Arrecife - Playa Mujeres
A week went by quickly on Lanzarote, getting to know the volcanic landscape and hanging out with some fellow cruisers. But now forecast has a week of calm ahead, and so we thought it would be more fun to spend that in an anchorage.
With some careful boathook work, we were able to back the boat to the opposing box, and then motor out of the really narrow corner where the marina had placed us. We stopped by the fuel dock, as the last fill-up on Isle of Man has been a while ago. To our surprise, our (officially) 80l tank could fit 104l of diesel.
Then sails up and south, following the eastern coast of Lanzarote. Desert landscape, some resorts, and a few sailboats. The Spanish coastguard also gave us a short-distance drive-by.
We had to motor the last hour as the wind died, but now we’re tucked in the bay behind Cape Papagayo, in front of a series of scenic beaches. If weather is as forecasted, we’ll likely spend the next week here, hanging out and snorkeling.
- Distance today: 17.9NM
- Total distance: 4252.3NM
- Dinner: feta salad
- Engine hours: 1.9
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 23.10. 12:06 Z |
28°57'43"N
13°32'22"W
|
244°
|
0kt
|
7474.9NM
|
wind
8kt
82°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Watermaker alkaline cleaning (step 2), freshwater flush, pickling
|
| 29.10. 10:24 Z |
28°57'43"N
13°32'21"W
|
356°
|
0kt
|
7474.9NM
|
wind
3.3kt
13°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 29.10. 10:30 Z |
28°57'44"N
13°32'25"W
|
318°
|
3.1kt
|
7474.9NM
|
wind
5.4kt
77°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Motoring
|
| 29.10. 10:37 Z |
28°57'55"N
13°32'17"W
|
155°
|
0kt
|
7475.1NM
|
wind
10.4kt
44°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Stopped
|
| 29.10. 10:44 Z |
28°57'55"N
13°32'18"W
|
320°
|
0kt
|
7475.1NM
|
wind
8.9kt
18°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Filled 104l diesel
|
| 29.10. 10:46 Z |
28°57'55"N
13°32'18"W
|
84°
|
0kt
|
7475.1NM
|
wind
8.8kt
35°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 29.10. 10:50 Z |
28°58'0"N
13°32'16"W
|
39°
|
4.1kt
|
7475.1NM
|
wind
7.6kt
358°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Motoring
|
| 29.10. 11:00 Z |
28°57'53"N
13°31'54"W
|
196°
|
2.8kt
|
7475.7NM
|
wind
9.3kt
82°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 29.10. 11:02 Z |
28°57'44"N
13°31'59"W
|
198°
|
5kt
|
7475.9NM
|
wind
13.7kt
97°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 29.10. 11:31 Z |
28°56'16"N
13°33'20"W
|
235°
|
3.1kt
|
7477.9NM
|
wind
8.3kt
75°
sea state 3/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1018 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (10% furled). Poled out
|
| 29.10. 11:36 Z |
28°56'9"N
13°33'33"W
|
237°
|
3.5kt
|
7478.1NM
|
wind
10.3kt
73°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 29.10. 11:45 Z |
28°55'53"N
13°34'2"W
|
232°
|
3.4kt
|
7478.6NM
|
wind
10.1kt
88°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 29.10. 12:00 Z |
28°55'31"N
13°34'50"W
|
246°
|
3.7kt
|
7479.4NM
|
wind
9.4kt
95°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 29.10. 12:51 Z |
28°53'58"N
13°37'47"W
|
252°
|
3.8kt
|
7482.4NM
|
wind
9.2kt
90°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Watermaker 612ppm
|
| 29.10. 13:00 Z |
28°53'46"N
13°38'22"W
|
259°
|
3.4kt
|
7482.9NM
|
wind
10kt
105°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 29.10. 13:05 Z |
28°53'41"N
13°38'40"W
|
230°
|
3.6kt
|
7483.2NM
|
wind
12.3kt
103°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
|
| 29.10. 13:25 Z |
28°53'6"N
13°39'48"W
|
249°
|
3kt
|
7484.4NM
|
wind
8.8kt
124°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Watermaker 505ppm
|
| 29.10. 14:00 Z |
28°52'19"N
13°41'22"W
|
235°
|
3.2kt
|
7486NM
|
wind
6kt
152°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 29.10. 14:04 Z |
28°52'13"N
13°41'34"W
|
237°
|
3kt
|
7486.2NM
|
wind
6.2kt
138°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Watermaker 509ppm
|
| 29.10. 14:36 Z |
28°51'38"N
13°42'48"W
|
237°
|
2.1kt
|
7487.4NM
|
wind
5kt
163°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Watermaker 488ppm
|
| 29.10. 14:49 Z |
28°51'34"N
13°43'12"W
|
306°
|
1.2kt
|
7487.8NM
|
wind
3.8kt
153°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 29.10. 14:55 Z |
28°51'26"N
13°43'36"W
|
226°
|
3.9kt
|
7488.1NM
|
wind
6.4kt
168°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 474ppm
|
| 29.10. 15:00 Z |
28°51'17"N
13°43'58"W
|
245°
|
3.9kt
|
7488.5NM
|
wind
2.3kt
202°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 29.10. 15:45 Z |
28°50'0"N
13°47'13"W
|
287°
|
3.7kt
|
7491.7NM
|
wind
2.7kt
332°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 29.10. 16:00 Z |
28°50'47"N
13°47'28"W
|
347°
|
3.4kt
|
7492.6NM
|
wind
3.4kt
70°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 29.10. 16:07 Z |
28°51'4"N
13°47'36"W
|
337°
|
0.2kt
|
7493NM
|
wind
3kt
81°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Anchored
|
| 29.10. 16:11 Z |
28°51'3"N
13°47'36"W
|
344°
|
0.6kt
|
7493NM
|
wind
0.8kt
163°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|
| 29.10. 16:43 Z |
28°51'3"N
13°47'35"W
|
27°
|
0.2kt
|
7493NM
|
wind
12.7kt
312°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 29.10. 16:49 Z |
28°51'3"N
13°47'35"W
|
48°
|
0.4kt
|
7493NM
|
wind
11.7kt
315°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|
| 29.10. 16:51 Z |
28°51'3"N
13°47'35"W
|
37°
|
0.5kt
|
7493NM
|
wind
10.5kt
309°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 29.10. 17:11 Z |
28°51'3"N
13°47'35"W
|
222°
|
0.6kt
|
7493NM
|
wind
9.8kt
322°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Suski cleaned the prop. Lots of small barnacles
|
| 29.10. 17:23 Z |
28°51'3"N
13°47'36"W
|
20°
|
0kt
|
7493NM
|
wind
9.4kt
328°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Watermaker 374ppm
|
| 29.10. 19:08 Z |
28°51'3"N
13°47'36"W
|
76°
|
0kt
|
7493NM
|
wind
8.6kt
337°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Watermaker 288ppm, jug full
|
| 29.10. 20:33 Z |
28°51'3"N
13°47'36"W
|
162°
|
0kt
|
7493NM
|
wind
2.8kt
352°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 306ppm. Jug full
|
| 29.10. 20:56 Z |
28°51'2"N
13°47'37"W
|
53°
|
1.4kt
|
7493NM
|
wind
2.5kt
33°
baro 1018 hPa
|
So, that was weird: anchor alarm tripped. GPS showed us dragging 2kt towards the sea. Basically no wind. When we went to investigate, transits didn't move. Neighbor was also investigating their anchor at the same time. So likely a GPS network error? Signal K switched from the B&G GPS to the AIS GPS for a moment then too
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