Caribbean Sea, 129NM SW of Cartagena
During the evening and night the wind both picked up and veered, so we could sail first on a beam reach, and later on a broad reach. Seas were quite lumpy, but the windvane kept us nicely on the course.
There’s some shipping around, mostly from the Panama Canal to Cartagena, but radio traffic was at minimal.
In the morning the wind slowly reduced, until we had to start the engine just before noon. Panama is known for its light winds, and being able to sail even 2/3s of this passage meant this was a good weather window. Let’s see if there’s another patch of wind before we reach the coast.
A notable milestone for today is that we crossed 90°W on the Gothia Meridian (77°W on Greenwich).
- Distance today: 106NM
- Lunch: pea soup
- Engine hours: 4.5
- Position:
9°31'32"N
77°13'0"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 13.11. 0:00 Z |
10°16'34"N
75°55'35"W
|
246°
|
3.3kt
|
12431.9NM
|
wind
12kt
13°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 1:00 Z |
10°16'12"N
75°59'45"W
|
251°
|
4.6kt
|
12436.1NM
|
wind
17.8kt
38°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 13.11. 1:02 Z |
10°16'11"N
75°59'54"W
|
284°
|
5.6kt
|
12436.2NM
|
wind
18.3kt
33°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 318ppm
|
| 13.11. 2:00 Z |
10°16'1"N
76°4'29"W
|
261°
|
5.8kt
|
12440.8NM
|
wind
17.8kt
50°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 2:43 Z |
10°15'48"N
76°8'1"W
|
258°
|
4.9kt
|
12444.3NM
|
wind
19.7kt
42°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 275ppm
|
| 13.11. 2:46 Z |
10°15'45"N
76°8'17"W
|
269°
|
5.6kt
|
12444.6NM
|
wind
20.3kt
47°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Quite nasty cross seas, lots of cabinets opening and stuff flying around
|
| 13.11. 3:00 Z |
10°15'37"N
76°9'28"W
|
262°
|
5.5kt
|
12445.8NM
|
wind
19.8kt
44°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 3:30 Z |
10°15'13"N
76°11'54"W
|
260°
|
4.9kt
|
12448.2NM
|
wind
19.9kt
51°
sea state 4/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
First flying fish of this trip in the cockpit
|
| 13.11. 4:00 Z |
10°14'54"N
76°14'19"W
|
270°
|
3.8kt
|
12450.6NM
|
wind
19.6kt
39°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 5:00 Z |
10°14'14"N
76°19'23"W
|
264°
|
6.4kt
|
12455.7NM
|
wind
22.2kt
47°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 13.11. 6:00 Z |
10°13'26"N
76°24'23"W
|
248°
|
5.3kt
|
12460.7NM
|
wind
18.7kt
47°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 6:20 Z |
10°12'56"N
76°25'51"W
|
259°
|
5.6kt
|
12462.3NM
|
wind
22kt
41°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Moon slowly becoming visible.
|
| 13.11. 7:00 Z |
10°11'46"N
76°28'57"W
|
239°
|
6.6kt
|
12465.6NM
|
wind
20.2kt
40°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 7:59 Z |
10°10'5"N
76°33'32"W
|
267°
|
5.3kt
|
12470.4NM
|
wind
19.4kt
62°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef)
|
| 13.11. 8:00 Z |
10°10'4"N
76°33'36"W
|
276°
|
4.3kt
|
12470.5NM
|
wind
20kt
50°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 9:00 Z |
10°7'0"N
76°37'28"W
|
261°
|
4.8kt
|
12475.4NM
|
wind
20.9kt
38°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 13.11. 10:00 Z |
10°4'18"N
76°41'40"W
|
228°
|
3.6kt
|
12480.4NM
|
wind
19.1kt
39°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 11:00 Z |
10°1'57"N
76°46'15"W
|
224°
|
3.8kt
|
12485.5NM
|
wind
18.7kt
44°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 11:57 Z |
9°59'50"N
76°50'19"W
|
262°
|
3.5kt
|
12490.1NM
|
wind
17.7kt
38°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 13.11. 12:00 Z |
9°59'45"N
76°50'32"W
|
273°
|
4.6kt
|
12490.3NM
|
wind
19.5kt
49°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 12:15 Z |
9°59'11"N
76°51'35"W
|
238°
|
3.2kt
|
12491.5NM
|
wind
16.9kt
46°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 336ppm
|
| 13.11. 13:00 Z |
9°57'27"N
76°54'30"W
|
216°
|
3.6kt
|
12494.9NM
|
wind
11.5kt
40°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 13.11. 14:00 Z |
9°55'10"N
76°58'5"W
|
223°
|
3.8kt
|
12499.1NM
|
wind
12.2kt
34°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 14:05 Z |
9°54'59"N
76°58'22"W
|
280°
|
2.1kt
|
12499.4NM
|
wind
10.7kt
31°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 275ppm. Jug full.
|
| 13.11. 15:00 Z |
9°53'7"N
77°1'11"W
|
237°
|
2.8kt
|
12502.8NM
|
wind
10.4kt
25°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 15:31 Z |
9°52'7"N
77°2'26"W
|
246°
|
3.4kt
|
12504.4NM
|
wind
8.1kt
31°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1
Trying to find a sail setup with the least amount of flapping.
|
| 13.11. 15:40 Z |
9°51'56"N
77°3'3"W
|
275°
|
3.1kt
|
12505NM
|
wind
8.4kt
30°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 272ppm. Jug full.
|
| 13.11. 15:53 Z |
9°51'46"N
77°3'43"W
|
303°
|
2kt
|
12505.7NM
|
wind
6.1kt
60°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 272ppm
|
| 13.11. 15:56 Z |
9°51'47"N
77°3'47"W
|
318°
|
1.4kt
|
12505.8NM
|
wind
7.7kt
46°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 13.11. 16:00 Z |
9°51'43"N
77°4'0"W
|
181°
|
4.5kt
|
12506.1NM
|
wind
6.1kt
32°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 16:03 Z |
9°51'28"N
77°4'2"W
|
196°
|
5.5kt
|
12506.3NM
|
wind
5.6kt
16°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 13.11. 17:00 Z |
9°47'2"N
77°5'44"W
|
203°
|
4.4kt
|
12511.1NM
|
wind
1kt
131°
sea state 4/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 13.11. 18:00 Z |
9°42'38"N
77°7'52"W
|
214°
|
5.2kt
|
12516NM
|
wind
0.6kt
35°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 19:00 Z |
9°38'32"N
77°9'54"W
|
220°
|
4.3kt
|
12520.5NM
|
wind
7.1kt
253°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 20:00 Z |
9°34'48"N
77°11'39"W
|
215°
|
4.5kt
|
12524.6NM
|
wind
6.3kt
266°
sea state 4/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 21:00 Z |
9°31'7"N
77°13'9"W
|
209°
|
4.4kt
|
12528.7NM
|
wind
5.8kt
224°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 21:31 Z |
9°29'24"N
77°13'50"W
|
204°
|
1.7kt
|
12530.5NM
|
wind
6.8kt
259°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Genoa 1
|
| 13.11. 22:00 Z |
9°28'17"N
77°14'43"W
|
226°
|
3.3kt
|
12531.9NM
|
wind
9.1kt
289°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Sails set: Genoa 1, Main
|
| 13.11. 23:00 Z |
9°25'39"N
77°16'42"W
|
208°
|
3.3kt
|
12535.2NM
|
wind
7.8kt
289°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.11. 23:14 Z |
9°24'48"N
77°17'12"W
|
209°
|
3kt
|
12536.2NM
|
wind
8.7kt
278°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Tried unsuccessfully to get Winlink email connection over Ardop or Vara on 20m band. No response from any rms
|
| 13.11. 23:52 Z |
9°22'35"N
77°18'27"W
|
207°
|
4.7kt
|
12538.8NM
|
wind
8.6kt
299°
baro 1008 hPa
|
The night is very dark again.
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