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Saturday, March 7, 2026

Pacific Ocean, 694NM SSW of Catalinia

We’ve been at sea for a week, and the days are starting to blend into a continuous stream of watches. Sleep, sail, sleep, sail.

Conditions remain light and very comfortable as we ghost our way to the southwest. Beam reach, and the boat just glides on the blue ocean. We had two brief visits from dolphins at night and in the morning.



From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
07.03. 0:00 Z 0°9'1"S 83°50'30"W 238° 2.8kt 13500.4NM wind 5.9kt 20° baro 1007 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 0:32 Z 0°9'51"S 83°51'47"W 234° 3.1kt 13502NM wind 6.2kt 19° baro 1008 hPa Dolphins in the dark!
07.03. 1:00 Z 0°10'28"S 83°52'48"W 227° 2.7kt 13503.2NM wind 4.4kt 35° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 2:00 Z 0°11'29"S 83°54'49"W 240° 2.2kt 13505.4NM wind 4.4kt 37° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 2:47 Z 0°11'59"S 83°56'21"W 263° 1.9kt 13507.1NM wind 3.4kt 42° baro 1009 hPa Sails set: Genoa 1
07.03. 3:00 Z 0°12'5"S 83°56'42"W 263° 1.8kt 13507.4NM wind 4.2kt 39° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 3:16 Z 0°12'13"S 83°57'8"W 251° 1.3kt 13507.9NM wind 3.2kt 54° baro 1010 hPa PacSeaNet
07.03. 4:00 Z 0°12'38"S 83°58'24"W 248° 1.9kt 13509.2NM wind 3.8kt 53° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 5:00 Z 0°13'17"S 84°0'7"W 249° 1.9kt 13511.1NM wind 4.4kt 69° sea state 2/10 clouds 8/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1010 hPa Bergie on watch
07.03. 6:00 Z 0°14'4"S 84°1'31"W 238° 1.7kt 13512.7NM wind 4.5kt 97° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 7:00 Z 0°15'11"S 84°3'20"W 240° 1.9kt 13514.9NM wind 4.2kt 112° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 8:00 Z 0°16'9"S 84°5'13"W 250° 2.4kt 13517NM wind 6.7kt 132° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 9:00 Z 0°16'57"S 84°7'8"W 247° 2.2kt 13519.1NM wind 4.5kt 124° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 10:00 Z 0°17'45"S 84°9'7"W 240° 2.2kt 13521.2NM wind 4.5kt 107° baro 1007 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 10:57 Z 0°18'50"S 84°11'9"W 224° 3.8kt 13523.5NM wind 5.8kt 94° baro 1008 hPa Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
07.03. 11:00 Z 0°18'58"S 84°11'16"W 226° 3.2kt 13523.7NM wind 6kt 107° sea state 2/10 clouds 6/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1008 hPa Suski on watch
07.03. 11:25 Z 0°19'48"S 84°12'5"W 226° 1.9kt 13524.9NM wind 2.8kt 88° baro 1008 hPa Dolphins!
07.03. 11:54 Z 0°21'0"S 84°13'3"W 213° 4.3kt 13526.4NM wind 7.4kt 83° baro 1008 hPa After a light rain, washed aft and hard dodger solar panels from poop.
07.03. 13:00 Z 0°24'12"S 84°15'17"W 217° 3.6kt 13530.6NM wind 5.3kt 103° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 14:00 Z 0°26'48"S 84°17'12"W 227° 2.8kt 13533.8NM wind 4.4kt 88° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 15:00 Z 0°29'24"S 84°19'7"W 221° 3.2kt 13537NM wind 4.3kt 104° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 16:00 Z 0°32'34"S 84°21'15"W 218° 3.4kt 13540.8NM wind 6.3kt 117° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 16:51 Z 0°34'18"S 84°22'54"W 227° 2.4kt 13543.3NM wind 5.5kt 105° baro 1009 hPa Started watermaker
07.03. 17:00 Z 0°34'33"S 84°23'9"W 215° 2.1kt 13543.6NM wind 5kt 113° sea state 2/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1009 hPa Bergie on watch
07.03. 17:05 Z 0°34'41"S 84°23'17"W 240° 1.7kt 13543.8NM wind 4.2kt 127° baro 1009 hPa Watermaker 264ppm
07.03. 18:00 Z 0°36'39"S 84°24'52"W 225° 3.4kt 13546.3NM wind 8kt 91° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 18:54 Z 0°39'16"S 84°26'41"W 218° 3.2kt 13549.6NM wind 6.7kt 73° baro 1008 hPa Watermaker 232ppm
07.03. 19:00 Z 0°39'32"S 84°26'51"W 206° 3.6kt 13550NM wind 7.6kt 70° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 20:00 Z 0°42'16"S 84°28'15"W 205° 3kt 13553NM wind 7.2kt 75° baro 1007 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 20:34 Z 0°43'49"S 84°28'57"W 214° 2.6kt 13554.7NM wind 6.6kt 54° baro 1006 hPa Watermaker 228ppm
07.03. 21:00 Z 0°44'54"S 84°29'27"W 205° 2.3kt 13555.9NM wind 5.3kt 76° baro 1006 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 22:00 Z 0°47'20"S 84°30'32"W 208° 2.4kt 13558.6NM wind 4.8kt 60° baro 1006 hPa Hourly position log
07.03. 22:10 Z 0°47'39"S 84°30'40"W 206° 1.9kt 13559NM wind 6.7kt 42° baro 1006 hPa Stopped watermaker, 232ppm
07.03. 23:00 Z 0°49'14"S 84°31'27"W 228° 1.1kt 13560.7NM wind 4.9kt 27° baro 1006 hPa Suski on watch