Atlantic Ocean, 139NM SE of Quinta do Lorde
In the evening sky we could enjoy the comet making its pass. The moon was up, so the darkness didn’t set in properly, what a joyous feeling.
As the night drew on, the wind dwindled down to 4 knots. That was the moment to switch from sail power to engine. Weather forecast from Tuesday morning had us sailing the whole way. We got new weather on Wednesday morning and there was an update.
No wind till Wednesday evening, what a bummer. Now we are still motoring and hoping that the wind will pick up soon so we can yet again glide into the night in silence.
- Distance today: 98NM
- Total distance: 4071.3NM
- Lunch: mushroom and tomato börek
- Engine hours: 12.1
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 15.10. 18:00 Z |
32°17'59"N
16°6'4"W
|
164°
|
4.6kt
|
7214.5NM
|
wind
14.3kt
282°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
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| 15.10. 18:10 Z |
32°17'18"N
16°5'45"W
|
148°
|
4.4kt
|
7215.2NM
|
wind
12.8kt
291°
sea state 4/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watch change. Bergie to bed.
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| 15.10. 18:40 Z |
32°15'22"N
16°4'52"W
|
166°
|
4.2kt
|
7217.3NM
|
wind
13kt
293°
baro 1011 hPa
|
335ppm. Canister full. Rinsing canister to water tank.
|
| 15.10. 19:00 Z |
32°14'10"N
16°4'17"W
|
152°
|
4.5kt
|
7218.6NM
|
wind
13.8kt
268°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.10. 19:12 Z |
32°13'30"N
16°3'57"W
|
140°
|
3.1kt
|
7219.3NM
|
wind
10.8kt
287°
sea state 4/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Moonlight while night sailing. Ihave missed this!
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| 15.10. 19:34 Z |
32°12'15"N
16°3'26"W
|
132°
|
3.6kt
|
7220.7NM
|
wind
9.8kt
302°
baro 1012 hPa
|
The comet is now visible.
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| 15.10. 20:00 Z |
32°11'1"N
16°2'49"W
|
155°
|
3kt
|
7222NM
|
wind
11kt
276°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.10. 20:25 Z |
32°9'49"N
16°2'14"W
|
144°
|
3.3kt
|
7223.4NM
|
wind
8kt
265°
baro 1012 hPa
|
347ppm. Canister full. Tank emptied again to get rid of vinegar rests.
|
| 15.10. 21:00 Z |
32°8'14"N
16°1'26"W
|
152°
|
2.3kt
|
7225.1NM
|
wind
5.3kt
293°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.10. 22:00 Z |
32°5'58"N
16°0'26"W
|
195°
|
1.7kt
|
7227.6NM
|
wind
8.5kt
291°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.10. 22:04 Z |
32°5'51"N
16°0'23"W
|
151°
|
3.9kt
|
7227.8NM
|
wind
9.3kt
277°
baro 1013 hPa
|
293 ppm. Canister full.
1st canister =tank l vel 18%
2nd canister = tank level 26%
|
| 15.10. 23:00 Z |
32°4'10"N
15°59'36"W
|
180°
|
1.2kt
|
7229.6NM
|
wind
4.8kt
282°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.10. 23:40 Z |
32°3'3"N
15°59'30"W
|
107°
|
2.6kt
|
7230.8NM
|
wind
6.1kt
288°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 277ppm
|
| 15.10. 23:43 Z |
32°3'0"N
15°59'28"W
|
220°
|
1.1kt
|
7230.9NM
|
wind
3.8kt
303°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 15.10. 23:45 Z |
32°2'56"N
15°59'27"W
|
153°
|
1.5kt
|
7230.9NM
|
wind
5.6kt
317°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 16.10. 0:00 Z |
32°1'59"N
15°59'1"W
|
144°
|
5.7kt
|
7232NM
|
wind
6.3kt
326°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Watch change
|
| 16.10. 1:00 Z |
31°58'47"N
15°54'54"W
|
115°
|
5.5kt
|
7236.7NM
|
wind
11.6kt
2°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 2:00 Z |
31°55'29"N
15°50'38"W
|
135°
|
4.1kt
|
7241.6NM
|
wind
4.8kt
57°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 3:00 Z |
31°52'24"N
15°46'19"W
|
117°
|
4.7kt
|
7246.4NM
|
wind
4.9kt
348°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 4:00 Z |
31°49'34"N
15°41'43"W
|
134°
|
4.5kt
|
7251.3NM
|
wind
3.7kt
342°
sea state 4/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
Battery is back to full
|
| 16.10. 5:00 Z |
31°46'18"N
15°37'45"W
|
126°
|
4.7kt
|
7256NM
|
wind
1.8kt
340°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 5:21 Z |
31°45'16"N
15°36'21"W
|
122°
|
3.6kt
|
7257.6NM
|
wind
3.5kt
66°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Moon is starting to set
|
| 16.10. 5:44 Z |
31°44'8"N
15°34'51"W
|
134°
|
4.5kt
|
7259.3NM
|
wind
1kt
357°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Notable: with latest Cerbo update, DC Power is no longer negative when alternator is running, so it knows how to calculate that
|
| 16.10. 6:00 Z |
31°43'23"N
15°33'48"W
|
125°
|
4.5kt
|
7260.5NM
|
wind
4.8kt
71°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 6:04 Z |
31°43'11"N
15°33'31"W
|
146°
|
4.3kt
|
7260.8NM
|
wind
2.2kt
328°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Watch change. Bergie to bed.
|
| 16.10. 6:50 Z |
31°40'54"N
15°30'24"W
|
134°
|
4.8kt
|
7264.3NM
|
wind
3.6kt
354°
sea state 4/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
Still no wind.
|
| 16.10. 7:00 Z |
31°40'19"N
15°29'51"W
|
134°
|
5kt
|
7265NM
|
wind
5.7kt
72°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 8:00 Z |
31°36'47"N
15°26'41"W
|
148°
|
4.6kt
|
7269.5NM
|
wind
2.4kt
161°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 9:00 Z |
31°33'8"N
15°23'42"W
|
141°
|
4.2kt
|
7273.9NM
|
wind
2.1kt
107°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 10:00 Z |
31°29'27"N
15°20'34"W
|
120°
|
4.7kt
|
7278.5NM
|
wind
0.8kt
133°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 11:00 Z |
31°25'38"N
15°17'17"W
|
138°
|
4.7kt
|
7283.2NM
|
wind
3.5kt
93°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 12:00 Z |
31°21'37"N
15°14'0"W
|
166°
|
4.6kt
|
7288.1NM
|
wind
2.9kt
338°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Watch change
|
| 16.10. 12:26 Z |
31°19'45"N
15°12'54"W
|
143°
|
6.6kt
|
7290.2NM
|
wind
3.9kt
147°
sea state 4/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1019 hPa
|
Starlink took 1h to come online. Weather routing suggests catching wind a little bit quicker if we head further east
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| 16.10. 13:00 Z |
31°17'51"N
15°10'46"W
|
149°
|
5.3kt
|
7292.9NM
|
wind
5.8kt
255°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 14:00 Z |
31°14'25"N
15°7'1"W
|
148°
|
4.6kt
|
7297.6NM
|
wind
6.7kt
309°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 15:00 Z |
31°10'58"N
15°3'22"W
|
140°
|
5.3kt
|
7302.2NM
|
wind
4.2kt
279°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 16:00 Z |
31°7'28"N
14°59'49"W
|
145°
|
4.5kt
|
7306.9NM
|
wind
4.5kt
180°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.10. 16:38 Z |
31°4'47"N
14°57'51"W
|
148°
|
5.9kt
|
7310.1NM
|
wind
7.6kt
297°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Half way mark!
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