Atlantic Ocean, 753NM WSW of Mindelo
As the sun was setting we changed to Parasailor and gybed. The night flew by as we glides through the ocean guided by the moonlight, which now extends to also Bergie’s watch. Over the night we got sargasso weed stuck on our hydro and servo rudder. “Release the salad!” echoed in our heads as a reminder of the epic CCCamp2019 trip where we ventured with our previous boat Curiosity, together with Kumikana and Julchen. Curiosity swimming deeper than ever with bilge full of beer and drinks and Kumikana loaded full of food as the official “breakfast mothership”. Then too various seaweeds would tangle themselves to the props of our outboards and periodic “salad removal” breaks were called upon.
Progress under Parasailor has been excellent and the mood onboard is good. Both of us have been sleeping soundly under the gentle rocking of Lille Ø.
- Distance today: 132NM
- Engine hours: 0
- Lunch: spinach pancakes
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 08.01. 0:00 Z |
13°23'24"N
34°59'49"W
|
244°
|
5.2kt
|
9200.1NM
|
wind
11.5kt
56°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 1:00 Z |
13°21'42"N
35°5'27"W
|
218°
|
4kt
|
9206NM
|
wind
10.2kt
58°
sea state 4/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1017 hPa
|
Bergie on watch. Windvane needs occasional help with staying on course
|
| 08.01. 2:00 Z |
13°19'51"N
35°11'11"W
|
241°
|
7.2kt
|
9211.9NM
|
wind
16.5kt
80°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 2:30 Z |
13°19'7"N
35°14'0"W
|
243°
|
5.9kt
|
9214.8NM
|
wind
12.7kt
63°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Seaweed has gone from isolated small chunks to big sheets
|
| 08.01. 2:56 Z |
13°18'18"N
35°16'18"W
|
219°
|
7.1kt
|
9217.2NM
|
wind
14.1kt
91°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Removed a lot of seaweed from the hydrogenerator
|
| 08.01. 3:00 Z |
13°18'9"N
35°16'40"W
|
243°
|
5.5kt
|
9217.6NM
|
wind
13kt
66°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 3:56 Z |
13°16'45"N
35°21'53"W
|
248°
|
6.6kt
|
9223NM
|
wind
15.5kt
59°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Cleared hydrogenerator. It seems blocked hydrogenerator causes a lot of turbulence on the servo rudder and hence poorer windvane steering. So that's one signal that it is time to remove the salad
|
| 08.01. 4:00 Z |
13°16'45"N
35°22'18"W
|
279°
|
8.6kt
|
9223.4NM
|
wind
19.9kt
56°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 4:47 Z |
13°15'10"N
35°26'29"W
|
231°
|
5.9kt
|
9227.8NM
|
wind
15.8kt
84°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Released the salad
|
| 08.01. 5:00 Z |
13°14'44"N
35°27'32"W
|
259°
|
5kt
|
9229NM
|
wind
10.5kt
53°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 5:42 Z |
13°13'56"N
35°31'5"W
|
267°
|
5.5kt
|
9232.6NM
|
wind
13.9kt
28°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Cleared the hydrogenerator
|
| 08.01. 6:00 Z |
13°13'38"N
35°32'34"W
|
265°
|
6.6kt
|
9234.1NM
|
wind
13.8kt
58°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 6:59 Z |
13°12'48"N
35°37'16"W
|
261°
|
6.5kt
|
9238.8NM
|
wind
13.6kt
70°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Suski on watch.
|
| 08.01. 8:00 Z |
13°11'5"N
35°42'1"W
|
258°
|
5.9kt
|
9243.8NM
|
wind
12.6kt
61°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 8:49 Z |
13°9'41"N
35°46'4"W
|
245°
|
3.7kt
|
9248.1NM
|
wind
8.6kt
64°
sea state 4/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sun!
|
| 08.01. 9:00 Z |
13°9'25"N
35°47'2"W
|
230°
|
4kt
|
9249.1NM
|
wind
9.2kt
62°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Salad released
|
| 08.01. 10:00 Z |
13°8'12"N
35°52'41"W
|
241°
|
5.2kt
|
9254.8NM
|
wind
14.6kt
94°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 10:39 Z |
13°7'54"N
35°56'28"W
|
279°
|
5.3kt
|
9258.5NM
|
wind
13.7kt
66°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Mega salad released from hydro and windvane.
|
| 08.01. 11:00 Z |
13°7'40"N
35°58'26"W
|
288°
|
6.4kt
|
9260.5NM
|
wind
16.6kt
59°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 12:00 Z |
13°6'35"N
36°3'56"W
|
249°
|
5.9kt
|
9266.1NM
|
wind
12.2kt
51°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 12:37 Z |
13°6'11"N
36°7'31"W
|
291°
|
5.2kt
|
9269.6NM
|
wind
14.1kt
68°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Changed new paper roll for the logbook printer
|
| 08.01. 13:00 Z |
13°5'51"N
36°9'41"W
|
250°
|
4.9kt
|
9271.8NM
|
wind
12.6kt
63°
sea state 4/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1017 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 08.01. 14:00 Z |
13°5'31"N
36°15'16"W
|
312°
|
5.5kt
|
9277.4NM
|
wind
14.9kt
38°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 15:00 Z |
13°4'46"N
36°20'36"W
|
279°
|
4.8kt
|
9282.7NM
|
wind
15.2kt
40°
baro 1015 hPa
|
There is an occasional very large but gentle swell coming from the north
|
| 08.01. 16:00 Z |
13°4'5"N
36°26'12"W
|
269°
|
4.5kt
|
9288.3NM
|
wind
12.7kt
40°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 17:00 Z |
13°3'24"N
36°31'54"W
|
243°
|
7.3kt
|
9294.1NM
|
wind
12.7kt
56°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 18:00 Z |
13°2'14"N
36°37'40"W
|
258°
|
6kt
|
9299.9NM
|
wind
14.6kt
40°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 19:00 Z |
13°0'10"N
36°43'29"W
|
245°
|
7.4kt
|
9306.1NM
|
wind
17.6kt
42°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 08.01. 20:00 Z |
12°58'6"N
36°48'42"W
|
255°
|
3.5kt
|
9311.7NM
|
wind
14.1kt
65°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 20:26 Z |
12°57'48"N
36°50'33"W
|
277°
|
6.4kt
|
9313.6NM
|
wind
21.2kt
64°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (20% furled)
|
| 08.01. 21:00 Z |
12°57'45"N
36°53'45"W
|
267°
|
6kt
|
9316.7NM
|
wind
17.3kt
61°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 22:00 Z |
12°57'22"N
36°59'15"W
|
274°
|
6.2kt
|
9322.2NM
|
wind
19.6kt
49°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 23:00 Z |
12°57'23"N
37°4'25"W
|
284°
|
4.7kt
|
9327.3NM
|
wind
18.9kt
36°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 23:33 Z |
12°57'17"N
37°7'18"W
|
279°
|
4.7kt
|
9330.1NM
|
wind
22.5kt
46°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (30% furled)
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