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 |
| 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
|
| 13.09. 14:00 Z |
55°6'4"N
15°16'29"E
|
195°
|
7.3kt |
2894NM |
wind 16.8kt 3°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 15:00 Z |
55°0'35"N
15°10'32"E
|
221°
|
7kt |
2900.6NM |
wind 17.1kt 346°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 15:14 Z |
54°59'35"N
15°8'56"E
|
210°
|
5.4kt |
2901.9NM |
wind 14.9kt 322°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
|
| 13.09. 16:00 Z |
54°56'19"N
15°4'34"E
|
231°
|
5.8kt |
2906.1NM |
wind 12.5kt 339°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 16:24 Z |
54°54'38"N
15°1'49"E
|
221°
|
6.6kt |
2908.4NM |
wind 17kt 332°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (20% furled)
|
| 13.09. 17:00 Z |
54°51'46"N
14°57'35"E
|
235°
|
6.7kt |
2912.2NM |
wind 21.7kt 315°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 17:39 Z |
54°48'12"N
14°53'33"E
|
216°
|
6.6kt |
2916.5NM |
wind 16.6kt 327°
sea state 3/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
Out of Danish waters. Big rain cloud ahead
|
| 13.09. 18:02 Z |
54°46'7"N
14°51'20"E
|
209°
|
6.6kt |
2919NM |
wind 17.8kt 306°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Rain started. Another surprise visitor: bird landed on the tiller and now rests under the lifesling
|
| 13.09. 18:29 Z |
54°43'49"N
14°49'1"E
|
205°
|
6kt |
2921.7NM |
wind 13kt 330°
sea state 3/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1. Looks like the worst of this raincloud went past us
|
| 13.09. 18:58 Z |
54°41'35"N
14°46'2"E
|
200°
|
6.6kt |
2924.5NM |
wind 13.7kt 350°
sea state 3/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
Overflight by what must be a very tightly packed Starlink train
|
| 13.09. 19:00 Z |
54°41'30"N
14°45'57"E
|
218°
|
5.7kt |
2924.6NM |
wind 14kt 314°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Seeing a light beam in the clouds from a lighthouse that is likely Greifswalder Oie
|
| 13.09. 19:59 Z |
54°36'4"N
14°40'27"E
|
194°
|
6.4kt |
2931NM |
wind 16.6kt 338°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 13.09. 21:00 Z |
54°30'16"N
14°34'51"E
|
201°
|
6.7kt |
2937.7NM |
wind 18.5kt 332°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 22:00 Z |
54°24'26"N
14°30'15"E
|
195°
|
5.2kt |
2944.1NM |
wind 15.1kt 324°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 22:24 Z |
54°22'14"N
14°28'26"E
|
215°
|
7kt |
2946.6NM |
wind 21.7kt 316°
sea state 3/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1017 hPa
|
There is bioluminescence thingies in the water! Did not know we had some in the Baltic.
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| 13.09. 22:57 Z |
54°18'57"N
14°25'39"E
|
207°
|
7.4kt |
2950.4NM |
wind 25.5kt 328°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (20% furled)
|
| 13.09. 23:00 Z |
54°18'42"N
14°25'27"E
|
197°
|
7.5kt |
2950.6NM |
wind 18.9kt 335°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|