Atlantic Ocean, 151NM SW of Las Palmas
After a bit of sailing we again found the calm in the southwest corner of Gran Canaria. We motored through that, and were then able to start sailing properly. Soon we could switch to windvane steering, and gybe to the port tack that we’ll likely keep all the way to Cape Verde.
Night watches were quite uneventful with some shooting stars. The first full day at sea dawned with mostly clear skies.
Wind direction has stayed constant, with speed fluctuating between 15kt and 30kt. The first reef and staysail seems a good combination for this range, and aided by current we’ve been making good progress.
Our fishing efforts suffered a slight setback, however. First catch of the day was a plastic bag that we’ll dispose properly. Then half hour later some bigger fish bit the line clean off, taking our lures with it.
As we approach the original route line, we now prepared the whisker pole for going wing-on-wing.
- Distance today: 120.4NM
- Lunch: spaghetti with avocado sauce
- Engine hours: 2.5
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 20.12. 0:00 Z |
27°50'22"N
16°0'46"W
|
235°
|
5kt
|
7695.6NM
|
wind
4.8kt
288°
sea state 3/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1029 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 20.12. 0:09 Z |
27°50'1"N
16°1'31"W
|
230°
|
2.9kt
|
7696.4NM
|
wind
6.4kt
345°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 20.12. 1:00 Z |
27°48'25"N
16°4'7"W
|
220°
|
3.6kt
|
7699.3NM
|
wind
10.7kt
12°
baro 1028 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 2:00 Z |
27°45'56"N
16°7'30"W
|
234°
|
5.2kt
|
7703.2NM
|
wind
19.3kt
354°
baro 1028 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 2:12 Z |
27°45'10"N
16°8'19"W
|
230°
|
6.2kt
|
7704.2NM
|
wind
15.9kt
14°
baro 1028 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
|
| 20.12. 3:00 Z |
27°42'3"N
16°11'58"W
|
246°
|
5.7kt
|
7708.7NM
|
wind
18.9kt
20°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 4:00 Z |
27°38'32"N
16°17'7"W
|
247°
|
6.4kt
|
7714.6NM
|
wind
22.5kt
10°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 4:54 Z |
27°35'41"N
16°22'5"W
|
183°
|
5.2kt
|
7720NM
|
wind
20.2kt
37°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Gybed to head south
|
| 20.12. 5:00 Z |
27°35'7"N
16°22'8"W
|
171°
|
6kt
|
7720.5NM
|
wind
21.1kt
43°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Watch change. Suski on duty waiting for sunrise
|
| 20.12. 6:00 Z |
27°29'57"N
16°22'42"W
|
196°
|
4.8kt
|
7725.8NM
|
wind
16.5kt
59°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 7:00 Z |
27°26'6"N
16°24'58"W
|
202°
|
4kt
|
7730.3NM
|
wind
12.5kt
68°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 7:06 Z |
27°25'43"N
16°25'16"W
|
216°
|
4.8kt
|
7730.7NM
|
wind
14.4kt
66°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Pan pan from Coastal Radio. Couldn't understand what or where. We start to be outside of VHF range
|
| 20.12. 7:48 Z |
27°22'35"N
16°27'2"W
|
196°
|
5.2kt
|
7734.3NM
|
wind
12.9kt
82°
sea state 3/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1027 hPa
|
Sun nearly up.
|
| 20.12. 8:00 Z |
27°21'40"N
16°27'31"W
|
189°
|
5.4kt
|
7735.3NM
|
wind
17.1kt
61°
baro 1028 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 9:00 Z |
27°16'19"N
16°29'58"W
|
212°
|
6.5kt
|
7741.1NM
|
wind
21.2kt
82°
baro 1028 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 10:00 Z |
27°10'51"N
16°33'44"W
|
201°
|
6.8kt
|
7747.6NM
|
wind
22.9kt
88°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 11:00 Z |
27°5'8"N
16°37'8"W
|
192°
|
8.4kt
|
7754.1NM
|
wind
27.3kt
58°
baro 1029 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 11:24 Z |
27°2'52"N
16°38'12"W
|
199°
|
5kt
|
7756.6NM
|
wind
18.6kt
76°
sea state 4/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1028 hPa
|
We are ahead of weather routing .
|
| 20.12. 12:00 Z |
26°59'40"N
16°39'26"W
|
207°
|
6.5kt
|
7760NM
|
wind
18.5kt
59°
sea state 4/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1028 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 20.12. 12:16 Z |
26°58'23"N
16°40'12"W
|
209°
|
5.6kt
|
7761.5NM
|
wind
16.4kt
75°
baro 1028 hPa
|
Could still hear the MSI securite advertisement from Tenerife, but not the actual contents
|
| 20.12. 13:00 Z |
26°55'15"N
16°42'36"W
|
208°
|
5.3kt
|
7765.3NM
|
wind
17.3kt
83°
baro 1027 hPa
|
Caught and collected a plastic bag with the fishing lure
|
| 20.12. 13:29 Z |
26°53'7"N
16°44'11"W
|
219°
|
6.1kt
|
7767.9NM
|
wind
19.4kt
92°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Somebody snapped our fishing line. We need a metal leader from now on. On the rebound, the line wrapped around both the hydrogenerator and the servo rudder. Managed to clear it
|
| 20.12. 14:00 Z |
26°50'53"N
16°45'57"W
|
216°
|
5.4kt
|
7770.6NM
|
wind
17.3kt
65°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 15:00 Z |
26°46'10"N
16°48'29"W
|
190°
|
5.1kt
|
7775.9NM
|
wind
18.9kt
64°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 15:28 Z |
26°43'53"N
16°49'26"W
|
187°
|
4.9kt
|
7778.3NM
|
wind
17.9kt
59°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Enabled AIS "dangerous vessel alarm" on the Tritons now that we're well offshore
|
| 20.12. 16:00 Z |
26°41'1"N
16°50'12"W
|
176°
|
4.4kt
|
7781.3NM
|
wind
20.1kt
71°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 17:00 Z |
26°35'45"N
16°51'56"W
|
186°
|
5.6kt
|
7786.8NM
|
wind
18.9kt
64°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 18:00 Z |
26°30'28"N
16°53'19"W
|
177°
|
5.7kt
|
7792.3NM
|
wind
19.4kt
64°
sea state 4/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1025 hPa
|
Watch change. Suski on duty. Pole prepared for wing and wing later.
|
| 20.12. 18:51 Z |
26°25'56"N
16°54'11"W
|
226°
|
6.2kt
|
7796.9NM
|
wind
14.2kt
45°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Wing on wing.
|
| 20.12. 19:00 Z |
26°25'20"N
16°54'45"W
|
236°
|
5.4kt
|
7797.7NM
|
wind
15.6kt
51°
baro 1025 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 20:00 Z |
26°21'19"N
16°58'6"W
|
218°
|
4.1kt
|
7802.8NM
|
wind
17.8kt
57°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 20:42 Z |
26°18'36"N
17°0'40"W
|
232°
|
5.6kt
|
7806.4NM
|
wind
13.7kt
57°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Its 20 degrees outside and I just got myself a jacket. On top of the woolen shirt and hood.
|
| 20.12. 21:00 Z |
26°17'29"N
17°1'46"W
|
217°
|
4.5kt
|
7807.8NM
|
wind
18.8kt
72°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 22:00 Z |
26°13'19"N
17°5'32"W
|
215°
|
6kt
|
7813.2NM
|
wind
20.7kt
53°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 23:00 Z |
26°8'21"N
17°8'52"W
|
218°
|
5.7kt
|
7819.1NM
|
wind
25.2kt
68°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.12. 23:43 Z |
26°5'11"N
17°11'35"W
|
234°
|
5.9kt
|
7823.1NM
|
wind
20.1kt
47°
baro 1026 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (2nd reef), Staysail
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