Caribbean Sea, 30NM W of Prickly Bay
Two weeks went by quickly enjoying the sights and the cruiser community of Grenada. Having cleared out the previous evening, we waited a morning squall to pass and then hoisted anchor.
The murky waters of Prickly Bay ensured that the chain came onboard with a thick coating of seaweed. So, some scrubbing and under way!
It was fun to make the boat again offshore-ready after such a long time coastal sailing. As we’re again on a downwind passage, we got to pole out the genoa.
Waters were a bit rough just west off Grenada where two currents meet, but the sea state mellowed after getting beyond the Reindeer Shoal (something named after reindeer, here?). This would be perfect Parasailor conditions, if it weren’t for the cumulonimbus lurking in the horizon. But lovely to be again on a passage.
- Distance today: 30NM
- Engine hours: 0.4
- Lunch: salad
- Position:
12°0'49"N
62°15'4"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 28.04. 19:54 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
142°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
9.8kt
98°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 28.04. 20:05 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
160°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
11kt
102°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 328ppm.
|
| 28.04. 21:49 Z |
12°0'0"N
61°45'48"W
|
76°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
10.6kt
99°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 292ppm. Jug full.
|
| 28.04. 23:32 Z |
12°0'0"N
61°45'48"W
|
332°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
12.2kt
82°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Watermaker 288ppm, jug full
|
| 29.04. 1:08 Z |
12°0'0"N
61°45'48"W
|
57°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
13.6kt
93°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 283ppm. Jug full
|
| 29.04. 13:37 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
259°
|
0.2kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
12.2kt
100°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Aurinkorasva nivea sun 50+ 400 ml otettu käyttöön.
|
| 30.04. 14:47 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
202°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
11.9kt
113°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 30.04. 15:00 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
341°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
10.6kt
110°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Watermaker 341ppm
|
| 30.04. 16:43 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
1°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
9.8kt
113°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 300ppm, jug full
|
| 30.04. 18:20 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
39°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
5.4kt
118°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 304ppm, jug full
|
| 30.04. 21:57 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
136°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
9.6kt
92°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 295ppm
|
| 01.05. 14:32 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
191°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
8.3kt
108°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Swapped filter and started watermaker
|
| 01.05. 14:46 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
308°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
11.6kt
103°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Watermaker 291ppm
|
| 01.05. 16:31 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
291°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
14kt
98°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Watermaker 272ppm, jug full
|
| 01.05. 19:52 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
20°
|
0.6kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
13.8kt
104°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 273ppm, jug full
|
| 01.05. 21:28 Z |
12°0'0"N
61°45'48"W
|
229°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
8.7kt
71°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 272ppm
|
| 03.05. 18:55 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
125°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
5kt
87°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 03.05. 19:06 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
195°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
6kt
72°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 313ppm
|
| 03.05. 20:43 Z |
12°0'0"N
61°45'48"W
|
260°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
10.5kt
76°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 276ppm
|
| 04.05. 18:52 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
37°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
7.9kt
108°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 04.05. 19:03 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
206°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
11.8kt
116°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 291ppm
|
| 04.05. 20:38 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
110°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
6.9kt
112°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 289ppm
|
| 04.05. 21:25 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
349°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
7.2kt
94°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 291ppm
|
| 05.05. 13:01 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
164°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
8.7kt
121°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Set up local NTP server fed from Signal K GPS via chrony, and configured info display and NAS to use it via systemd-timesyncd.
|
| 05.05. 18:18 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
91°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
7.3kt
113°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sprayed ePropulsion contacts with Kontakt
|
| 05.05. 18:33 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
326°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
7.6kt
114°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 05.05. 18:47 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
347°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
7.7kt
103°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 304ppm
|
| 05.05. 19:52 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
80°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
9.5kt
111°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 308ppm
|
| 05.05. 21:30 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
143°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
9kt
71°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 292ppm
|
| 06.05. 17:10 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
248°
|
0.3kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
11kt
101°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Changed oil and oil filter. Maybe 1.7l was changed
|
| 06.05. 17:29 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
259°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
9.3kt
114°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Pumped the bilge
|
| 07.05. 14:43 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
34°
|
0.4kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
9.3kt
121°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 07.05. 14:53 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
165°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
8.5kt
109°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Watermaker 304ppm
|
| 07.05. 16:36 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
191°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
10.4kt
108°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Watermaker 280ppm
|
| 07.05. 18:13 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
129°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
8.4kt
96°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 279ppm
|
| 07.05. 19:52 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'48"W
|
58°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
7.2kt
90°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 274ppm
|
| 07.05. 21:32 Z |
12°0'0"N
61°45'48"W
|
345°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
6.3kt
82°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 291ppm
|
| 10.05. 13:35 Z |
12°0'0"N
61°45'48"W
|
25°
|
0kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
8.8kt
102°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 10.05. 13:43 Z |
12°0'1"N
61°45'47"W
|
83°
|
0.6kt
|
11490.6NM
|
wind
10.2kt
107°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 10.05. 13:59 Z |
11°59'40"N
61°45'52"W
|
201°
|
2.9kt
|
11491.1NM
|
wind
14kt
87°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 10.05. 14:00 Z |
11°59'36"N
61°45'54"W
|
210°
|
2.9kt
|
11491.1NM
|
wind
10.5kt
108°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.05. 14:24 Z |
11°59'28"N
61°47'9"W
|
281°
|
4.4kt
|
11492.5NM
|
wind
10.7kt
115°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 10.05. 15:00 Z |
11°59'8"N
61°49'34"W
|
266°
|
4.7kt
|
11494.9NM
|
wind
12.9kt
144°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.05. 16:00 Z |
11°59'21"N
61°53'4"W
|
283°
|
4.2kt
|
11498.4NM
|
wind
12.2kt
114°
sea state 3/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 8/10
baro 1016 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 10.05. 16:05 Z |
11°59'23"N
61°53'20"W
|
274°
|
3.7kt
|
11498.6NM
|
wind
10.5kt
120°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
|
| 10.05. 16:34 Z |
11°59'29"N
61°55'29"W
|
285°
|
4.5kt
|
11500.8NM
|
wind
11.4kt
115°
baro 1016 hPa
|
We're now off Reindeer Shoal and finally in deep water
|
| 10.05. 16:59 Z |
11°59'30"N
61°57'17"W
|
278°
|
4.5kt
|
11502.5NM
|
wind
11kt
115°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.05. 17:42 Z |
11°59'52"N
62°0'22"W
|
274°
|
5.1kt
|
11505.6NM
|
wind
12.3kt
148°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Out of Grenada territorial waters
|
| 10.05. 18:00 Z |
12°0'14"N
62°1'39"W
|
295°
|
4.2kt
|
11506.9NM
|
wind
9.8kt
130°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.05. 19:00 Z |
12°1'23"N
62°5'59"W
|
287°
|
3.9kt
|
11511.3NM
|
wind
11.1kt
132°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.05. 20:00 Z |
12°1'23"N
62°10'10"W
|
266°
|
4.3kt
|
11515.5NM
|
wind
10.2kt
112°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.05. 21:00 Z |
12°0'52"N
62°14'14"W
|
266°
|
4.4kt
|
11519.5NM
|
wind
12.1kt
88°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.05. 21:44 Z |
12°0'33"N
62°17'24"W
|
252°
|
3.6kt
|
11522.7NM
|
wind
9.2kt
65°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 10.05. 21:59 Z |
12°0'11"N
62°18'13"W
|
252°
|
4.8kt
|
11523.6NM
|
wind
11.5kt
72°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot set to wind mode
|
| 10.05. 22:00 Z |
12°0'8"N
62°18'18"W
|
245°
|
3.4kt
|
11523.7NM
|
wind
9.6kt
79°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 10.05. 22:04 Z |
12°0'2"N
62°18'32"W
|
249°
|
3.9kt
|
11523.9NM
|
wind
12.3kt
77°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 10.05. 22:04 Z |
12°0'2"N
62°18'32"W
|
250°
|
4kt
|
11523.9NM
|
wind
12.7kt
66°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 10.05. 22:25 Z |
11°59'43"N
62°19'54"W
|
252°
|
3.8kt
|
11525.3NM
|
wind
10.5kt
66°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Green flash! Not a wide one, but the last sliver of sun was green!
|
| 10.05. 22:36 Z |
11°59'36"N
62°20'38"W
|
290°
|
5.3kt
|
11526NM
|
wind
15.7kt
55°
sea state 3/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1014 hPa
|
Gybed to get more distance yo Venezuela
|
| 10.05. 23:00 Z |
12°0'12"N
62°22'41"W
|
288°
|
5.8kt
|
11528.1NM
|
wind
13.5kt
68°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.05. 23:35 Z |
12°1'33"N
62°25'18"W
|
269°
|
5.3kt
|
11531.1NM
|
wind
15.8kt
122°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Gybed again
|