Atlantic Ocean, 247NM W of Mindelo
Seems we have finally reached the trade winds without any interference. Base at 15 gusting to 20 from a stable direction. We are now flying double headsails as the occasional 25 kn gust throws the windvane completely off course when under Parasailor. With double headsail we are about 3 days slower than we would be with Parasailor, but I’ll change that any day for more relaxed watches. We both had really good sleep on our off watches, so now for dinner time we actually have some time to hang out.
- Distance today: 126NM
- Engine hours: 0
- Lunch: Couscous salad
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 03.01. 19:00 Z |
16°29'30"N
26°52'28"W
|
271°
|
5.4kt
|
8673.2NM
|
wind
11.3kt
82°
sea state 4/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
Suski on watch.
|
| 03.01. 20:00 Z |
16°28'17"N
26°58'4"W
|
249°
|
4.7kt
|
8678.8NM
|
wind
9.9kt
64°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.01. 20:22 Z |
16°27'38"N
26°59'57"W
|
241°
|
5.1kt
|
8680.7NM
|
wind
12.3kt
63°
baro 1016 hPa
|
"One of you is missing navigational lights, pls check" very distant vhf message
|
| 03.01. 21:00 Z |
16°26'32"N
27°3'16"W
|
260°
|
6.2kt
|
8684.2NM
|
wind
13.3kt
34°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.01. 22:00 Z |
16°25'49"N
27°9'11"W
|
265°
|
7.4kt
|
8690NM
|
wind
13.7kt
53°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.01. 23:00 Z |
16°26'18"N
27°15'14"W
|
255°
|
6.6kt
|
8695.9NM
|
wind
13kt
75°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 0:00 Z |
16°25'39"N
27°21'17"W
|
262°
|
4.3kt
|
8701.8NM
|
wind
9.9kt
60°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 1:00 Z |
16°25'8"N
27°26'56"W
|
264°
|
4.7kt
|
8707.4NM
|
wind
11.2kt
70°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 04.01. 2:00 Z |
16°24'22"N
27°32'30"W
|
265°
|
5.8kt
|
8712.8NM
|
wind
12.9kt
55°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 2:15 Z |
16°24'13"N
27°33'57"W
|
256°
|
6.3kt
|
8714.3NM
|
wind
13kt
61°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Tanker Windsor is crossing ahead at 5NM southbound. Vessel 2.
|
| 04.01. 3:00 Z |
16°23'34"N
27°38'15"W
|
253°
|
4.6kt
|
8718.5NM
|
wind
10.7kt
71°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 4:00 Z |
16°23'16"N
27°44'0"W
|
275°
|
4.5kt
|
8724.1NM
|
wind
11.2kt
57°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 5:00 Z |
16°22'49"N
27°48'59"W
|
266°
|
4.6kt
|
8729NM
|
wind
8.8kt
49°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 6:00 Z |
16°21'57"N
27°53'46"W
|
288°
|
5.9kt
|
8733.8NM
|
wind
13.4kt
78°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 7:00 Z |
16°21'1"N
27°58'54"W
|
255°
|
5kt
|
8738.9NM
|
wind
11.6kt
41°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 04.01. 8:00 Z |
16°19'33"N
28°4'23"W
|
255°
|
4.2kt
|
8744.5NM
|
wind
9.7kt
63°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 8:23 Z |
16°19'16"N
28°6'39"W
|
274°
|
5.3kt
|
8746.8NM
|
wind
15.5kt
72°
sea state 4/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sun
|
| 04.01. 9:00 Z |
16°18'18"N
28°10'12"W
|
257°
|
6kt
|
8750.4NM
|
wind
14.9kt
35°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 10:00 Z |
16°16'17"N
28°15'59"W
|
247°
|
4kt
|
8756.5NM
|
wind
11.2kt
26°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 10:55 Z |
16°14'26"N
28°21'20"W
|
239°
|
6.9kt
|
8762.1NM
|
wind
14.4kt
66°
sea state 4/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1018 hPa
|
Added a bit of chain to wind vane steering. Need more weather helm compensation.
|
| 04.01. 11:00 Z |
16°14'14"N
28°21'49"W
|
245°
|
7.8kt
|
8762.6NM
|
wind
13.3kt
76°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 11:33 Z |
16°13'9"N
28°24'13"W
|
254°
|
5.7kt
|
8765.2NM
|
wind
16.3kt
50°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Sails set: Genoa 1 (30% furled), Staysail.
Was already hard to get windvane to keep up with gusts.
|
| 04.01. 11:58 Z |
16°12'27"N
28°26'8"W
|
248°
|
4.6kt
|
8767.2NM
|
wind
14.4kt
45°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Sew the top most slider on mainsail to its place. Old one had broken.
|
| 04.01. 12:00 Z |
16°12'25"N
28°26'18"W
|
260°
|
4.6kt
|
8767.3NM
|
wind
16.3kt
57°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 13:00 Z |
16°10'43"N
28°31'0"W
|
260°
|
5.5kt
|
8772.2NM
|
wind
17.5kt
53°
sea state 4/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1018 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 04.01. 13:02 Z |
16°10'41"N
28°31'10"W
|
260°
|
5.6kt
|
8772.3NM
|
wind
15.9kt
49°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 04.01. 13:15 Z |
16°10'25"N
28°32'13"W
|
262°
|
3.9kt
|
8773.4NM
|
wind
13.8kt
54°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Watermaker 229ppm
|
| 04.01. 14:00 Z |
16°9'20"N
28°35'34"W
|
250°
|
4kt
|
8776.8NM
|
wind
14.2kt
70°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 14:57 Z |
16°7'49"N
28°39'53"W
|
266°
|
5kt
|
8781.3NM
|
wind
15.7kt
49°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Watermaker 217ppm, jug full
|
| 04.01. 15:00 Z |
16°7'44"N
28°40'6"W
|
234°
|
4.5kt
|
8781.5NM
|
wind
14.9kt
61°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 16:00 Z |
16°6'15"N
28°44'25"W
|
258°
|
3.3kt
|
8785.9NM
|
wind
13.1kt
50°
sea state 4/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 16:24 Z |
16°5'44"N
28°46'16"W
|
256°
|
4.1kt
|
8787.8NM
|
wind
13.1kt
65°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 211ppm
|
| 04.01. 17:00 Z |
16°4'55"N
28°49'13"W
|
267°
|
5.1kt
|
8790.7NM
|
wind
17.3kt
65°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.01. 18:00 Z |
16°3'34"N
28°54'4"W
|
240°
|
4.2kt
|
8795.6NM
|
wind
14.8kt
68°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
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