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Saturday, September 28, 2024

Atlantic Ocean, 152NM SW of Aveiro

We were surprised by the Aveiro river bar opening a day earlier than anticipated. This meant we could catch this set of winds, and so we timed departure to passing the bar at high water slack.

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As expected, the sea state outside was quite nasty. Three meter wave trains from two different far away storm systems combined to nasty rolly seas. This was the first time ever we’ve both been sea sick on a passage.

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Our strategy was to head west as quickly as possible, both to get sooner to deep water where waves would be less steep, and to get past 10°W, the recommended orca avoidance zone offshore.

We passed the main shipping lanes at night without issues. We only had to radio one tanker to verify which side they wanted to pass us on.

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As we head south the winds have become lighter and the sea state calmed. It is still rolly, but the crew is well on its way towards recovery.

Sun shines and we are making progress.

From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
24.09. 20:19 Z 40°38'52"N 8°39'49"W 54° 0kt 6489NM wind 4.1kt 120° baro 1015 hPa Filled the 25l diesel what we had left in canisters, 42% to 52%
25.09. 14:42 Z 40°38'52"N 8°39'49"W 8° 0kt 6489NM wind 15.4kt 224° baro 1013 hPa Filled 31l diesel + biocide. 52% to 69%
27.09. 10:40 Z 40°38'52"N 8°39'49"W 228° 0kt 6489NM wind 10.5kt 321° baro 1022 hPa Started main engine
27.09. 10:44 Z 40°38'47"N 8°39'49"W 170° 4.6kt 6489NM wind 10.8kt 319° baro 1022 hPa Motoring
27.09. 11:00 Z 40°38'19"N 8°41'6"W 259° 4.5kt 6490.1NM wind 12.1kt 333° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 11:12 Z 40°38'49"N 8°41'47"W 348° 3.8kt 6491NM wind 11kt 345° baro 1023 hPa Main up, motorsailing with the cone
27.09. 11:14 Z 40°38'56"N 8°41'49"W 341° 4kt 6491.1NM wind 11.4kt 335° baro 1023 hPa We're not getting data from depth sounder or paddlewheel. Fouling or sensor fault?
27.09. 11:29 Z 40°39'37"N 8°42'39"W 273° 3.8kt 6492.1NM wind 8.8kt 318° baro 1023 hPa Checked in with Aveiro Port Control, bar is open and "you may leave"
27.09. 12:00 Z 40°38'45"N 8°44'58"W 258° 4.4kt 6494.1NM wind 9.8kt 330° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 12:21 Z 40°37'58"N 8°46'47"W 249° 5.1kt 6495.8NM wind 13.2kt 341° sea state 5/10 clouds 1/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1023 hPa Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
27.09. 12:48 Z 40°37'35"N 8°49'51"W 273° 5.8kt 6498.1NM wind 11.7kt 340° baro 1023 hPa Started watermaker
27.09. 13:00 Z 40°37'31"N 8°51'10"W 279° 4.8kt 6499.1NM wind 12.8kt 350° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 14:00 Z 40°36'47"N 8°56'52"W 289° 2.8kt 6503.6NM wind 18kt 16° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 14:08 Z 40°36'49"N 8°57'33"W 276° 4.7kt 6504.1NM wind 17kt 353° baro 1023 hPa Sails set: Main, Staysail
27.09. 15:00 Z 40°36'20"N 9°2'50"W 273° 4.2kt 6508.2NM wind 13.1kt 4° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 15:33 Z 40°35'57"N 9°5'38"W 251° 4.6kt 6510.3NM wind 13.2kt 353° baro 1023 hPa Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
27.09. 15:49 Z 40°35'46"N 9°7'26"W 279° 4.6kt 6511.7NM wind 15.3kt 2° baro 1023 hPa Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (20% furled). Autopilot activated
27.09. 16:00 Z 40°35'39"N 9°8'54"W 246° 6.8kt 6512.8NM wind 15.7kt 26° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 17:00 Z 40°34'3"N 9°16'23"W 270° 7.3kt 6518.8NM wind 20.2kt 348° baro 1024 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 17:34 Z 40°32'47"N 9°20'35"W 255° 5.1kt 6522.4NM wind 20.2kt 11° baro 1024 hPa Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (20% furled)
27.09. 18:00 Z 40°32'16"N 9°24'3"W 259° 5.7kt 6525.1NM wind 20.4kt 352° baro 1024 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 19:00 Z 40°31'4"N 9°31'53"W 256° 7.5kt 6531.2NM wind 19.5kt 1° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 20:00 Z 40°28'29"N 9°39'27"W 227° 6.1kt 6537.6NM wind 18.3kt 350° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 21:00 Z 40°25'38"N 9°46'56"W 244° 7.7kt 6543.9NM wind 18.8kt 356° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 21:46 Z 40°23'4"N 9°52'12"W 206° 6.9kt 6548.8NM wind 13.7kt 27° baro 1026 hPa Bioluminescence
27.09. 22:00 Z 40°22'12"N 9°53'39"W 218° 5.5kt 6550.2NM wind 18.9kt 360° baro 1026 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 23:00 Z 40°18'18"N 10°0'1"W 239° 5.9kt 6556.4NM wind 19.2kt 11° baro 1026 hPa Hourly position log
27.09. 23:56 Z 40°14'48"N 10°5'32"W 241° 5.8kt 6561.9NM wind 19.3kt 2° baro 1026 hPa Watch change.
28.09. 0:00 Z 40°14'36"N 10°5'59"W 227° 5.9kt 6562.3NM wind 17.5kt 0° baro 1026 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 1:00 Z 40°11'44"N 10°12'37"W 240° 6kt 6568.3NM wind 19kt 11° baro 1026 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 2:00 Z 40°9'45"N 10°19'6"W 261° 6.4kt 6573.7NM wind 17.8kt 18° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 2:28 Z 40°8'57"N 10°22'3"W 240° 5.6kt 6576.1NM wind 16.2kt 13° baro 1025 hPa Port side mainsheet detached from the boom, bent shackle
28.09. 3:00 Z 40°7'54"N 10°25'26"W 240° 4.5kt 6578.9NM wind 18.4kt 17° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 3:14 Z 40°7'27"N 10°26'58"W 231° 4.3kt 6580.2NM wind 13.2kt 20° baro 1025 hPa Plan. Replace with soft shackle. Long so it can twist. One of the clothing ones from inside.
28.09. 4:00 Z 40°6'3"N 10°32'16"W 243° 5.8kt 6584.5NM wind 17.1kt 19° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 5:00 Z 40°4'4"N 10°38'48"W 258° 6kt 6589.9NM wind 19.7kt 28° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 6:00 Z 40°2'25"N 10°45'1"W 245° 3.9kt 6594.9NM wind 16.1kt 11° sea state 4/10 clouds 1/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1025 hPa Watch change and poled out. Suski to bed
28.09. 7:00 Z 39°58'49"N 10°48'55"W 220° 5kt 6599.6NM wind 14.4kt 48° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 8:00 Z 39°55'57"N 10°54'9"W 241° 4.1kt 6604.6NM wind 11.3kt 56° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 8:02 Z 39°55'52"N 10°54'19"W 214° 6.7kt 6604.7NM wind 15.5kt 39° baro 1025 hPa Paddle wheel sensor started working again (apparently already yesterday)
28.09. 8:16 Z 39°55'2"N 10°55'11"W 192° 3.3kt 6605.8NM wind 11kt 25° baro 1025 hPa Gybe towards Madeira
28.09. 8:59 Z 39°51'47"N 10°55'29"W 171° 4kt 6609.1NM wind 16kt 44° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 10:00 Z 39°47'12"N 10°55'42"W 206° 4.9kt 6613.7NM wind 12.9kt 51° baro 1026 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 11:00 Z 39°43'14"N 10°56'16"W 180° 4.1kt 6617.7NM wind 9.1kt 50° sea state 4/10 clouds 5/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 11:43 Z 39°40'35"N 10°56'18"W 194° 2.8kt 6620.4NM wind 11.8kt 49° baro 1025 hPa Started watermaker
28.09. 11:54 Z 39°39'57"N 10°56'11"W 129° 2.7kt 6621NM wind 10.5kt 17° baro 1025 hPa Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1
28.09. 12:00 Z 39°39'40"N 10°56'2"W 158° 4.3kt 6621.3NM wind 8.1kt 32° baro 1025 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 12:00 Z 39°39'36"N 10°56'0"W 148° 3.8kt 6621.4NM wind 8.8kt 67° baro 1025 hPa Watermaker 343ppm
28.09. 12:04 Z 39°39'24"N 10°55'56"W 160° 3.6kt 6621.6NM wind 8kt 32° sea state 4/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1025 hPa Watch change
28.09. 12:35 Z 39°37'42"N 10°55'16"W 220° 3.3kt 6623.5NM wind 8.6kt 2° baro 1024 hPa Watermaker 323ppm
28.09. 12:51 Z 39°36'56"N 10°55'50"W 195° 2.3kt 6624.4NM wind 6.9kt 48° baro 1024 hPa Watermaker 307ppm
28.09. 13:00 Z 39°36'32"N 10°56'13"W 217° 3.4kt 6624.9NM wind 8.5kt 347° baro 1024 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 13:09 Z 39°36'6"N 10°56'33"W 208° 3.6kt 6625.4NM wind 7.6kt 352° baro 1024 hPa Watermaker 288 ppm into canister.
28.09. 14:00 Z 39°33'38"N 10°58'25"W 229° 3.6kt 6628.3NM wind 7.1kt 20° baro 1024 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 14:57 Z 39°30'54"N 11°0'58"W 202° 4.3kt 6631.7NM wind 8.7kt 25° baro 1024 hPa Watermaker 2nd canister 279 ppm
28.09. 15:00 Z 39°30'46"N 11°1'6"W 225° 3.8kt 6631.9NM wind 10.4kt 348° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 16:00 Z 39°27'40"N 11°2'44"W 236° 2.3kt 6635.2NM wind 7.8kt 343° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 16:13 Z 39°26'58"N 11°3'12"W 214° 3.7kt 6636NM wind 8.6kt 4° baro 1023 hPa Fishing with the finnish tackticue. Only the octopussy out. No weights. And pretty far from the boat.
28.09. 16:36 Z 39°25'37"N 11°3'57"W 204° 3.1kt 6637.5NM wind 8.6kt 347° baro 1023 hPa Watermaker 276ppm 2 canisters full.
28.09. 17:00 Z 39°24'9"N 11°4'43"W 204° 5kt 6639.1NM wind 9.3kt 33° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 17:50 Z 39°21'35"N 11°6'39"W 203° 3.8kt 6642.1NM wind 8.5kt 3° baro 1023 hPa Watch change. Light winds, likely motoring later
28.09. 18:00 Z 39°21'1"N 11°6'58"W 202° 4.3kt 6642.7NM wind 7.6kt 22° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 19:00 Z 39°17'51"N 11°8'53"W 214° 2.5kt 6646.2NM wind 7.2kt 344° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 19:19 Z 39°16'43"N 11°9'29"W 211° 3.5kt 6647.4NM wind 8.3kt 340° baro 1023 hPa We caught a dorado!
28.09. 20:00 Z 39°14'33"N 11°10'37"W 237° 2.5kt 6649.8NM wind 6kt 36° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 20:05 Z 39°14'23"N 11°10'46"W 220° 1.7kt 6650NM wind 6.3kt 15° baro 1023 hPa Sails down, motoring
28.09. 20:46 Z 39°10'58"N 11°12'18"W 197° 5.7kt 6653.6NM wind 5kt 140° sea state 4/10 clouds 1/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1023 hPa Milky way visible, some shooting stars
28.09. 21:00 Z 39°9'43"N 11°12'37"W 193° 5.2kt 6654.9NM wind 4kt 346° baro 1024 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 22:00 Z 39°4'26"N 11°13'9"W 186° 6.4kt 6660.2NM wind 6.8kt 355° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log
28.09. 23:00 Z 38°59'3"N 11°13'34"W 179° 6.4kt 6665.6NM wind 8.7kt 270° baro 1023 hPa Hourly position log