Digir Dubbu - Banedup
Hoisting the anchor was not the easiest as the anchor was 11 meters deep. After Bergie had caught his breath again, we carefully manouvered through the west entrance and headed towards Banedup under engine. The archipelago in here is wider and there is more reefs protecting us from the swell, so we made decent progress.
Now we have clearly reached the more beaten path. After weeks in the relative wilderness, suddenly there were sailboats anchored all around us next to various palm islands, and actual traffic to consider.
3 miles to destination, we felt the wind pick up. Quick! Hoist the sails! We can actually SAIL our sailboat! It became a marvelous bit of beam reach in 10kn of wind and 40 meters of water.
We dropped sails outside of the reefs and motored in. We dropped our anchor in 3 meters of crystal clear water, there is a reason why cruisers call this anchorage the Swimming Pool. This stop might take a while as I feel the need to turn into a sea otter once again.
- Distance today: 14.5NM
- Dinner: pizza
- Engine hours: 3.2
- Position:
9°35'18"N
78°40'31"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 30.11. 14:03 Z |
9°25'55"N
78°31'23"W
|
333°
|
0kt
|
12677.2NM
|
wind
2.8kt
112°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 30.11. 14:11 Z |
9°25'55"N
78°31'25"W
|
279°
|
0.2kt
|
12677.2NM
|
wind
3.6kt
88°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 30.11. 15:00 Z |
9°27'35"N
78°34'8"W
|
296°
|
4.4kt
|
12680.4NM
|
wind
1.5kt
76°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 30.11. 16:00 Z |
9°29'53"N
78°38'20"W
|
304°
|
4.9kt
|
12685.2NM
|
wind
4.2kt
83°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 30.11. 16:38 Z |
9°32'4"N
78°39'54"W
|
7°
|
3.8kt
|
12688.2NM
|
wind
7.2kt
96°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 30.11. 17:00 Z |
9°33'31"N
78°40'20"W
|
331°
|
4.3kt
|
12689.7NM
|
wind
11.4kt
65°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 30.11. 17:10 Z |
9°34'12"N
78°40'34"W
|
327°
|
4.2kt
|
12690.4NM
|
wind
11.7kt
71°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 30.11. 17:36 Z |
9°35'18"N
78°40'31"W
|
60°
|
0.3kt
|
12691.8NM
|
wind
10.1kt
82°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Anchored
|
| 30.11. 17:44 Z |
9°35'18"N
78°40'32"W
|
126°
|
0kt
|
12691.8NM
|
wind
10.1kt
84°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|
| 30.11. 17:47 Z |
9°35'18"N
78°40'32"W
|
281°
|
0kt
|
12691.8NM
|
wind
7.8kt
100°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 30.11. 18:11 Z |
9°35'18"N
78°40'32"W
|
109°
|
0kt
|
12691.8NM
|
wind
5.7kt
120°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 275ppm
|
| 30.11. 19:57 Z |
9°35'18"N
78°40'32"W
|
94°
|
0kt
|
12691.8NM
|
wind
5.8kt
148°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Watermaker 275ppm
|
| 30.11. 21:15 Z |
9°35'18"N
78°40'32"W
|
179°
|
0kt
|
12691.8NM
|
wind
4.6kt
109°
baro 0 hPa
|
Had a successful radio conversation with Sya in 16.528MHz. They're 25NM from Jamaica
|
| 30.11. 21:23 Z |
9°35'18"N
78°40'32"W
|
275°
|
0kt
|
12691.8NM
|
wind
3kt
111°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 275ppm
|