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Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Pacific Ocean, 894NM SW of Catalinia

As the night fell, we motored on hoping for wind. In the early hours of morning it came, suddenly and fast. 20kn out of the darkness. So we rolled out a sliver of genoa and sailed! Since then the wind keeps disappearing and reappearing randomly. The sky is grey and the seas confused. So to keep up the morale, we motor the in betweens because drifting would be just too umcomfortable. Neither of us is sleeping well with the constant changes in conditions. At least we are making solid progress now.

Quite a huge difference with the forecast, where it was supposed to be sunny with light but consistent wind.

From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
10.03. 0:00 Z 1°41'35"S 85°37'57"W 249° 5.2kt 13662.1NM wind 3.8kt 67° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 0:56 Z 1°43'26"S 85°42'7"W 252° 5kt 13666.6NM wind 13kt 36° baro 1009 hPa Squall in the pitch black.
10.03. 1:00 Z 1°43'34"S 85°42'26"W 249° 5.4kt 13667NM wind 10.6kt 47° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 1:22 Z 1°44'25"S 85°44'13"W 241° 5.4kt 13668.9NM wind 4.2kt 43° baro 1010 hPa We are being circled by 5+ swallow tailed gulls. Apparently fishes around the boat. They make low gurgling sounds as they hunt.
10.03. 2:00 Z 1°45'41"S 85°46'53"W 248° 4.5kt 13671.9NM wind 5kt 287° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 3:00 Z 1°47'37"S 85°51'13"W 238° 5.7kt 13676.7NM wind 4.9kt 346° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 3:08 Z 1°47'45"S 85°51'31"W 222° 0.5kt 13677NM wind 2.6kt 353° baro 1010 hPa PacSeaNet. Had to drop revs to hear the radio
10.03. 3:51 Z 1°48'55"S 85°54'9"W 238° 4.3kt 13679.9NM wind 5.4kt 5° baro 1010 hPa Lights of cargo ship Humbolt Express visible in 12.9 miles. Boat#6
10.03. 4:00 Z 1°49'15"S 85°54'47"W 235° 4.9kt 13680.6NM wind 2kt 19° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 5:00 Z 1°51'36"S 85°58'52"W 237° 4.8kt 13685.3NM wind 13.5kt 23° sea state 2/10 clouds 8/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1010 hPa Bergie on watch. Rain
10.03. 5:51 Z 1°53'58"S 86°2'2"W 252° 4.6kt 13689.3NM wind 11.8kt 52° baro 1010 hPa Pumped the bilge
10.03. 5:58 Z 1°54'11"S 86°2'25"W 239° 3.1kt 13689.7NM wind 12.4kt 52° baro 1010 hPa Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Genoa 1
10.03. 6:00 Z 1°54'13"S 86°2'33"W 252° 3.7kt 13689.9NM wind 12.3kt 54° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 7:00 Z 1°54'49"S 86°5'13"W 268° 2kt 13692.6NM wind 8.5kt 37° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 7:25 Z 1°55'7"S 86°5'50"W 274° 0.3kt 13693.3NM wind 1.7kt 330° baro 1009 hPa Sails down, motoring
10.03. 8:00 Z 1°56'56"S 86°7'38"W 232° 4.2kt 13695.9NM wind 6.1kt 310° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 9:00 Z 2°0'27"S 86°10'48"W 247° 5kt 13700.6NM wind 12.9kt 29° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 9:03 Z 2°0'32"S 86°10'56"W 214° 3.7kt 13700.8NM wind 13.2kt 31° baro 1009 hPa Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (20% furled)
10.03. 9:33 Z 2°1'37"S 86°13'12"W 255° 5.8kt 13703.3NM wind 18.6kt 32° baro 1009 hPa This wind definitely wasn't in the forecast. Gusting 22kn
10.03. 9:45 Z 2°2'6"S 86°14'12"W 232° 5.3kt 13704.4NM wind 19.3kt 31° baro 1009 hPa Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
10.03. 10:00 Z 2°2'52"S 86°15'21"W 246° 4.6kt 13705.8NM wind 19kt 20° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 10:44 Z 2°5'13"S 86°18'38"W 245° 6.2kt 13709.9NM wind 21.7kt 18° baro 1009 hPa Pumped the bilge
10.03. 11:00 Z 2°6'14"S 86°19'47"W 216° 5.5kt 13711.4NM wind 14.8kt 18° baro 1009 hPa Suski on watch
10.03. 12:00 Z 2°9'40"S 86°23'40"W 217° 4.2kt 13716.7NM wind 13kt 6° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 13:00 Z 2°12'37"S 86°27'34"W 244° 5kt 13721.6NM wind 12.8kt 30° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 13:56 Z 2°14'16"S 86°31'0"W 251° 3.9kt 13725.6NM wind 8.6kt 70° baro 1011 hPa Rain rain rain
10.03. 13:59 Z 2°14'16"S 86°31'14"W 295° 3.7kt 13725.8NM wind 10.8kt 41° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 14:25 Z 2°14'14"S 86°32'36"W 230° 2.5kt 13727.2NM wind 6.8kt 42° baro 1012 hPa Autopilot activated
10.03. 14:31 Z 2°14'18"S 86°32'47"W 260° 1.7kt 13727.4NM wind 7kt 43° baro 1012 hPa Sails down, motoring
10.03. 14:35 Z 2°14'23"S 86°33'1"W 251° 4.3kt 13727.6NM wind 5.1kt 43° sea state 3/10 clouds 8/8 visibility 6/10 baro 1012 hPa Wind and sea state not compatible. Motoring till either sea calms or wind picks up
10.03. 14:50 Z 2°15'1"S 86°34'3"W 227° 5.2kt 13728.8NM wind 5.3kt 65° baro 1012 hPa Bucketing down with rain
10.03. 15:00 Z 2°15'28"S 86°34'43"W 236° 5.2kt 13729.7NM wind 6.7kt 68° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 16:00 Z 2°18'22"S 86°38'46"W 223° 5.3kt 13734.6NM wind 8.5kt 8° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 16:10 Z 2°18'55"S 86°39'25"W 226° 5.5kt 13735.5NM wind 13.5kt 347° baro 1013 hPa Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (20% furled)
10.03. 16:14 Z 2°19'8"S 86°39'41"W 238° 4.8kt 13735.9NM wind 14.2kt 353° baro 1013 hPa Autopilot deactivated. Starbuck on
10.03. 16:17 Z 2°19'15"S 86°39'55"W 272° 3kt 13736.1NM wind 18.5kt 360° baro 1012 hPa Bilge pumped, maybe 4 pumps of water
10.03. 16:17 Z 2°19'16"S 86°39'57"W 233° 4.9kt 13736.1NM wind 16.4kt 360° baro 1012 hPa Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (40% furled) we are out of the rain
10.03. 16:42 Z 2°20'49"S 86°41'13"W 213° 4.9kt 13738.2NM wind 14.2kt 348° baro 1012 hPa Shifted ship's time by 1h, now Galapagos time UTC-6
10.03. 17:00 Z 2°21'59"S 86°41'54"W 216° 4.1kt 13739.6NM wind 10.9kt 360° sea state 3/10 clouds 8/8 visibility 6/10 baro 1012 hPa Bergie on watch
10.03. 17:07 Z 2°22'20"S 86°42'10"W 220° 3.8kt 13740NM wind 9.3kt 0° baro 1012 hPa The starboard aftmost window has a slight leak
10.03. 18:00 Z 2°23'44"S 86°44'26"W 234° 3.3kt 13742.7NM wind 8.3kt 15° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 18:47 Z 2°25'2"S 86°46'10"W 233° 1.8kt 13745NM wind 6.5kt 359° sea state 3/10 clouds 7/8 baro 1011 hPa I can see a sliver of blue sky ahead
10.03. 19:00 Z 2°25'21"S 86°46'36"W 239° 1.6kt 13745.5NM wind 7.2kt 18° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 19:16 Z 2°25'50"S 86°46'52"W 234° 1.4kt 13746.1NM wind 3kt 25° baro 1010 hPa Autopilot activated
10.03. 19:16 Z 2°25'50"S 86°46'52"W 206° 2.3kt 13746.1NM wind 2.2kt 31° baro 1010 hPa Sails down, motoring
10.03. 19:43 Z 2°27'21"S 86°48'18"W 229° 3.6kt 13748.2NM wind 13.6kt 1° baro 1010 hPa Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (40% furled)
10.03. 19:44 Z 2°27'23"S 86°48'20"W 227° 5.2kt 13748.2NM wind 12.2kt 359° baro 1010 hPa Pumped the bilge, maybe 3 pumps
10.03. 20:00 Z 2°28'6"S 86°48'56"W 257° 1.1kt 13749.2NM wind 5.9kt 13° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 20:49 Z 2°28'44"S 86°50'4"W 141° 1.9kt 13750.7NM wind 4.6kt 41° baro 1009 hPa Sails down, motoring
10.03. 21:00 Z 2°29'29"S 86°50'34"W 216° 5.4kt 13751.6NM wind 4.1kt 50° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 22:00 Z 2°32'44"S 86°53'46"W 244° 4.4kt 13756.2NM wind 3.2kt 37° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 23:00 Z 2°35'27"S 86°57'3"W 228° 4.6kt 13760.5NM wind 3.6kt 29° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
10.03. 23:59 Z 2°38'57"S 86°59'53"W 226° 4.2kt 13765.1NM wind 5.5kt 66° baro 1009 hPa Pumped the bilge. 12 pumps