Atlantic Ocean, 621NM WSW of Mindelo
Today is another of those easy days offshore: we’re trucking along at a quite steady 5kt without having to do anything else than maintain a lookout. At night, we passed the duo of Swedish boats (Sawubona and Lucky Winny) again and had a short VHF conversation. This time, we could see them in the horizon, bringing the “boats seen” count to four so far.
Both the wind and the sea state have eased slightly. Enough that we are considering switching back to the spinnaker. That additional knot would certainly help with our energy budget. The lack of meaningful hydrogenerator production due to the slow speed through water has made a dent in our battery state.
We’re approaching our target latitude of 13°N, and will likely be able to make the turn west tomorrow morning. There is more and more sargasso seaweed floating about. Wildlife has been limited to an occasional storm petrel, and the ubiquitous flying fish flitting about.
- Distance today: 121NM
- Engine hours: 0
- Lunch: spaghetti aglio olio
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 06.01. 19:56 Z |
14°42'53"N
33°1'25"W
|
232°
|
4.7kt
|
9056.8NM
|
wind
14.9kt
91°
sea state 4/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
Sunset
|
| 06.01. 20:00 Z |
14°42'42"N
33°1'42"W
|
222°
|
4.5kt
|
9057.2NM
|
wind
17.4kt
65°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.01. 20:10 Z |
14°42'11"N
33°2'26"W
|
244°
|
5.1kt
|
9058NM
|
wind
16.8kt
93°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Lucky Winny and Sawubona close by. Can see Lucky Winny on Ais, the other not. Can hear them hailing each others.
|
| 06.01. 20:49 Z |
14°40'25"N
33°5'27"W
|
245°
|
6.5kt
|
9061.5NM
|
wind
17.5kt
70°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Bergie radioed Lucky Winny and they are now passing us from behind after they did a small course change.
|
| 06.01. 21:00 Z |
14°39'52"N
33°6'20"W
|
225°
|
4.2kt
|
9062.5NM
|
wind
16.7kt
77°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.01. 21:25 Z |
14°38'35"N
33°8'14"W
|
251°
|
5.1kt
|
9064.7NM
|
wind
16.2kt
86°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Vessels 3 and 4! Swedish sailboats Lucky Winny and Sawubona
|
| 06.01. 22:00 Z |
14°37'7"N
33°10'55"W
|
245°
|
5.2kt
|
9067.7NM
|
wind
17.6kt
75°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.01. 22:52 Z |
14°34'58"N
33°14'44"W
|
240°
|
5.3kt
|
9072NM
|
wind
19.6kt
77°
baro 1017 hPa
|
The swedish duo is now behind us with 3 miles to spare.
|
| 06.01. 23:00 Z |
14°34'37"N
33°15'19"W
|
255°
|
6.6kt
|
9072.7NM
|
wind
18.3kt
74°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 0:00 Z |
14°31'21"N
33°19'28"W
|
225°
|
5.4kt
|
9077.9NM
|
wind
15.9kt
63°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 1:00 Z |
14°28'7"N
33°23'44"W
|
229°
|
5.2kt
|
9083.2NM
|
wind
14.4kt
63°
sea state 4/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1017 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 07.01. 2:00 Z |
14°25'7"N
33°28'17"W
|
242°
|
5kt
|
9088.6NM
|
wind
15.4kt
69°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 3:00 Z |
14°22'10"N
33°32'35"W
|
223°
|
6.1kt
|
9093.7NM
|
wind
14.2kt
62°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 4:00 Z |
14°19'8"N
33°36'54"W
|
239°
|
6.6kt
|
9098.9NM
|
wind
15.4kt
74°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 5:00 Z |
14°16'15"N
33°41'19"W
|
219°
|
4.5kt
|
9104.1NM
|
wind
14.6kt
60°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 6:00 Z |
14°13'9"N
33°45'20"W
|
247°
|
4.7kt
|
9109.1NM
|
wind
14.6kt
64°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 7:00 Z |
14°9'48"N
33°49'8"W
|
234°
|
4.8kt
|
9114.1NM
|
wind
14.2kt
75°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 7:04 Z |
14°9'34"N
33°49'23"W
|
221°
|
4.9kt
|
9114.5NM
|
wind
17.1kt
61°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 07.01. 8:00 Z |
14°6'32"N
33°52'42"W
|
216°
|
5.2kt
|
9118.9NM
|
wind
14.8kt
58°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 9:00 Z |
14°2'49"N
33°56'10"W
|
227°
|
6.1kt
|
9124NM
|
wind
15kt
87°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 10:00 Z |
13°59'42"N
34°0'1"W
|
223°
|
5.4kt
|
9128.9NM
|
wind
13.7kt
63°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 11:00 Z |
13°56'41"N
34°4'14"W
|
241°
|
4.3kt
|
9134NM
|
wind
13.2kt
70°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 12:00 Z |
13°54'7"N
34°8'37"W
|
228°
|
5.8kt
|
9139NM
|
wind
16.1kt
74°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 13:00 Z |
13°51'3"N
34°12'35"W
|
224°
|
4.9kt
|
9143.9NM
|
wind
15.6kt
60°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 07.01. 13:00 Z |
13°51'3"N
34°12'35"W
|
224°
|
4.9kt
|
9143.9NM
|
wind
15.6kt
60°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 07.01. 13:13 Z |
13°50'16"N
34°13'22"W
|
226°
|
5.3kt
|
9145NM
|
wind
12.3kt
47°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Watermaker 234ppm
|
| 07.01. 14:00 Z |
13°47'32"N
34°16'23"W
|
230°
|
4.7kt
|
9149.1NM
|
wind
15.4kt
60°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 14:49 Z |
13°44'59"N
34°19'48"W
|
229°
|
4.5kt
|
9153.3NM
|
wind
17kt
74°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 223ppm, jug full
|
| 07.01. 15:00 Z |
13°44'21"N
34°20'32"W
|
242°
|
6.6kt
|
9154.2NM
|
wind
17.1kt
68°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 16:00 Z |
13°40'51"N
34°24'26"W
|
236°
|
4.6kt
|
9159.4NM
|
wind
15.4kt
63°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 07.01. 17:00 Z |
13°37'14"N
34°28'1"W
|
235°
|
4.8kt
|
9164.5NM
|
wind
16.6kt
71°
sea state 4/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1014 hPa
|
"Release the salad" manouver: clearing seaweed off the hydrogenerator
|
| 07.01. 18:00 Z |
13°33'48"N
34°31'21"W
|
232°
|
6kt
|
9169.2NM
|
wind
16.5kt
35°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|