Caribbean Sea, 413NM WSW of Spanish Water
The brisk sailing winds of the day picked up to a full gale at night. We dropped the main completely and kept sailing downwind at 6-7 knots pulled just by the staysail. Big seas, but self-steering was able to keep things under control.
Passing the Magdalena river, our blue Caribbean waters turned into a grey muck. We kept sailing on, keeping a watchful eye for the occasional floating debris. Our timing had worked out getting here at daytime.
Winds here in Colombia seem to be a feast and a famine. The 40 knot winds of the night ended like a wall in the morning, and since then, we’ve been alternatively motoring or sailing slowly towards southwest. We have to bide our time in order to have a daytime arrival.
- Distance today: 113NM
- Lunch: pyttipannu
- Engine hours: 3.2
- Position:
11°1'54"N
75°11'1"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 20.10. 0:00 Z |
11°50'34"N
73°43'16"W
|
225°
|
5.2kt
|
12245.6NM
|
wind
21.8kt
62°
baro 1010 hPa
|
It is very very dark without the moon.
|
| 20.10. 1:00 Z |
11°46'42"N
73°48'6"W
|
226°
|
4.4kt
|
12251.7NM
|
wind
22.6kt
77°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 2:00 Z |
11°43'1"N
73°52'53"W
|
249°
|
5.9kt
|
12257.8NM
|
wind
18.3kt
67°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 3:00 Z |
11°39'28"N
73°57'38"W
|
254°
|
5.9kt
|
12263.7NM
|
wind
17.1kt
47°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 3:23 Z |
11°38'6"N
73°59'31"W
|
284°
|
7.4kt
|
12266.1NM
|
wind
23.8kt
125°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
Heavy rain, followed by thunder and of cource there was a.big cargo ship close by.
|
| 20.10. 3:45 Z |
11°38'29"N
74°1'52"W
|
255°
|
7kt
|
12268.5NM
|
wind
18.2kt
97°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 20.10. 4:00 Z |
11°38'18"N
74°3'26"W
|
244°
|
6.9kt
|
12270NM
|
wind
24kt
52°
sea state 3/10
clouds 5/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Bergie on watch. Changing ship's time by one hour to Colombia
|
| 20.10. 5:00 Z |
11°36'7"N
74°9'8"W
|
259°
|
5.9kt
|
12276NM
|
wind
20.7kt
94°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 5:21 Z |
11°35'27"N
74°11'1"W
|
249°
|
5.3kt
|
12278NM
|
wind
25.7kt
101°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Staysail
|
| 20.10. 6:00 Z |
11°34'8"N
74°14'41"W
|
261°
|
6.2kt
|
12281.8NM
|
wind
31.4kt
91°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 7:00 Z |
11°31'34"N
74°19'16"W
|
222°
|
5.4kt
|
12287NM
|
wind
26.2kt
76°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 7:31 Z |
11°29'43"N
74°21'56"W
|
235°
|
7.7kt
|
12290.3NM
|
wind
32.5kt
78°
sea state 3/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Inside Colombian waters. Some flashing in the horizon
|
| 20.10. 8:00 Z |
11°27'58"N
74°24'29"W
|
246°
|
6.2kt
|
12293.3NM
|
wind
27.7kt
80°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Pretty happy to have only the staysail up. Gusts up to 35kt so we're trucking along
|
| 20.10. 8:26 Z |
11°26'31"N
74°27'1"W
|
236°
|
8.5kt
|
12296.2NM
|
wind
35.1kt
80°
sea state 4/10
baro 1008 hPa
|
And now we have gusts up to 40kt. Still sailing nicely, though got pooped once. Not a lot of water got in
|
| 20.10. 9:00 Z |
11°24'36"N
74°30'16"W
|
239°
|
9kt
|
12299.9NM
|
wind
35.5kt
80°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 9:14 Z |
11°23'48"N
74°31'36"W
|
244°
|
6kt
|
12301.5NM
|
wind
31.7kt
69°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Tightened the Noa screws on the aft solar panel as it had started working loose
|
| 20.10. 9:50 Z |
11°22'8"N
74°34'58"W
|
247°
|
6.7kt
|
12305.2NM
|
wind
28.4kt
65°
sea state 4/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Lots of lightning up ahead. Let's hope it sticks to the land
|
| 20.10. 10:00 Z |
11°21'41"N
74°35'52"W
|
242°
|
3.6kt
|
12306.2NM
|
wind
26.1kt
76°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 11:00 Z |
11°19'3"N
74°41'10"W
|
242°
|
5.5kt
|
12310.4NM
|
wind
25.7kt
72°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 11:04 Z |
11°18'53"N
74°41'24"W
|
229°
|
3.7kt
|
12310.7NM
|
wind
14.5kt
117°
baro 1010 hPa
|
That was weird. Wind instrument was again stuck, so rebooted N2K. Then Signal K Pi got stuck, so had to reboot Computer circuit.
|
| 20.10. 11:15 Z |
11°18'25"N
74°42'1"W
|
221°
|
4.9kt
|
12311.4NM
|
wind
15.5kt
104°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (2nd reef), Staysail
|
| 20.10. 12:00 Z |
11°16'26"N
74°45'15"W
|
249°
|
3.8kt
|
12315.2NM
|
wind
15.1kt
108°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 13:00 Z |
11°14'22"N
74°49'35"W
|
237°
|
3.8kt
|
12319.9NM
|
wind
12.4kt
152°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 13:09 Z |
11°14'10"N
74°50'8"W
|
264°
|
2.7kt
|
12320.5NM
|
wind
9.4kt
142°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Barranquilla rivers muddy waters. It is like a drawn line between clean and muddy
|
| 20.10. 14:00 Z |
11°13'58"N
74°52'27"W
|
239°
|
2.9kt
|
12322.8NM
|
wind
8.3kt
104°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 14:05 Z |
11°13'58"N
74°52'39"W
|
261°
|
3.2kt
|
12323NM
|
wind
5.2kt
104°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
|
| 20.10. 14:54 Z |
11°13'33"N
74°54'14"W
|
257°
|
2.2kt
|
12324.6NM
|
wind
2.6kt
98°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 20.10. 15:00 Z |
11°13'42"N
74°54'51"W
|
292°
|
6.9kt
|
12325.3NM
|
wind
4.8kt
132°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 15:12 Z |
11°13'59"N
74°56'1"W
|
283°
|
3kt
|
12326.4NM
|
wind
3.5kt
117°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 20.10. 15:14 Z |
11°14'2"N
74°56'6"W
|
291°
|
2.8kt
|
12326.5NM
|
wind
3.8kt
113°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 20.10. 15:14 Z |
11°14'2"N
74°56'6"W
|
322°
|
2.9kt
|
12326.5NM
|
wind
3.1kt
89°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 20.10. 15:16 Z |
11°14'4"N
74°56'9"W
|
304°
|
3.3kt
|
12326.6NM
|
wind
4.1kt
101°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring.
Not enough wind and the river current pushes us out.
|
| 20.10. 16:00 Z |
11°12'46"N
74°59'34"W
|
247°
|
5.7kt
|
12330.3NM
|
wind
2.2kt
34°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 16:37 Z |
11°11'15"N
75°2'0"W
|
249°
|
1.6kt
|
12333.1NM
|
wind
4.3kt
356°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 20.10. 17:00 Z |
11°11'1"N
75°2'35"W
|
225°
|
1.6kt
|
12333.8NM
|
wind
4.4kt
322°
sea state 3/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1011 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 20.10. 17:15 Z |
11°10'51"N
75°2'45"W
|
241°
|
1.5kt
|
12334NM
|
wind
4.2kt
325°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Genoa 1. Main was slatting
|
| 20.10. 18:00 Z |
11°9'44"N
75°3'48"W
|
205°
|
1.5kt
|
12335.6NM
|
wind
8.8kt
346°
baro 1010 hPa
|
There's some thunder ahead, but it seems to be drifting off to the west
|
| 20.10. 19:00 Z |
11°7'42"N
75°4'45"W
|
218°
|
2kt
|
12338NM
|
wind
7.1kt
258°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 19:26 Z |
11°6'57"N
75°4'50"W
|
189°
|
2.9kt
|
12338.7NM
|
wind
9.7kt
246°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 20.10. 20:00 Z |
11°5'57"N
75°6'8"W
|
227°
|
3.7kt
|
12340.4NM
|
wind
3.5kt
206°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 20:29 Z |
11°4'52"N
75°7'25"W
|
200°
|
2.6kt
|
12342NM
|
wind
3.8kt
271°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Lots of floating logs. These are small, but i saw a whole tree branch further out
|
| 20.10. 20:41 Z |
11°4'23"N
75°7'57"W
|
237°
|
1.7kt
|
12342.8NM
|
wind
5.7kt
288°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Genoa 1
|
| 20.10. 20:54 Z |
11°4'13"N
75°8'13"W
|
217°
|
1.7kt
|
12343.1NM
|
wind
6.7kt
289°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
|
| 20.10. 21:00 Z |
11°4'5"N
75°8'22"W
|
230°
|
2.1kt
|
12343.3NM
|
wind
6.2kt
284°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 21:42 Z |
11°3'20"N
75°9'19"W
|
274°
|
1.3kt
|
12344.5NM
|
wind
4.1kt
326°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 20.10. 21:53 Z |
11°2'54"N
75°9'52"W
|
221°
|
1.6kt
|
12345.2NM
|
wind
7.9kt
308°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 20.10. 22:00 Z |
11°2'46"N
75°10'1"W
|
246°
|
1.5kt
|
12345.4NM
|
wind
6kt
303°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 20.10. 23:00 Z |
11°0'54"N
75°12'9"W
|
235°
|
2.9kt
|
12348.2NM
|
wind
9.4kt
328°
sea state 3/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|