Caribbean Sea, 155NM W of Spanish Water
The pleasant sailing conditions carried on until midnight. At that point, the ominous flashing in the horizon caught up to us, and the thunderstorm delivered a whopping 45kt gust. Thankfully, the genoa had already been rolled away as precaution, and the mainsail was reefed.
After a very wet sail stowage operation, we proceeded motoring west. There was intense lightning all around, but none came directly above us. But they did steal our wind.
And so motoring continued in nearly millpond conditions. In the morning, a pod of dolphins came to see us. This time stayed for quite while, playing in our bow.
Finally, just before noon, the wind picked up enough to sail. Now, we are passing by the northernmost cape on Colombia under wing-on-wing, with a speedy current powering us along.
- Distance today: 120NM
- Lunch: feta salad
- Engine hours: 12
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 18.10. 0:00 Z |
12°13'51"N
69°33'5"W
|
285°
|
3.8kt
|
11976.5NM
|
wind
9.2kt
56°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 0:26 Z |
12°14'26"N
69°34'41"W
|
281°
|
4.1kt
|
11978.2NM
|
wind
7.9kt
66°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Lights of Aruba are visible
|
| 18.10. 1:00 Z |
12°15'4"N
69°36'49"W
|
283°
|
3.8kt
|
11980.4NM
|
wind
8kt
70°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 1:17 Z |
12°15'23"N
69°37'54"W
|
285°
|
4.1kt
|
11981.5NM
|
wind
7.5kt
77°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Thunder in south of us in Venezuela. Rumblings are not heard, so very far away.
|
| 18.10. 2:00 Z |
12°16'36"N
69°40'39"W
|
299°
|
4.8kt
|
11984.5NM
|
wind
9.5kt
77°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 3:00 Z |
12°18'45"N
69°44'6"W
|
283°
|
3.3kt
|
11988.5NM
|
wind
9.8kt
79°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 3:45 Z |
12°20'12"N
69°46'14"W
|
277°
|
1.9kt
|
11991.2NM
|
wind
5.7kt
193°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 18.10. 3:48 Z |
12°20'11"N
69°46'27"W
|
267°
|
5.9kt
|
11991.4NM
|
wind
17.9kt
165°
baro 1011 hPa
|
That was hectic, biggest we saw of the squall was 45kt. But, we got sails down. Genoa was already rolled, motor was on, so we had only to deal with the main in 1st reef.
|
| 18.10. 4:00 Z |
12°20'34"N
69°47'23"W
|
308°
|
5.2kt
|
11992.4NM
|
wind
18.4kt
206°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 18.10. 4:06 Z |
12°20'45"N
69°47'49"W
|
281°
|
4.8kt
|
11992.9NM
|
wind
6.7kt
190°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 18.10. 5:00 Z |
12°21'39"N
69°52'35"W
|
277°
|
6.1kt
|
11997.6NM
|
wind
14.3kt
103°
sea state 3/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1011 hPa
|
Now there would be sailing wind, but too dangerous with lightning all around. Abeam Aruba
|
| 18.10. 6:00 Z |
12°22'52"N
69°58'32"W
|
280°
|
6.5kt
|
12003.6NM
|
wind
8.1kt
95°
sea state 2/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Thunder seems to have mostly passed
|
| 18.10. 7:00 Z |
12°24'27"N
70°4'39"W
|
285°
|
6kt
|
12009.8NM
|
wind
4.6kt
149°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 8:00 Z |
12°26'28"N
70°10'30"W
|
290°
|
5.8kt
|
12015.8NM
|
wind
2.5kt
105°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 8:50 Z |
12°27'54"N
70°14'55"W
|
290°
|
4.7kt
|
12020.4NM
|
wind
3.4kt
31°
sea state 2/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Out of Aruba waters. There's again some flashing behind us
|
| 18.10. 9:00 Z |
12°28'12"N
70°15'41"W
|
290°
|
5kt
|
12021.2NM
|
wind
3.2kt
41°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 10:00 Z |
12°30'18"N
70°20'24"W
|
291°
|
5kt
|
12026.3NM
|
wind
5kt
16°
sea state 3/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 18.10. 11:00 Z |
12°32'9"N
70°25'7"W
|
282°
|
4.7kt
|
12031.2NM
|
wind
4.3kt
87°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 11:43 Z |
12°33'26"N
70°28'43"W
|
290°
|
5.1kt
|
12035NM
|
wind
6.5kt
79°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Rain (and thunder) getting closer.
|
| 18.10. 12:00 Z |
12°34'28"N
70°29'52"W
|
319°
|
5.3kt
|
12036.5NM
|
wind
6.3kt
95°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 13:00 Z |
12°36'13"N
70°34'47"W
|
276°
|
5.4kt
|
12041.9NM
|
wind
4.9kt
87°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 13:15 Z |
12°36'21"N
70°36'6"W
|
273°
|
5.9kt
|
12043.2NM
|
wind
4.1kt
100°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Delfiinejä!
|
| 18.10. 14:00 Z |
12°36'32"N
70°40'14"W
|
269°
|
5.6kt
|
12047.3NM
|
wind
5.1kt
76°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 15:00 Z |
12°36'54"N
70°46'13"W
|
281°
|
6.1kt
|
12053.1NM
|
wind
21.9kt
70°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 15:27 Z |
12°37'4"N
70°48'57"W
|
269°
|
4.5kt
|
12055.8NM
|
wind
16.3kt
54°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (2nd reef), Staysail
|
| 18.10. 15:58 Z |
12°37'10"N
70°51'26"W
|
281°
|
4.5kt
|
12058.2NM
|
wind
10.1kt
72°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 18.10. 16:00 Z |
12°37'11"N
70°51'35"W
|
264°
|
4.6kt
|
12058.4NM
|
wind
11.3kt
69°
sea state 3/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 18.10. 16:10 Z |
12°37'15"N
70°52'19"W
|
263°
|
4.9kt
|
12059.1NM
|
wind
9.6kt
78°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (2nd reef), Genoa 1 (40% furled), Staysail. Wing on wing
|
| 18.10. 16:15 Z |
12°37'17"N
70°52'42"W
|
268°
|
4.8kt
|
12059.5NM
|
wind
9.8kt
71°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Watermaker 336ppm
|
| 18.10. 17:00 Z |
12°37'33"N
70°56'15"W
|
275°
|
4.9kt
|
12062.9NM
|
wind
12.2kt
67°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 17:20 Z |
12°37'31"N
70°58'6"W
|
271°
|
5.2kt
|
12064.8NM
|
wind
13.3kt
55°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated. Windvane steering
|
| 18.10. 18:00 Z |
12°37'41"N
71°1'21"W
|
290°
|
5.3kt
|
12068NM
|
wind
11.9kt
74°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 18:02 Z |
12°37'43"N
71°1'30"W
|
284°
|
4.7kt
|
12068.1NM
|
wind
9.9kt
89°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 285ppm
|
| 18.10. 18:11 Z |
12°37'52"N
71°2'9"W
|
295°
|
5.2kt
|
12068.8NM
|
wind
12kt
83°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (40% furled), Staysail
|
| 18.10. 18:48 Z |
12°38'56"N
71°5'4"W
|
296°
|
4.9kt
|
12071.9NM
|
wind
8.3kt
102°
sea state 3/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Out of Venezuelan waters
|
| 18.10. 19:00 Z |
12°39'19"N
71°5'59"W
|
274°
|
5.9kt
|
12072.8NM
|
wind
11.3kt
98°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 19:44 Z |
12°40'33"N
71°9'39"W
|
295°
|
4.9kt
|
12076.6NM
|
wind
10.9kt
85°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 265ppm
|
| 18.10. 20:00 Z |
12°40'51"N
71°10'53"W
|
297°
|
4.9kt
|
12077.9NM
|
wind
11.2kt
95°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 21:00 Z |
12°43'7"N
71°15'47"W
|
287°
|
5.9kt
|
12083.2NM
|
wind
12.9kt
94°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 21:19 Z |
12°43'53"N
71°17'35"W
|
312°
|
6.7kt
|
12085.1NM
|
wind
16.6kt
98°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 256ppm
|
| 18.10. 21:49 Z |
12°45'13"N
71°20'15"W
|
308°
|
6.3kt
|
12088.1NM
|
wind
16.5kt
89°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 18.10. 22:00 Z |
12°45'46"N
71°21'17"W
|
304°
|
5.8kt
|
12089.3NM
|
wind
19.7kt
89°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.10. 22:16 Z |
12°46'23"N
71°22'41"W
|
239°
|
5.1kt
|
12090.9NM
|
wind
18.5kt
93°
sea state 3/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (2nd reef), Staysail. Gybed towards Colombia
|
| 18.10. 23:00 Z |
12°45'14"N
71°26'50"W
|
263°
|
5.9kt
|
12095.1NM
|
wind
13.7kt
79°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
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