Cartagena, 466NM WSW of Spanish Water
In the night we got to enjoy yet another free shower. In the darkness we could see a shape of a rain cloud, so genoa went in and mainsail down just as the downpour began. This time luckily without significant wind. The rain kept pouring for good couple of hours until it subsided to a mere drizzle. The current against made our progress slow, but finally at 7:30 we passed the Boca Grande sea wall! I’m thankful for whoever decided to open a small vessel entrance to it by blowing up a hole to it, as it made our arrival faster.
At 8:00 we were passing the naval base of Cartagena de Indies and were greeted by a whistle and the national anthem as the navy had a flag hoisting ceremony just as we passed. What a way to come in!
Soon after we found our corner of the anchorage, close to the old city wall. This anchorage is still on a no wake zone, and it was recommended to us by the lovely crew of Breezen. It is always best, when you have the lay of the land before arriving.
Now we are in the middle of entry formalities and have a bit of time to get the boat sorted back to life at anchor. There is still time to kill before continuing our way westward.
- Distance today: 53NM
- Engine hours: 10.4
- Position:
10°25'1"N
75°32'44"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 21.10. 0:00 Z |
10°59'23"N
75°14'41"W
|
231°
|
3.6kt
|
12351.1NM
|
wind
9kt
340°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.10. 1:00 Z |
10°57'49"N
75°17'16"W
|
238°
|
2.1kt
|
12354.1NM
|
wind
6.6kt
339°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.10. 1:29 Z |
10°57'9"N
75°17'57"W
|
199°
|
1.1kt
|
12355.1NM
|
wind
7.6kt
355°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Main
Small drizzle but better safe than sorry
|
| 21.10. 1:38 Z |
10°57'1"N
75°18'3"W
|
228°
|
1.1kt
|
12355.3NM
|
wind
6kt
311°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
Wind direction back to what it was, also speed.
|
| 21.10. 1:47 Z |
10°56'39"N
75°18'24"W
|
215°
|
2.8kt
|
12355.7NM
|
wind
9.8kt
323°
baro 1011 hPa
|
There had been multiple small fishing boats between us and the coast. All lit with a very bright white light. All seem to be stationary. I presume the 10 to 30 meters ledge in the seafloor is where they are.
|
| 21.10. 2:00 Z |
10°56'15"N
75°18'45"W
|
208°
|
3kt
|
12356.3NM
|
wind
4.6kt
331°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.10. 2:30 Z |
10°55'33"N
75°19'24"W
|
58°
|
0.5kt
|
12357.2NM
|
wind
3.1kt
0°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring. Thunder.
|
| 21.10. 3:00 Z |
10°54'18"N
75°20'39"W
|
224°
|
3.8kt
|
12359NM
|
wind
21.6kt
110°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.10. 4:00 Z |
10°51'41"N
75°23'12"W
|
230°
|
2.8kt
|
12362.6NM
|
wind
2.7kt
308°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.10. 5:00 Z |
10°49'24"N
75°25'33"W
|
255°
|
3.4kt
|
12365.9NM
|
wind
3.2kt
232°
sea state 3/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1011 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 21.10. 6:00 Z |
10°47'29"N
75°27'59"W
|
204°
|
3.4kt
|
12369.2NM
|
wind
4.5kt
284°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.10. 7:48 Z |
10°41'25"N
75°30'28"W
|
206°
|
4.3kt
|
12375.7NM
|
wind
1.1kt
228°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Current has reduced a bit, now seeing boat speeds over 4kt
|
| 21.10. 8:00 Z |
10°40'42"N
75°30'48"W
|
203°
|
4.5kt
|
12376.5NM
|
wind
0.9kt
200°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.10. 9:00 Z |
10°36'57"N
75°32'18"W
|
206°
|
3.8kt
|
12380.5NM
|
wind
5.4kt
169°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Cartagena is a big city. Strange seeing those skyscrapers in the horizon after the long time on the islands
|
| 21.10. 10:00 Z |
10°33'11"N
75°33'36"W
|
195°
|
4kt
|
12384.6NM
|
wind
4.7kt
141°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.10. 10:27 Z |
10°31'22"N
75°34'7"W
|
192°
|
4kt
|
12386.4NM
|
wind
2.6kt
220°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Switched boat Meshtastic nodes to ANZ frequencies, as used by Mesh Colombia
|
| 21.10. 11:00 Z |
10°29'4"N
75°34'44"W
|
196°
|
4.4kt
|
12388.8NM
|
wind
4.3kt
269°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.10. 11:58 Z |
10°25'0"N
75°34'59"W
|
163°
|
4.2kt
|
12392.9NM
|
wind
4.6kt
239°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Contacted Cartagena Port Control and got permission to enter Boca Grande and proceed to anchorage
|
| 21.10. 12:00 Z |
10°24'51"N
75°34'56"W
|
162°
|
4.5kt
|
12393.1NM
|
wind
4.7kt
243°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.10. 12:15 Z |
10°23'52"N
75°34'30"W
|
152°
|
3.8kt
|
12394.2NM
|
wind
1.9kt
212°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 21.10. 13:00 Z |
10°24'40"N
75°32'42"W
|
344°
|
5.2kt
|
12397.8NM
|
wind
3.6kt
181°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 21.10. 13:18 Z |
10°25'1"N
75°32'45"W
|
133°
|
1kt
|
12398.4NM
|
wind
1.8kt
222°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Anchored
|
| 21.10. 13:22 Z |
10°25'1"N
75°32'45"W
|
115°
|
0.2kt
|
12398.4NM
|
wind
2.5kt
141°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|