Atlantic Ocean, 732NM SW of Las Palmas
The wind kept varying during the night, so a couple of two hour patches were motored through the night. For Suski in the morning watch, the wind had steadied itself to a nice 12kn on the beam. Lille Ø was eating miles on a good rate. As we finally caught our route line on the chart plotter and the wind weakened to under 10kn, we made the sail change to Parasailor. Wing on wing with weak winds is much more rolly, so we prefer the extra setup time and change to parasailor for these kinds of situations.
The ride has been smooth for the last couple of days, and both of us have been sleeping soundly on our off watches. This means that we are well rested and have actually been awake for some of our off watches. When sleep is patchy, you need to try and catch every single second of it, and you end up seeing your co-sailor only on a brief exchange when going from watch to off watch. This better sleep quality and more waking hours enabled social existence on this passage has been very enjoyable.
We should now be coming out of the calm patch, and winds ought to keep improving the whole way to Mindelo.
- Distance today: 83NM
- Lunch: Gazpacho
- Engine hours: 4.1
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 24.12. 18:00 Z |
19°56'1"N
21°54'44"W
|
182°
|
2.3kt
|
8290.7NM
|
wind
5.4kt
311°
sea state 3/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1013 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 24.12. 18:27 Z |
19°55'18"N
21°55'2"W
|
181°
|
1.2kt
|
8291.5NM
|
wind
3.8kt
274°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 24.12. 18:54 Z |
19°53'32"N
21°56'14"W
|
225°
|
5.4kt
|
8293.6NM
|
wind
1.2kt
238°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Sun has set.
|
| 24.12. 19:00 Z |
19°53'13"N
21°56'36"W
|
222°
|
4.6kt
|
8294.1NM
|
wind
3.2kt
223°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 24.12. 19:53 Z |
19°50'54"N
22°0'4"W
|
216°
|
2.4kt
|
8298.1NM
|
wind
4.6kt
258°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 24.12. 20:00 Z |
19°50'42"N
22°0'12"W
|
220°
|
1.7kt
|
8298.4NM
|
wind
2.8kt
263°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 24.12. 20:01 Z |
19°50'41"N
22°0'13"W
|
242°
|
1.5kt
|
8298.4NM
|
wind
2.8kt
261°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 24.12. 20:33 Z |
19°49'7"N
22°2'13"W
|
227°
|
2.8kt
|
8300.8NM
|
wind
6.8kt
279°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 24.12. 21:00 Z |
19°48'9"N
22°3'12"W
|
229°
|
3.1kt
|
8302.2NM
|
wind
7kt
296°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 24.12. 22:00 Z |
19°46'35"N
22°4'54"W
|
224°
|
3.2kt
|
8304.4NM
|
wind
4.4kt
284°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 24.12. 23:00 Z |
19°44'30"N
22°6'46"W
|
221°
|
3.5kt
|
8307.2NM
|
wind
6.4kt
276°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 0:00 Z |
19°42'36"N
22°9'12"W
|
255°
|
3.4kt
|
8310.2NM
|
wind
4.7kt
310°
sea state 3/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1016 hPa
|
Bergie on watch. Lot drier air tonight means more stars visible
|
| 25.12. 0:20 Z |
19°42'14"N
22°9'43"W
|
235°
|
1.2kt
|
8310.8NM
|
wind
3.5kt
320°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 25.12. 1:00 Z |
19°40'32"N
22°12'15"W
|
235°
|
4kt
|
8313.7NM
|
wind
3.7kt
286°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 1:16 Z |
19°39'47"N
22°13'14"W
|
227°
|
4kt
|
8314.9NM
|
wind
2.6kt
301°
baro 1015 hPa
|
It is raining softly
|
| 25.12. 2:00 Z |
19°37'47"N
22°16'7"W
|
241°
|
4.3kt
|
8318.3NM
|
wind
2.1kt
256°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 2:30 Z |
19°36'23"N
22°18'10"W
|
199°
|
2kt
|
8320.7NM
|
wind
6kt
324°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 25.12. 3:00 Z |
19°35'21"N
22°19'32"W
|
229°
|
4.2kt
|
8322.4NM
|
wind
7.1kt
306°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 3:13 Z |
19°34'47"N
22°20'21"W
|
228°
|
4kt
|
8323.3NM
|
wind
9.2kt
306°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Moon is rising, a red upturned crescent
|
| 25.12. 4:00 Z |
19°32'47"N
22°23'7"W
|
228°
|
4.2kt
|
8326.6NM
|
wind
8.3kt
311°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 4:42 Z |
19°30'57"N
22°25'33"W
|
230°
|
3.3kt
|
8329.5NM
|
wind
10.3kt
322°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Dolphins in the dark, disturbing the bioluminescence. Flying fish scurrying away in panic
|
| 25.12. 5:00 Z |
19°30'13"N
22°26'30"W
|
232°
|
3.6kt
|
8330.7NM
|
wind
10.5kt
319°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 6:00 Z |
19°27'44"N
22°29'47"W
|
222°
|
3.8kt
|
8334.7NM
|
wind
11kt
348°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Suski on watch.
|
| 25.12. 7:00 Z |
19°25'1"N
22°33'24"W
|
233°
|
4.5kt
|
8339.1NM
|
wind
9.7kt
315°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 8:00 Z |
19°22'5"N
22°37'48"W
|
240°
|
6.3kt
|
8344.1NM
|
wind
16.6kt
337°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 8:05 Z |
19°21'49"N
22°38'12"W
|
216°
|
5.2kt
|
8344.6NM
|
wind
12.4kt
339°
sea state 3/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sun!
|
| 25.12. 9:00 Z |
19°18'57"N
22°42'29"W
|
236°
|
5.9kt
|
8349.6NM
|
wind
14.7kt
1°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 9:46 Z |
19°17'4"N
22°45'25"W
|
237°
|
4.4kt
|
8352.9NM
|
wind
13.8kt
340°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Autopilot set to wind mode
|
| 25.12. 10:00 Z |
19°16'32"N
22°46'25"W
|
256°
|
4kt
|
8354NM
|
wind
10.3kt
22°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 11:00 Z |
19°14'40"N
22°50'23"W
|
222°
|
4kt
|
8358.3NM
|
wind
11.5kt
345°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 12:00 Z |
19°13'0"N
22°53'18"W
|
237°
|
2.1kt
|
8361.6NM
|
wind
12.3kt
11°
sea state 3/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1018 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 25.12. 12:03 Z |
19°12'52"N
22°53'26"W
|
224°
|
4.4kt
|
8361.7NM
|
wind
9.8kt
12°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Sails set: Parasailor
|
| 25.12. 13:00 Z |
19°10'25"N
22°55'36"W
|
213°
|
3.9kt
|
8364.9NM
|
wind
12.2kt
2°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 14:00 Z |
19°7'24"N
22°57'55"W
|
223°
|
5.5kt
|
8368.7NM
|
wind
12.8kt
11°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 15:00 Z |
19°4'33"N
23°0'40"W
|
224°
|
5.5kt
|
8372.6NM
|
wind
11.4kt
14°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 16:00 Z |
19°1'50"N
23°3'15"W
|
223°
|
3.4kt
|
8376.3NM
|
wind
9.3kt
15°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 25.12. 17:00 Z |
18°59'12"N
23°6'0"W
|
225°
|
3.7kt
|
8380NM
|
wind
11.5kt
355°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|