Shelter Bay - Lake Gatun
The few days of preparation at the marina went by quickly. Then came the awaited message: “Hello transit day January 8”.
And so we did another round of grocery shopping, got our linehandlers (crews of Plan B and Katydid) on board. With the expert assistance from the Shelter Bay dockmaster, leaving the tight spot was easy. Lille Ø is so small that we shared a box with a katamaran!
We anchored in The Flats for a couple of hours and then got our Canal Advisor on board. We would be doing the transit rafted up with a 42ft catamaran and a 45ft monohull.
The three lock chambers went without any major hassles. There was some light rain exactly when we were having dinner, but that was the biggest glitch.
Now we’re side-tied to one of the canal overnight buoys on the Lake Gatun. For the short moment again, Lille Ø is a freshwater boat!
- Distance today: 10NM
- Dinner: spaghetti bolognese
- Engine hours: 4.7
- Position:
9°14'19"N
79°55'55"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 06.01. 14:19 Z |
9°22'2"N
79°57'4"W
|
281°
|
0kt
|
12781.4NM
|
wind
7.4kt
358°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Checked and lubricated the engine impeller. Water pump belt had cracks. Changed both belts.
|
| 06.01. 14:50 Z |
9°22'2"N
79°57'4"W
|
87°
|
0kt
|
12781.4NM
|
wind
4.4kt
26°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 06.01. 14:52 Z |
9°22'2"N
79°57'4"W
|
298°
|
0kt
|
12781.4NM
|
wind
6.4kt
7°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|
| 06.01. 16:00 Z |
9°22'2"N
79°57'4"W
|
343°
|
0kt
|
12781.4NM
|
wind
9kt
14°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Oil change: Yanmar genuine 15W40 engine oil
|
| 06.01. 16:04 Z |
9°22'2"N
79°57'4"W
|
232°
|
0kt
|
12781.4NM
|
wind
6.4kt
14°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 06.01. 16:08 Z |
9°22'2"N
79°57'4"W
|
312°
|
0kt
|
12781.4NM
|
wind
7.3kt
21°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|
| 06.01. 19:42 Z |
9°22'2"N
79°57'4"W
|
164°
|
0kt
|
12781.4NM
|
wind
3.7kt
15°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Installed the repaired starboard aft cleat
|
| 08.01. 0:00 Z |
9°17'28"N
79°55'14"W
|
188°
|
1.9kt
|
12787.8NM
|
wind
6.8kt
20°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 08.01. 19:05 Z |
9°22'2"N
79°57'5"W
|
50°
|
0kt
|
12781.4NM
|
wind
10.5kt
12°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 08.01. 19:09 Z |
9°22'1"N
79°57'1"W
|
24°
|
2.8kt
|
12781.4NM
|
wind
8.7kt
20°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Motoring
|
| 08.01. 19:21 Z |
9°22'11"N
79°56'35"W
|
255°
|
0.2kt
|
12782.2NM
|
wind
11.4kt
7°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Anchored
|
| 08.01. 19:26 Z |
9°22'10"N
79°56'36"W
|
18°
|
0kt
|
12782.2NM
|
wind
15kt
3°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|
| 08.01. 22:28 Z |
9°22'10"N
79°56'36"W
|
256°
|
0kt
|
12782.2NM
|
wind
11kt
14°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Canal advisor on board, we are callsign 34E
|
| 08.01. 22:33 Z |
9°22'10"N
79°56'36"W
|
263°
|
0kt
|
12782.2NM
|
wind
11.5kt
25°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 08.01. 22:36 Z |
9°22'11"N
79°56'35"W
|
105°
|
0.3kt
|
12782.2NM
|
wind
12.1kt
10°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 08.01. 23:00 Z |
9°21'33"N
79°55'22"W
|
143°
|
5.8kt
|
12783.6NM
|
wind
12.5kt
358°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|