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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

St. Helen's Pool, 174NM S of Roadstone Bay

The night was littered with lights. Cargo ships, fishing boats and even couple sailboats. As the moon was only a sliver, we could see the milky way across the sky. Even some shooting stars kept us entertained.

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As the dawn broke, we were past the biggest congestion of boats and had the sea more or less to ourselves. With the ever decreasing wind we tried out different configurations to keep the banging of the sails at minimum. As the wind decreased to a mere 6kn, it was time to accept defeat, and we dropped the sails and motored the rest of the way.

The summer is finally here and after dropping the hook we both went for a refreshing swim! Now we shall move to island time and use the high tides to explore the Isles of Scilly.

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From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
31.07. 0:00 Z 51°17'15"N 6°9'58"W 167° 5.1kt 5693NM wind 13.7kt 31° baro 1018 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 1:00 Z 51°12'2"N 6°8'6"W 151° 5.2kt 5698.4NM wind 15.8kt 18° baro 1018 hPa Bergie on watch, Suski to bed. Shooting stars above
31.07. 2:00 Z 51°6'56"N 6°6'42"W 168° 5.3kt 5703.6NM wind 16.4kt 17° baro 1017 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 3:00 Z 51°1'45"N 6°6'43"W 179° 4.2kt 5708.8NM wind 12.4kt 19° baro 1016 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 4:00 Z 50°56'46"N 6°7'1"W 176° 5.9kt 5713.9NM wind 14.9kt 30° baro 1016 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 5:00 Z 50°51'40"N 6°7'14"W 188° 3.6kt 5719NM wind 8.2kt 328° baro 1016 hPa Seems sunrise took the wind away
31.07. 5:52 Z 50°47'47"N 6°7'16"W 176° 4.5kt 5723.1NM wind 11.8kt 9° sea state 3/10 clouds 6/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1016 hPa Wind is back, but so is some rain
31.07. 6:00 Z 50°47'9"N 6°7'19"W 179° 5kt 5723.7NM wind 11.6kt 344° baro 1016 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 6:07 Z 50°46'37"N 6°7'24"W 183° 4.2kt 5724.3NM wind 11.6kt 17° baro 1016 hPa Couple of dolphins in the bow wave!
31.07. 7:00 Z 50°42'29"N 6°7'30"W 180° 5kt 5728.4NM wind 10.1kt 7° baro 1016 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 7:10 Z 50°41'42"N 6°7'34"W 182° 4.5kt 5729.2NM wind 13.1kt 21° sea state 3/10 clouds 4/8 visibility 8/10 baro 1016 hPa Suski to watch, Bergie to bed.
31.07. 8:00 Z 50°37'27"N 6°6'50"W 171° 5.2kt 5733.6NM wind 16.2kt 24° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 9:00 Z 50°32'36"N 6°6'15"W 170° 5.1kt 5738.5NM wind 9.1kt 3° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 9:32 Z 50°30'30"N 6°6'33"W 194° 5.2kt 5740.6NM wind 11.7kt 356° baro 1015 hPa Sails set: Main (2nd reef), Genoa 1, Staysail. Being adventurous with the sail configuration. Anything but the whole main banging around.
31.07. 9:33 Z 50°30'28"N 6°6'34"W 189° 3.6kt 5740.7NM wind 7.8kt 1° baro 1015 hPa Autopilot activated
31.07. 10:00 Z 50°28'41"N 6°6'42"W 185° 3.7kt 5742.5NM wind 8.9kt 2° baro 1016 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 11:00 Z 50°25'2"N 6°7'12"W 189° 4.1kt 5746.1NM wind 10.9kt 360° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 11:27 Z 50°23'31"N 6°7'19"W 180° 2.6kt 5747.7NM wind 6.3kt 29° baro 1016 hPa Autopilot deactivated
31.07. 11:30 Z 50°23'23"N 6°7'20"W 177° 2.6kt 5747.8NM wind 7.2kt 6° baro 1016 hPa Autopilot activated
31.07. 11:40 Z 50°22'55"N 6°7'20"W 208° 2kt 5748.3NM wind 7.4kt 10° baro 1015 hPa Sails down, motoring
31.07. 12:00 Z 50°21'18"N 6°7'54"W 204° 5.9kt 5749.9NM wind 7.7kt 320° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 12:30 Z 50°19'1"N 6°9'3"W 206° 4.4kt 5752.3NM wind 7.8kt 327° sea state 3/10 clouds 5/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1015 hPa Bergie on watch, Suski to bed
31.07. 13:00 Z 50°17'1"N 6°10'6"W 199° 2.5kt wind 5.9kt 330° baro 1015 hPa Motor stopped, sailing with Genoa 1, Staysail. Trying the classic twin headsail poled out trade wind setup
31.07. 13:41 Z 50°15'17"N 6°10'20"W 213° 2.5kt 5756.2NM wind 7.6kt 346° baro 1015 hPa Sails down, motoring. Not quite enough wind to keep that setup stable in the swell
31.07. 14:00 Z 50°13'44"N 6°10'52"W 190° 5.2kt 5757.8NM wind 7.9kt 322° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 14:36 Z 50°10'52"N 6°12'11"W 210° 4.4kt 5760.8NM wind 7.6kt 304° baro 1015 hPa PAN PAN from Roslare CG: small vessel taking on water at vicinity of beach. Lifeboat under way
31.07. 14:42 Z 50°10'23"N 6°12'28"W 206° 4.6kt 5761.3NM wind 7.8kt 316° baro 1015 hPa Entered UK waters
31.07. 15:00 Z 50°8'57"N 6°13'19"W 209° 5.3kt 5762.8NM wind 9.6kt 313° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 15:07 Z 50°8'23"N 6°13'42"W 203° 5.3kt 5763.5NM wind 9.6kt 309° baro 1015 hPa PAN PAN Roslare CG: person rescued, PAN PAN canceled
31.07. 16:00 Z 50°3'58"N 6°16'42"W 200° 5.3kt 5768.3NM wind 7kt 309° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 16:01 Z 50°3'53"N 6°16'45"W 201° 5.2kt 5768.4NM wind 7.7kt 297° baro 1015 hPa PAN PAN Roslare CG, kayaker overdue Kelgare beach
31.07. 16:17 Z 50°2'31"N 6°17'29"W 192° 5.7kt 5769.8NM wind 8.4kt 290° baro 1015 hPa PAN PAN Roslare CG: missing kayaker has been located safe and well, cancel PAN
31.07. 16:50 Z 49°59'38"N 6°18'47"W 190° 5.2kt 5772.8NM wind 8.3kt 299° baro 1015 hPa Autopilot deactivated
31.07. 17:00 Z 49°58'53"N 6°19'4"W 196° 5kt 5773.6NM wind 9.3kt 295° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
31.07. 17:31 Z 49°58'4"N 6°19'29"W 252° 0kt 5775NM wind 8.6kt 327° baro 1015 hPa Anchored
31.07. 17:37 Z 49°58'4"N 6°19'28"W 327° 0.4kt 5775NM wind 7.4kt 331° baro 1015 hPa Stopped main engine