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Friday, September 13, 2024

Illa de Ons - Islas Cíes

During the night wind shifted from NW to NE which made for an uncomfortable night. In the morning getting rid of the mooring line was interesting as the waves and wind made it hard to release. A complete newbie mistake but you need to make also those from time to time.

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We decided that two sleep deprived sailors should maybe make the 10 mile journey to the next nature reserve under engine, so we motored the uneventful journey. We are now tucked in on the southernmost anchorage on Islas Cíes. Now a small nap and then well head out to explore the island.

According to The Guardian, this island contains the best beach in the world. The nature reserve is so popular that we could only get anchoring permit for one night.



From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
12.09. 16:18 Z 42°22'43"N 8°55'39"W 212° 0.3kt 6363.9NM wind 9.7kt 314° baro 1022 hPa Started watermaker
12.09. 16:34 Z 42°22'43"N 8°55'39"W 180° 0kt 6363.9NM wind 9.2kt 314° baro 1022 hPa Watermaker 340ppm
12.09. 16:49 Z 42°22'43"N 8°55'38"W 140° 0kt 6363.9NM wind 10.2kt 301° baro 1021 hPa Watermaker 610ppm
12.09. 17:05 Z 42°22'43"N 8°55'38"W 279° 0.2kt 6363.9NM wind 11kt 312° baro 1021 hPa Watermaker 370ppm
12.09. 17:21 Z 42°22'43"N 8°55'38"W 358° 0.4kt 6363.9NM wind 8.4kt 305° baro 1022 hPa Watermaker 640ppm
12.09. 17:37 Z 42°22'43"N 8°55'39"W 66° 0.6kt 6363.9NM wind 10kt 312° baro 1022 hPa Watermaker 680ppm
12.09. 17:52 Z 42°22'43"N 8°55'39"W 286° 0kt 6363.9NM wind 12.3kt 309° baro 1022 hPa Stopped watermaker, 680ppm
12.09. 18:00 Z 42°22'43"N 8°55'38"W 160° 0kt 6363.9NM wind 12.5kt 317° baro 1022 hPa Running watermaker cleaning cycle with the "bad" product water to flush the system a bit
12.09. 18:41 Z 42°22'43"N 8°55'39"W 187° 0kt 6363.9NM wind 11.3kt 336° baro 1021 hPa At end of freshwater flush, watermaker was pushing 1000ppm out of the reject brine hose. Slightly fishy smell
12.09. 20:14 Z 42°22'43"N 8°55'40"W 334° 0kt 6363.9NM wind 12kt 23° baro 1022 hPa Running the diesel heater a bit to make night shower more appealing
13.09. 7:39 Z 42°22'43"N 8°55'40"W 24° 0.7kt 6363.9NM wind 20.6kt 29° baro 1023 hPa Started main engine
13.09. 7:45 Z 42°22'35"N 8°55'33"W 145° 4.4kt 6363.9NM wind 24.7kt 22° baro 1023 hPa Motoring
13.09. 8:00 Z 42°21'12"N 8°55'20"W 172° 5.3kt 6365.3NM wind 22.1kt 43° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
13.09. 9:00 Z 42°16'8"N 8°54'3"W 162° 5.8kt 6370.5NM wind 21.5kt 50° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
13.09. 9:48 Z 42°12'52"N 8°54'6"W 253° 0.2kt 6374.4NM wind 7.8kt 13° baro 1023 hPa Anchored
13.09. 9:52 Z 42°12'52"N 8°54'7"W 182° 0.6kt 6374.4NM wind 13.6kt 356° baro 1023 hPa Stopped main engine