Pacific Ocean, 515NM SSW of Catalinia
As the night grew older, the wind started to dwindle. The mainsail came down as going down wind it was just making noise and not really helping with speed. We continued with the double headsails. Annoyingly the blue extra sheet is not long enough to run the full genoa when not poled out and Bergie not wanting to wake me up opted to run it reefed. As mid day arrived, the wind had turned even more requiring a new sail plan. The staysail came down, so did the blue rope. Genoa got stretched out and the mainsail was up in full too.
Light headwinds and only a large rolling long swell means that we are silently sailing further with couple knots of speed. Long distance sailing sometimes is making desisions based on how loud they are versus how effective they are. Silent but slower is always our choice. Good sleep is basis for a successful ocean passage
- Distance today: 65NM
- Lunch: tomato-feta pasta
- Engine hours: 0
- Position:
1°16'45"N
82°39'15"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 04.03. 0:00 Z |
2°9'53"N
82°18'43"W
|
178°
|
5.7kt
|
13321.2NM
|
wind
12.9kt
10°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 1:00 Z |
2°5'28"N
82°18'38"W
|
182°
|
4.1kt
|
13325.7NM
|
wind
12.5kt
13°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 2:00 Z |
2°1'9"N
82°19'3"W
|
182°
|
4.5kt
|
13330.1NM
|
wind
9.4kt
17°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 3:00 Z |
1°57'10"N
82°19'11"W
|
192°
|
4.3kt
|
13334.1NM
|
wind
8.9kt
359°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 3:29 Z |
1°55'33"N
82°19'29"W
|
215°
|
3.4kt
|
13335.7NM
|
wind
7.4kt
11°
baro 1009 hPa
|
PacSeaNet checkin
|
| 04.03. 3:47 Z |
1°54'44"N
82°19'43"W
|
161°
|
2.6kt
|
13336.6NM
|
wind
5.7kt
350°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Sails set: Genoa 1 (30% furled), Staysail
|
| 04.03. 3:49 Z |
1°54'39"N
82°19'43"W
|
200°
|
3.5kt
|
13336.7NM
|
wind
6.1kt
357°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 04.03. 4:00 Z |
1°54'12"N
82°19'46"W
|
198°
|
3kt
|
13337.1NM
|
wind
6.9kt
350°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 5:00 Z |
1°51'49"N
82°20'3"W
|
196°
|
2.5kt
|
13339.5NM
|
wind
5.4kt
355°
sea state 3/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 04.03. 6:00 Z |
1°50'1"N
82°20'22"W
|
161°
|
1.6kt
|
13341.4NM
|
wind
4.7kt
29°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 7:00 Z |
1°48'20"N
82°20'36"W
|
208°
|
2.6kt
|
13343.1NM
|
wind
4.7kt
357°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 8:00 Z |
1°46'41"N
82°20'54"W
|
216°
|
1kt
|
13344.8NM
|
wind
5.2kt
68°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 8:23 Z |
1°46'4"N
82°21'2"W
|
208°
|
1.4kt
|
13345.4NM
|
wind
2.8kt
74°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 04.03. 8:24 Z |
1°46'3"N
82°21'3"W
|
287°
|
1kt
|
13345.5NM
|
wind
3.4kt
56°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Autopilot activated, wind shift
|
| 04.03. 8:33 Z |
1°45'50"N
82°21'14"W
|
223°
|
1kt
|
13345.7NM
|
wind
3.5kt
115°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 04.03. 8:34 Z |
1°45'49"N
82°21'14"W
|
226°
|
1.8kt
|
13345.8NM
|
wind
1.7kt
70°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 04.03. 8:52 Z |
1°45'19"N
82°21'34"W
|
214°
|
2.5kt
|
13346.4NM
|
wind
3.6kt
70°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Another pod of dolphins swam by, could be more heard than seen
|
| 04.03. 9:00 Z |
1°45'5"N
82°21'43"W
|
205°
|
4.2kt
|
13346.6NM
|
wind
7.3kt
97°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 10:00 Z |
1°43'31"N
82°22'45"W
|
205°
|
1.9kt
|
13348.5NM
|
wind
2.6kt
56°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 11:00 Z |
1°42'2"N
82°23'52"W
|
212°
|
3kt
|
13350.4NM
|
wind
5.9kt
64°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 04.03. 12:00 Z |
1°40'32"N
82°25'3"W
|
243°
|
2.6kt
|
13352.3NM
|
wind
5.3kt
65°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 13:00 Z |
1°38'38"N
82°26'19"W
|
197°
|
1.7kt
|
13354.6NM
|
wind
6.7kt
77°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 14:00 Z |
1°36'14"N
82°27'48"W
|
233°
|
3.8kt
|
13357.5NM
|
wind
5.5kt
117°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 14:33 Z |
1°35'1"N
82°28'31"W
|
232°
|
2.2kt
|
13358.9NM
|
wind
5.8kt
144°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 04.03. 14:33 Z |
1°35'1"N
82°28'31"W
|
219°
|
1.8kt
|
13358.9NM
|
wind
6.1kt
147°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 04.03. 14:57 Z |
1°34'17"N
82°28'57"W
|
214°
|
2.9kt
|
13359.7NM
|
wind
4.7kt
110°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 04.03. 14:57 Z |
1°34'17"N
82°28'58"W
|
222°
|
3.2kt
|
13359.7NM
|
wind
4.1kt
94°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 04.03. 15:00 Z |
1°34'13"N
82°29'1"W
|
215°
|
2.6kt
|
13359.8NM
|
wind
4.9kt
116°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 16:00 Z |
1°32'11"N
82°30'41"W
|
242°
|
1.4kt
|
13362.4NM
|
wind
2.6kt
129°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 16:03 Z |
1°32'7"N
82°30'45"W
|
220°
|
1.8kt
|
13362.5NM
|
wind
4kt
136°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 04.03. 16:05 Z |
1°32'6"N
82°30'48"W
|
245°
|
2.5kt
|
13362.6NM
|
wind
3.8kt
142°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 04.03. 16:05 Z |
1°32'6"N
82°30'48"W
|
282°
|
1.6kt
|
13362.6NM
|
wind
3kt
146°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 04.03. 16:05 Z |
1°32'6"N
82°30'49"W
|
272°
|
2kt
|
13362.6NM
|
wind
3.6kt
130°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 04.03. 16:08 Z |
1°32'3"N
82°30'54"W
|
246°
|
2.1kt
|
13362.7NM
|
wind
2.7kt
96°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 04.03. 16:09 Z |
1°32'2"N
82°30'55"W
|
201°
|
1.3kt
|
13362.7NM
|
wind
3kt
108°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 04.03. 16:11 Z |
1°32'1"N
82°30'57"W
|
280°
|
1.6kt
|
13362.8NM
|
wind
3.6kt
133°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 04.03. 16:16 Z |
1°31'58"N
82°31'4"W
|
235°
|
2kt
|
13362.9NM
|
wind
4.3kt
129°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 04.03. 16:16 Z |
1°31'57"N
82°31'5"W
|
273°
|
1.4kt
|
13362.9NM
|
wind
4kt
120°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 04.03. 16:19 Z |
1°31'55"N
82°31'9"W
|
243°
|
1.7kt
|
13363NM
|
wind
4.6kt
120°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 04.03. 16:26 Z |
1°31'47"N
82°31'18"W
|
220°
|
1.8kt
|
13363.2NM
|
wind
3.3kt
109°
sea state 2/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Sails set: Genoa 1 the combo stopped working, so switched to full genoa while drifting forward
|
| 04.03. 16:30 Z |
1°31'43"N
82°31'22"W
|
237°
|
1kt
|
13363.3NM
|
wind
3.4kt
135°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 04.03. 16:47 Z |
1°31'25"N
82°31'40"W
|
214°
|
2kt
|
13363.7NM
|
wind
3.5kt
127°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Fishing vessel Marta Lucia R (vessel 8 since Panamanian waters, first properly offshore) passed our stern
|
| 04.03. 16:59 Z |
1°31'10"N
82°31'56"W
|
229°
|
2.9kt
|
13364.1NM
|
wind
3kt
121°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 04.03. 17:00 Z |
1°31'10"N
82°31'57"W
|
202°
|
2kt
|
13364.1NM
|
wind
2.2kt
128°
sea state 2/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 04.03. 17:02 Z |
1°31'6"N
82°31'59"W
|
197°
|
2.2kt
|
13364.2NM
|
wind
2.7kt
114°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
|
| 04.03. 18:00 Z |
1°28'58"N
82°33'27"W
|
211°
|
2.1kt
|
13366.8NM
|
wind
3.8kt
122°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 19:00 Z |
1°26'22"N
82°34'58"W
|
206°
|
3.4kt
|
13369.8NM
|
wind
4.4kt
99°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 20:00 Z |
1°23'30"N
82°36'20"W
|
209°
|
2.3kt
|
13373NM
|
wind
3.6kt
126°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 21:00 Z |
1°21'13"N
82°37'44"W
|
192°
|
3.1kt
|
13375.7NM
|
wind
5.8kt
94°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 22:00 Z |
1°18'1"N
82°38'50"W
|
203°
|
4.8kt
|
13379.1NM
|
wind
7.2kt
84°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.03. 23:00 Z |
1°14'42"N
82°39'56"W
|
199°
|
3.4kt
|
13382.6NM
|
wind
6kt
80°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|