Pacific Ocean, 450NM SSW of Catalinia
In addition to our primary offshore communications system, Starlink, it is also important to utilize the secondary systems frequently. Now that I have a full amateur radio license, we’re able to use the HF radio on board. And so we have now enrolled to the Pacific Seafarers Net (14300kHz at 3:00Z). This is a voice-based radio net that tracks boats during their ocean passages.
Last night when reporting in, we were alerted of the lunar eclipse to occur. Since we had cloudless skies, we got to watch the shadow on the moon grow from a small “hat” to a nearly full eclipse. Nice!
A brown booby chose our spinnaker pole as its hotel for the night, staying perched despite the occasionally big rocking in the swell. The bird left at sunrise.
We are starting to get closer to the doldrums, and so winds are getting more fickle. But so far sailing conditions are good, and right now weather routing thinks we should be able to reach the southeastern trade winds with little motoring, as long as we stick closer to Ecuador than Galapagos Islands.
- Distance today: 144NM
- Lunch: beans and rice with fresh herbs
- Engine hours: 0
- Position:
2°16'26"N
82°18'46"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 03.03. 0:00 Z |
4°23'26"N
81°45'3"W
|
205°
|
6.9kt
|
13181NM
|
wind
18.3kt
32°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 0:03 Z |
4°23'6"N
81°45'12"W
|
197°
|
8.2kt
|
13181.4NM
|
wind
16.8kt
25°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Brown boobie sitting at the end of the spi-boom.
|
| 03.03. 1:00 Z |
4°17'5"N
81°47'45"W
|
211°
|
5.6kt
|
13187.9NM
|
wind
12.4kt
21°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 2:00 Z |
4°11'4"N
81°50'43"W
|
210°
|
5.6kt
|
13194.7NM
|
wind
15.5kt
37°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 3:00 Z |
4°4'56"N
81°54'9"W
|
203°
|
7.3kt
|
13201.7NM
|
wind
19.2kt
48°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 3:29 Z |
4°1'43"N
81°55'43"W
|
189°
|
6.9kt
|
13205.3NM
|
wind
20.6kt
43°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Daily PacSeaNet. Also tried calling VA7TEX on 7123kHz but no contact
|
| 03.03. 4:00 Z |
3°58'6"N
81°57'3"W
|
192°
|
5.7kt
|
13209.2NM
|
wind
20.3kt
41°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 5:00 Z |
3°51'16"N
81°59'43"W
|
200°
|
7.8kt
|
13216.5NM
|
wind
23.2kt
40°
sea state 3/10
clouds 0/8
baro 1007 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 03.03. 5:39 Z |
3°46'53"N
82°1'27"W
|
204°
|
7.4kt
|
13221.2NM
|
wind
18.5kt
40°
baro 1007 hPa
|
I believe this was the first flying fish hit of the trip, port side deck
|
| 03.03. 6:00 Z |
3°44'33"N
82°2'22"W
|
217°
|
5.8kt
|
13223.8NM
|
wind
16.7kt
35°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 7:00 Z |
3°38'9"N
82°4'53"W
|
204°
|
5.9kt
|
13230.6NM
|
wind
17.4kt
30°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 8:00 Z |
3°32'24"N
82°6'42"W
|
205°
|
6kt
|
13236.7NM
|
wind
13.2kt
16°
baro 1005 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 9:00 Z |
3°27'4"N
82°8'0"W
|
202°
|
4.6kt
|
13242.2NM
|
wind
13.8kt
18°
baro 1005 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 10:00 Z |
3°21'52"N
82°8'34"W
|
171°
|
4.2kt
|
13247.4NM
|
wind
16.8kt
16°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 10:05 Z |
3°21'24"N
82°8'31"W
|
171°
|
4.8kt
|
13247.9NM
|
wind
13.7kt
13°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Partial lunar eclipse, the top is cut off
|
| 03.03. 11:00 Z |
3°16'42"N
82°8'8"W
|
194°
|
3.4kt
|
13252.6NM
|
wind
10.1kt
16°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Suski on watch. Lunar eclipse nearly full
|
| 03.03. 11:41 Z |
3°13'20"N
82°8'30"W
|
190°
|
5.5kt
|
13256NM
|
wind
13.9kt
30°
sea state 3/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1007 hPa
|
Brown boobie has left the spi boom.
|
| 03.03. 12:00 Z |
3°11'45"N
82°8'47"W
|
179°
|
4.9kt
|
13257.7NM
|
wind
12.8kt
32°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 13:00 Z |
3°6'52"N
82°10'8"W
|
196°
|
5.2kt
|
13262.7NM
|
wind
16.8kt
25°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 14:00 Z |
3°1'50"N
82°11'21"W
|
191°
|
5.3kt
|
13267.9NM
|
wind
16.1kt
44°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 15:00 Z |
2°56'22"N
82°13'2"W
|
186°
|
6kt
|
13273.7NM
|
wind
17.6kt
41°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 16:00 Z |
2°51'3"N
82°14'27"W
|
192°
|
5.4kt
|
13279.2NM
|
wind
14.6kt
16°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 16:58 Z |
2°45'43"N
82°15'53"W
|
201°
|
6.6kt
|
13284.7NM
|
wind
16.2kt
29°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 03.03. 17:00 Z |
2°45'30"N
82°15'57"W
|
199°
|
6.6kt
|
13284.9NM
|
wind
15.5kt
18°
sea state 3/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1008 hPa
|
Bergie on watch. One dried squid and one flying fish evicted from deck
|
| 03.03. 17:28 Z |
2°43'0"N
82°16'39"W
|
200°
|
5.9kt
|
13287.6NM
|
wind
15kt
32°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 03.03. 17:42 Z |
2°41'45"N
82°16'59"W
|
188°
|
5.2kt
|
13288.8NM
|
wind
13.7kt
26°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Watermaker 232ppm
|
| 03.03. 18:00 Z |
2°40'8"N
82°17'19"W
|
199°
|
5kt
|
13290.5NM
|
wind
12.4kt
15°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 18:59 Z |
2°35'1"N
82°18'11"W
|
176°
|
5.5kt
|
13295.7NM
|
wind
19.8kt
24°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 19:26 Z |
2°32'27"N
82°18'24"W
|
181°
|
5.7kt
|
13298.3NM
|
wind
15.4kt
25°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Watermaker 216ppm
|
| 03.03. 20:00 Z |
2°29'18"N
82°18'46"W
|
180°
|
4.5kt
|
13301.5NM
|
wind
12.8kt
18°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 20:36 Z |
2°26'21"N
82°18'34"W
|
170°
|
5.7kt
|
13304.5NM
|
wind
14.7kt
350°
baro 1005 hPa
|
Big pod of dolphins came by
|
| 03.03. 21:00 Z |
2°24'26"N
82°18'17"W
|
177°
|
4.3kt
|
13306.4NM
|
wind
10.1kt
6°
baro 1005 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 21:05 Z |
2°24'3"N
82°18'18"W
|
161°
|
4.7kt
|
13306.8NM
|
wind
13.9kt
2°
baro 1005 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 218ppm
|
| 03.03. 22:00 Z |
2°20'18"N
82°18'30"W
|
164°
|
3.1kt
|
13310.7NM
|
wind
8.3kt
23°
baro 1005 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.03. 23:00 Z |
2°14'58"N
82°18'57"W
|
168°
|
5.2kt
|
13316.1NM
|
wind
15.3kt
15°
sea state 3/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1006 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|