish royal yacht Dannebrog. They must have taken more photos of us than we of them, as we hoisted sail when motoring past them!
What followed was a day of slow tacking along the Kalmarsund. The forecasted nice sunny day turned out to be a series of thunderstorms. No matter, we kept plugging along.
Slightly before sunset the skies cleared, and as Weather Routing suggested, we were able to turn the boat to the course towards Bornholm and Poland. Let’s see if the winds hold up for the night!
- Distance today: 38.5NM
- Total distance: 2728.3NM
- Engine hours: 0.4
- Lunch: cheese and vegetable wraps
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 11.09. 17:35 Z |
56°39'35"N
16°21'47"E
|
4°
|
0kt |
2778.2NM |
wind 1.1kt 83°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Back on the boat. Everything as we left it. Some mildew in the heads below waterline. Washed with vinegar solution.
Running the diesel heater to dry the air a bit.
|
| 12.09. 6:14 Z |
56°39'35"N
16°21'47"E
|
1°
|
0kt |
2778.2NM |
wind 3.2kt 252°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Filled 5l diesel
|
| 12.09. 7:01 Z |
56°39'35"N
16°21'47"E
|
326°
|
0kt |
2778.2NM |
wind 0.6kt 353°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 12.09. 7:07 Z |
56°39'36"N
16°22'1"E
|
69°
|
2.6kt |
2778.2NM |
wind 3.1kt 259°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motoring
|
| 12.09. 7:11 Z |
56°39'41"N
16°22'4"E
|
54°
|
0kt |
2778.2NM |
wind 4.4kt 218°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Stopped
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| 12.09. 7:17 Z |
56°39'41"N
16°22'4"E
|
160°
|
0kt |
2778.2NM |
wind 3.6kt 231°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Filled up 34l. 2.20€/l
|
| 12.09. 7:18 Z |
56°39'41"N
16°22'4"E
|
58°
|
0kt |
2778.2NM |
wind 3.3kt 229°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 12.09. 7:21 Z |
56°39'42"N
16°22'20"E
|
78°
|
5.2kt |
2778.2NM |
wind 7.9kt 171°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motoring
|
| 12.09. 7:36 Z |
56°38'50"N
16°22'21"E
|
161°
|
2.6kt |
2779.3NM |
wind 6.4kt 211°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 12.09. 7:43 Z |
56°38'26"N
16°22'39"E
|
157°
|
4.3kt |
2779.8NM |
wind 7.9kt 194°
sea state 1/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Windvane steering
|
| 12.09. 8:00 Z |
56°37'32"N
16°23'29"E
|
154°
|
3.8kt |
2780.8NM |
wind 7.3kt 183°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 9:00 Z |
56°35'15"N
16°20'20"E
|
158°
|
5kt |
2785.3NM |
wind 10.9kt 204°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 9:01 Z |
56°35'11"N
16°20'24"E
|
157°
|
4.4kt |
2785.3NM |
wind 11.9kt 199°
sea state 2/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
A thunder cell is passing us from behind. We might get a bit wet.
|
| 12.09. 9:09 Z |
56°34'37"N
16°20'37"E
|
159°
|
4.3kt |
2785.9NM |
wind 18.1kt 210°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (20% furled)
|
| 12.09. 9:27 Z |
56°33'36"N
16°21'19"E
|
250°
|
1kt |
2787.1NM |
wind 5.7kt 150°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
|
| 12.09. 9:35 Z |
56°33'16"N
16°20'58"E
|
200°
|
2.4kt |
2787.5NM |
wind 7.7kt 84°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 12.09. 9:50 Z |
56°32'48"N
16°20'14"E
|
245°
|
4.4kt |
2788.1NM |
wind 8.8kt 168°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Windvane steering
|
| 12.09. 10:00 Z |
56°32'31"N
16°19'10"E
|
235°
|
3.3kt |
2788.8NM |
wind 6.4kt 170°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 11:00 Z |
56°30'17"N
16°13'20"E
|
145°
|
4kt |
2792.8NM |
wind 11.3kt 201°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 11:47 Z |
56°27'52"N
16°16'47"E
|
121°
|
2.3kt |
2796NM |
wind 7kt 190°
sea state 2/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Autopilot activated. No wind after rain for Starbuck.
|
| 12.09. 12:00 Z |
56°27'37"N
16°17'21"E
|
165°
|
2.5kt |
2796.4NM |
wind 4.6kt 241°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 13:00 Z |
56°26'10"N
16°20'39"E
|
139°
|
3.8kt |
2798.8NM |
wind 8.2kt 178°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 13:51 Z |
56°24'50"N
16°15'37"E
|
252°
|
4.5kt |
2802.4NM |
wind 12.2kt 215°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Windvane steering
|
| 12.09. 14:00 Z |
56°24'35"N
16°14'24"E
|
243°
|
4.8kt |
2803.2NM |
wind 13.5kt 194°
sea state 2/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 5/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Bergie on watch, Suski to bed. Heavy rain and thunder in the distance
|
| 12.09. 14:37 Z |
56°23'28"N
16°10'48"E
|
139°
|
3.1kt |
2805.7NM |
wind 6.9kt 182°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Weather Routing claims this was the last tack. I doubt it, but we'll see
|
| 12.09. 14:44 Z |
56°23'17"N
16°11'6"E
|
152°
|
3.4kt |
2806NM |
wind 7.2kt 210°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot activated, again low winds after the rains
|
| 12.09. 15:00 Z |
56°22'43"N
16°11'31"E
|
134°
|
2.1kt |
2806.6NM |
wind 5.5kt 181°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 16:00 Z |
56°20'11"N
16°13'40"E
|
161°
|
2.2kt |
2809.5NM |
wind 6.5kt 207°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 16:55 Z |
56°18'36"N
16°15'10"E
|
153°
|
2.1kt |
2811.3NM |
wind 5.5kt 180°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Rebooted N2K to hopefully help with Orca Core connection issues
|
| 12.09. 17:00 Z |
56°18'28"N
16°15'25"E
|
139°
|
2.6kt |
2811.5NM |
wind 5.5kt 169°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 17:26 Z |
56°17'37"N
16°16'57"E
|
145°
|
3.7kt |
2812.7NM |
wind 7.8kt 185°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
|
| 12.09. 18:00 Z |
56°15'32"N
16°16'59"E
|
206°
|
4.6kt |
2814.9NM |
wind 9.9kt 243°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 18:13 Z |
56°14'37"N
16°16'14"E
|
191°
|
5.2kt |
2815.9NM |
wind 10kt 246°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Deployed hydrogenerator
|
| 12.09. 18:48 Z |
56°12'7"N
16°15'37"E
|
190°
|
3.2kt |
2818.5NM |
wind 7.6kt 227°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Stowed hydrogenerator
|
| 12.09. 19:00 Z |
56°11'26"N
16°15'24"E
|
194°
|
3.5kt |
2819.2NM |
wind 8kt 253°
sea state 2/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 19:42 Z |
56°8'39"N
16°14'29"E
|
191°
|
4.6kt |
2822NM |
wind 10kt 238°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Deployed hydrogenerator
|
| 12.09. 20:00 Z |
56°7'21"N
16°14'5"E
|
192°
|
4.6kt |
2823.3NM |
wind 11.2kt 240°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 12.09. 20:55 Z |
56°3'41"N
16°12'54"E
|
187°
|
3.7kt |
2827.1NM |
wind 8kt 257°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Green position lantern is blinking off. Contact issues I presume.
|
| 12.09. 21:00 Z |
56°3'25"N
16°12'48"E
|
197°
|
3.5kt |
2827.3NM |
wind 7.9kt 245°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 21:12 Z |
56°2'44"N
16°12'36"E
|
191°
|
4.2kt |
2828NM |
wind 7kt 243°
sea state 2/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 5/10
baro 1013 hPa
|
Näkyvyys jotain 1 -1.5 merimailia. On pimiää kuin mörön perseessä.
|
| 12.09. 22:00 Z |
56°0'0"N
16°10'33"E
|
182°
|
4.3kt |
2831.1NM |
wind 8.5kt 258°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 22:12 Z |
55°59'27"N
16°10'37"E
|
171°
|
1kt |
2831.6NM |
wind 5.1kt 278°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 12.09. 22:13 Z |
55°59'26"N
16°10'38"E
|
143°
|
1kt |
2831.6NM |
wind 5kt 290°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 12.09. 22:22 Z |
55°59'19"N
16°10'47"E
|
132°
|
0.3kt |
2831.8NM |
wind 5.4kt 271°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 12.09. 22:22 Z |
55°59'19"N
16°10'47"E
|
119°
|
0.9kt |
2831.8NM |
wind 5.3kt 266°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 12.09. 22:25 Z |
55°59'7"N
16°10'53"E
|
166°
|
5.4kt |
2832NM |
wind 4.8kt 213°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Möröting. Not enough wind, too close to shipping lane. Left main up. No point taking it down in the dark.
|
| 12.09. 22:33 Z |
55°58'26"N
16°10'40"E
|
203°
|
4.8kt |
2832.7NM |
wind 5.8kt 231°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Now it rains heavily. The wind has increased by 1 knot, but not enough for shipping lane.
|
| 12.09. 23:00 Z |
55°56'20"N
16°9'2"E
|
203°
|
4.7kt |
2835NM |
wind 8.8kt 267°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.09. 23:00 Z |
55°56'19"N
16°9'1"E
|
197°
|
5.1kt |
2835NM |
wind 8.7kt 267°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 12.09. 23:01 Z |
55°56'16"N
16°8'58"E
|
207°
|
4.6kt |
2835.1NM |
wind 8.5kt 294°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Found wind again. Now autopiloting forward.
|
| 12.09. 23:59 Z |
55°52'44"N
16°6'38"E
|
171°
|
1.3kt |
2838.9NM |
wind 3.2kt 243°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 12.09. 23:59 Z |
55°52'44"N
16°6'38"E
|
201°
|
1.2kt |
2838.9NM |
wind 4.1kt 280°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|