Baltic Proper, 104NM SSW of Kalmar
The night was dark. Only a thin sliver of moon, and very few lights around. Wind died around midnight, and as we were in the main shipping lanes, we elected to motor though them.
After a few false starts, wind returned at dawn. By now the sea state had quieted completely, and so we were able to sail with even just 3-4kt of wind, like you would on a lake. However, the other thing brought on by the dawn was a thick layer of fog. At times only a couple of boat lengths were visible. We proceeded cautiously using the fog horn and monitoring AIS.
There was a sudden invasion of small flies on all the exposed boat surfaces. These were followed by a flock of small birds that made the various booms and spreaders their home. Eventually a hawk appeared that caught one of the smaller birds, and proceeded to enjoy its lunch on the starboard spreader and on our lazy bag. Feathers everywhere!
Before our own lunchtime we entered Danish waters. Now we could get online briefly to download new weather, and to blog. Looks like the weather window towards Poland is still good. And even the sky is getting a bit lighter!
- Distance today: 77.3NM
- Total distance: 2805.6NM
- Engine hours: 6.2
- Lunch: spaghetti bolognese
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 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
|
| 13.09. 0:00 Z |
55°52'42"N
16°6'37"E
|
217°
|
2.7kt
|
2838.9NM
|
wind
4.5kt
229°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 13.09. 0:00 Z |
55°52'41"N
16°6'36"E
|
199°
|
4.6kt
|
2838.9NM
|
wind
2.1kt
264°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 0:05 Z |
55°52'19"N
16°6'23"E
|
187°
|
5.3kt
|
2839.3NM
|
wind
3.4kt
217°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Well. At least the rain stopped. Motoring again to not be in the middle of the shipping lane.
|
| 13.09. 1:00 Z |
55°48'25"N
16°3'49"E
|
213°
|
4kt
|
2843.5NM
|
wind
3.9kt
252°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 1:05 Z |
55°48'6"N
16°3'28"E
|
209°
|
5.5kt
|
2843.9NM
|
wind
5.5kt
280°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Green completely out. Waves hit both lamps periodically.
|
| 13.09. 2:00 Z |
55°44'26"N
15°59'37"E
|
207°
|
5.2kt
|
2848.2NM
|
wind
3kt
240°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Bergie on watch, Suski to bed. Stars ahead are disappearing slowly. Another front?
|
| 13.09. 2:23 Z |
55°42'58"N
15°57'57"E
|
203°
|
2.4kt
|
2849.9NM
|
wind
6.2kt
312°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 13.09. 2:39 Z |
55°42'37"N
15°57'34"E
|
215°
|
1.7kt
|
2850.3NM
|
wind
6.4kt
323°
sea state 2/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 5/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Mostly out of the main traffic lanes
|
| 13.09. 2:58 Z |
55°42'15"N
15°57'8"E
|
212°
|
0.9kt
|
2850.8NM
|
wind
4kt
326°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 13.09. 3:00 Z |
55°42'12"N
15°57'6"E
|
202°
|
4.3kt
|
2850.8NM
|
wind
3.7kt
248°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 4:00 Z |
55°37'48"N
15°52'5"E
|
210°
|
5.4kt
|
2856NM
|
wind
3.5kt
185°
sea state 2/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 1/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Enveloped by the fog bank. Also 180° wind shift
|
| 13.09. 4:12 Z |
55°36'54"N
15°51'4"E
|
212°
|
5.2kt
|
2857.1NM
|
wind
2.6kt
191°
sea state 2/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 0/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Visibility maybe four boat lengths, running the fog horn routine. Without AIS this would be quite exciting
|
| 13.09. 4:46 Z |
55°34'20"N
15°48'18"E
|
205°
|
2kt
|
2860.1NM
|
wind
4.3kt
336°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 13.09. 5:00 Z |
55°34'0"N
15°48'2"E
|
180°
|
1.7kt
|
2860.5NM
|
wind
5.2kt
339°
visibility 1/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 5:01 Z |
55°33'58"N
15°48'1"E
|
208°
|
1.5kt
|
2860.5NM
|
wind
5.7kt
356°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring. With this wind and swell combo we need >6kt to keep sails filled
|
| 13.09. 5:31 Z |
55°31'42"N
15°45'34"E
|
211°
|
5.6kt
|
2863.2NM
|
wind
6.2kt
30°
baro 1012 hPa
|
The boat is covered with tiny flies. Where do these things come from? We're well offshore in international waters
|
| 13.09. 6:00 Z |
55°29'35"N
15°42'57"E
|
223°
|
5.3kt
|
2865.8NM
|
wind
5.4kt
148°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 6:20 Z |
55°28'12"N
15°41'17"E
|
202°
|
2.6kt
|
2867.5NM
|
wind
6.9kt
84°
clouds 8/8
visibility 3/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 13.09. 6:29 Z |
55°27'51"N
15°41'2"E
|
202°
|
2.4kt
|
2867.8NM
|
wind
7.2kt
73°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Heard a rumble of thunder in the distance
|
| 13.09. 6:50 Z |
55°27'11"N
15°40'37"E
|
192°
|
2.3kt
|
2868.5NM
|
wind
5.7kt
62°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (20% furled). Poled out wing on wing
|
| 13.09. 7:00 Z |
55°26'51"N
15°40'25"E
|
212°
|
2.1kt
|
2868.9NM
|
wind
5.6kt
89°
sea state 1/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 3/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sea state quieted enough that we can sail with lower winds again
|
| 13.09. 7:15 Z |
55°26'20"N
15°39'50"E
|
222°
|
4.5kt
|
2869.5NM
|
wind
8.1kt
176°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Rain started. No thunder in a while
|
| 13.09. 7:26 Z |
55°25'45"N
15°38'59"E
|
219°
|
2.5kt
|
2870.3NM
|
wind
4.1kt
169°
baro 1012 hPa
|
A hawk was circling the boat. Tried to land first on the windvane and then on spreaders before thinking better of it
|
| 13.09. 8:00 Z |
55°24'37"N
15°37'20"E
|
216°
|
2.2kt
|
2871.8NM
|
wind
6.8kt
64°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Suski on watch. A big flock of birds landed on the boat
|
| 13.09. 9:00 Z |
55°22'1"N
15°33'36"E
|
213°
|
2.5kt
|
2875.1NM
|
wind
6.4kt
66°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 9:13 Z |
55°21'40"N
15°33'8"E
|
215°
|
1.7kt
|
2875.6NM
|
wind
4.7kt
73°
sea state 1/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Slow sailing in rain.
|
| 13.09. 9:47 Z |
55°21'2"N
15°32'21"E
|
221°
|
0.9kt
|
2876.3NM
|
wind
2.2kt
13°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 13.09. 9:48 Z |
55°21'2"N
15°32'20"E
|
218°
|
1kt
|
2876.3NM
|
wind
2.2kt
356°
sea state 1/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Speed 0 , wind 1.5 kn. Autopilot on standby with rudder in middle. Waiting for wind with all sails up. Flat calm waters. Wind turning towards west through north as expected.
|
| 13.09. 10:00 Z |
55°20'48"N
15°32'10"E
|
206°
|
1.1kt
|
2876.6NM
|
wind
2.3kt
19°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 10:01 Z |
55°20'47"N
15°32'10"E
|
189°
|
1kt
|
2876.6NM
|
wind
2.4kt
356°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 13.09. 10:45 Z |
55°19'6"N
15°30'55"E
|
207°
|
3.1kt
|
2878.4NM
|
wind
6kt
345°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hawk having a lunch at the end of the boom. Mainsail has some feather spray as lunch started at saaling.
|
| 13.09. 11:00 Z |
55°18'40"N
15°30'30"E
|
228°
|
1.9kt
|
2878.9NM
|
wind
4.9kt
44°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 12:00 Z |
55°15'28"N
15°26'4"E
|
212°
|
4.8kt
|
2883.1NM
|
wind
11.5kt
346°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 12:59 Z |
55°11'23"N
15°21'58"E
|
205°
|
5.3kt
|
2887.8NM
|
wind
13.8kt
330°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 13:29 Z |
55°8'55"N
15°19'28"E
|
202°
|
5.6kt
|
2890.6NM
|
wind
18.8kt
331°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 13.09. 13:30 Z |
55°8'50"N
15°19'23"E
|
202°
|
6.2kt
|
2890.7NM
|
wind
20.4kt
349°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 13.09. 13:30 Z |
55°8'46"N
15°19'20"E
|
199°
|
6kt
|
2890.8NM
|
wind
20.4kt
337°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Furled Genoa 20%
|
| 13.09. 13:42 Z |
55°7'44"N
15°18'15"E
|
201°
|
6.2kt
|
2892NM
|
wind
21.2kt
339°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
|
| 13.09. 13:50 Z |
55°6'59"N
15°17'18"E
|
212°
|
6.9kt
|
2893NM
|
wind
19.6kt
353°
sea state 3/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|