Atlantic Ocean, 1258NM WSW of Mindelo
At midnight we dropped the Parasailor and continued with wing on wing, main on 1st reef and genoa partially rolled in. The nearly full moon guided our way nearly until sunrise. The moon is so bright that it obfuscates the stars nearly completely. Only the few brightest ones are visible now.
During the day the wind died down a bit but as it is expected to pick back up for the night, we decided to continue with white sails up.
The distance to destination number has changed to mere 3 digits, so clearly progress has been made!
- Distance today: 136NM
- Engine hours: 0
- Lunch: bibimbap
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 12.01. 0:00 Z |
12°28'33"N
43°13'44"W
|
242°
|
5.7kt
|
9701.9NM
|
wind
12kt
74°
clouds 7/8
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 1:00 Z |
12°27'6"N
43°20'10"W
|
267°
|
7.3kt
|
9708.4NM
|
wind
17.7kt
53°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 1:25 Z |
12°26'28"N
43°22'49"W
|
244°
|
4.6kt
|
9711NM
|
wind
11.5kt
38°
clouds 4/8
baro 1016 hPa
|
Triple digits! 999NM to go
|
| 12.01. 1:59 Z |
12°25'44"N
43°26'29"W
|
262°
|
5.3kt
|
9714.7NM
|
wind
9.8kt
60°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 12.01. 2:52 Z |
12°24'40"N
43°30'45"W
|
253°
|
5.7kt
|
9719.1NM
|
wind
11.5kt
52°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (30% furled)
|
| 12.01. 3:00 Z |
12°24'25"N
43°31'33"W
|
273°
|
4kt
|
9719.9NM
|
wind
16.3kt
43°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 3:30 Z |
12°23'49"N
43°34'30"W
|
245°
|
5.5kt
|
9722.8NM
|
wind
18.1kt
38°
baro 1015 hPa
|
You can only see the few brightest stars as the nearly full moon is so bright.
|
| 12.01. 4:00 Z |
12°23'3"N
43°37'24"W
|
274°
|
6.8kt
|
9725.8NM
|
wind
20kt
46°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 5:00 Z |
12°22'7"N
43°43'23"W
|
272°
|
5.3kt
|
9731.7NM
|
wind
16.8kt
49°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 6:00 Z |
12°21'47"N
43°49'26"W
|
266°
|
5.8kt
|
9737.7NM
|
wind
15.4kt
64°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 7:00 Z |
12°21'45"N
43°55'6"W
|
269°
|
4.8kt
|
9743.3NM
|
wind
13kt
49°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 8:00 Z |
12°21'32"N
44°0'33"W
|
268°
|
5.3kt
|
9748.6NM
|
wind
14kt
50°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 12.01. 8:04 Z |
12°21'30"N
44°0'49"W
|
276°
|
4.6kt
|
9748.9NM
|
wind
14kt
70°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
|
| 12.01. 9:00 Z |
12°22'4"N
44°5'31"W
|
281°
|
4.7kt
|
9753.6NM
|
wind
16.5kt
66°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 9:11 Z |
12°22'5"N
44°6'27"W
|
254°
|
5.3kt
|
9754.5NM
|
wind
14.3kt
85°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (10% furled)
|
| 12.01. 9:22 Z |
12°22'13"N
44°7'31"W
|
275°
|
5.2kt
|
9755.5NM
|
wind
12.8kt
77°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Sunrise, looking like a VGA-era banded gradient
|
| 12.01. 10:00 Z |
12°22'12"N
44°10'56"W
|
273°
|
7.7kt
|
9758.9NM
|
wind
14.3kt
94°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 11:00 Z |
12°22'29"N
44°16'29"W
|
282°
|
5.7kt
|
9764.4NM
|
wind
16.2kt
67°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 12:00 Z |
12°22'20"N
44°21'47"W
|
251°
|
4.5kt
|
9769.6NM
|
wind
12.5kt
64°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 13:00 Z |
12°21'46"N
44°26'52"W
|
273°
|
4.5kt
|
9774.6NM
|
wind
15.3kt
57°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 14:00 Z |
12°20'57"N
44°31'38"W
|
289°
|
4.1kt
|
9779.4NM
|
wind
13kt
64°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 12.01. 15:00 Z |
12°20'13"N
44°36'39"W
|
250°
|
6.3kt
|
9784.5NM
|
wind
16.3kt
48°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 15:40 Z |
12°19'41"N
44°40'3"W
|
244°
|
4.7kt
|
9787.9NM
|
wind
14.4kt
64°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Autopilot set to wind mode
|
| 12.01. 15:49 Z |
12°19'31"N
44°40'52"W
|
257°
|
5.2kt
|
9788.7NM
|
wind
14.3kt
47°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 12.01. 16:00 Z |
12°19'20"N
44°41'50"W
|
274°
|
5.1kt
|
9789.7NM
|
wind
15.1kt
55°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 16:03 Z |
12°19'17"N
44°42'4"W
|
267°
|
6.6kt
|
9789.9NM
|
wind
13.9kt
53°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Watermaker 237ppm
|
| 12.01. 17:00 Z |
12°18'59"N
44°47'17"W
|
273°
|
5.7kt
|
9795NM
|
wind
14kt
58°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 18:00 Z |
12°18'45"N
44°52'34"W
|
249°
|
5.4kt
|
9800.3NM
|
wind
13.3kt
57°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 18:03 Z |
12°18'43"N
44°52'50"W
|
244°
|
5.2kt
|
9800.5NM
|
wind
13.1kt
64°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Watermaker 235ppm. Jug full.
|
| 12.01. 19:00 Z |
12°18'3"N
44°58'0"W
|
278°
|
6.4kt
|
9805.6NM
|
wind
17.7kt
60°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 19:53 Z |
12°17'21"N
45°2'33"W
|
262°
|
5.3kt
|
9810.1NM
|
wind
13.9kt
50°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 239ppm. Jug full. Stopping for today.
|
| 12.01. 20:00 Z |
12°17'16"N
45°3'9"W
|
280°
|
5.2kt
|
9810.8NM
|
wind
17.8kt
56°
sea state 3/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 12.01. 21:00 Z |
12°16'20"N
45°8'25"W
|
261°
|
6.1kt
|
9816NM
|
wind
16.4kt
49°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 22:00 Z |
12°15'2"N
45°13'36"W
|
238°
|
5.1kt
|
9821.3NM
|
wind
14kt
55°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 12.01. 22:09 Z |
12°14'47"N
45°14'22"W
|
268°
|
8.7kt
|
9822.1NM
|
wind
19.1kt
49°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (30% furled)
|
| 12.01. 22:17 Z |
12°14'31"N
45°15'3"W
|
257°
|
4.7kt
|
9822.8NM
|
wind
15.2kt
46°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Retied the chafed spinnaker halyard
|
| 12.01. 22:28 Z |
12°14'17"N
45°15'59"W
|
258°
|
5.4kt
|
9823.8NM
|
wind
19.8kt
39°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
|
| 12.01. 23:00 Z |
12°14'0"N
45°18'45"W
|
277°
|
4.4kt
|
9826.5NM
|
wind
17.3kt
51°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
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