Pacific Ocean, 982NM SW of Catalinia
What a difference a day makes! Around 8pm we caught an easterly breeze and could stop motoring, and around midnight the wind was strong enough for the windvane to steer.
Night was cloudless, and the only challenge was a trawler that crossed our bow, the long trawl lit like a string of Christmas lights.
The lovely conditions continued throughout the day, and we’ve been able to enjoy leisurely ocean sailing on a beam reach without having to touch a single line. These are not yet the trade winds, but it feels we’re on the trail to find them.
In the morning, Suski caught a tuna, providing us with some new variation in the menu.
- Distance today: 88NM
- Lunch: tuna ginger curry
- Engine hours: 1.6
- Position:
3°44'52"S
87°46'24"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 11.03. 0:00 Z |
2°39'0"S
86°59'56"W
|
222°
|
3.9kt
|
13765.1NM
|
wind
4.7kt
74°
sea state 4/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 11.03. 0:28 Z |
2°40'40"S
87°1'15"W
|
222°
|
4.2kt
|
13767.3NM
|
wind
3kt
49°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Fishing boat on our starboard side. Only very bright working light visible. #7
|
| 11.03. 1:00 Z |
2°42'39"S
87°2'49"W
|
224°
|
5.4kt
|
13769.8NM
|
wind
5.6kt
55°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 1:14 Z |
2°43'30"S
87°3'30"W
|
221°
|
6kt
|
13770.9NM
|
wind
6.9kt
58°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Blink-plancton!
|
| 11.03. 1:32 Z |
2°44'30"S
87°4'14"W
|
225°
|
1.7kt
|
13772.1NM
|
wind
6.9kt
85°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (40% furled)
|
| 11.03. 1:38 Z |
2°44'41"S
87°4'16"W
|
187°
|
1.9kt
|
13772.3NM
|
wind
5.6kt
86°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1
|
| 11.03. 1:49 Z |
2°45'1"S
87°4'22"W
|
191°
|
2.8kt
|
13772.7NM
|
wind
7kt
79°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Second fishing boat behind us. #8
|
| 11.03. 2:00 Z |
2°45'23"S
87°4'29"W
|
201°
|
2.5kt
|
13773NM
|
wind
6.4kt
86°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 3:00 Z |
2°47'42"S
87°4'59"W
|
176°
|
3.1kt
|
13775.4NM
|
wind
5.2kt
54°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 3:17 Z |
2°48'23"S
87°5'2"W
|
182°
|
2.9kt
|
13776.1NM
|
wind
6.9kt
65°
baro 1011 hPa
|
PacSeaNet
|
| 11.03. 4:00 Z |
2°50'10"S
87°5'14"W
|
196°
|
2.4kt
|
13777.9NM
|
wind
7.8kt
76°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 5:00 Z |
2°52'49"S
87°5'52"W
|
197°
|
3.4kt
|
13780.7NM
|
wind
7.6kt
65°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 5:53 Z |
2°55'0"S
87°6'37"W
|
209°
|
2.6kt
|
13783NM
|
wind
6.6kt
74°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot set to wind mode
|
| 11.03. 6:00 Z |
2°55'15"S
87°6'42"W
|
200°
|
2.4kt
|
13783.3NM
|
wind
6.5kt
80°
sea state 2/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1011 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 11.03. 7:00 Z |
2°57'28"S
87°7'40"W
|
207°
|
2.5kt
|
13785.7NM
|
wind
6.3kt
93°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 7:36 Z |
2°59'3"S
87°8'28"W
|
202°
|
2.8kt
|
13787.5NM
|
wind
8.5kt
84°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
|
| 11.03. 8:00 Z |
3°0'17"S
87°8'58"W
|
200°
|
3.2kt
|
13788.8NM
|
wind
10.5kt
93°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Fishing vessel to the east of us, coming closer. Can see green #9
|
| 11.03. 8:53 Z |
3°3'5"S
87°10'18"W
|
208°
|
2.7kt
|
13791.9NM
|
wind
10kt
85°
baro 1010 hPa
|
The fishing vessel just passed our bow, quite far away. Looks like their trawl is lit like a string of xmas lights. Just need to be careful, they can be driving a GPS track with nobody on the bridge
|
| 11.03. 9:00 Z |
3°3'26"S
87°10'27"W
|
196°
|
3.9kt
|
13792.3NM
|
wind
10.3kt
81°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 10:00 Z |
3°6'12"S
87°11'46"W
|
213°
|
2.9kt
|
13795.4NM
|
wind
9.9kt
95°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 11:00 Z |
3°9'4"S
87°13'34"W
|
222°
|
3.7kt
|
13798.8NM
|
wind
11.3kt
97°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 11:59 Z |
3°12'24"S
87°15'17"W
|
212°
|
3.8kt
|
13802.6NM
|
wind
12.2kt
89°
sea state 2/10
clouds 5/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1011 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 11.03. 13:00 Z |
3°15'59"S
87°16'53"W
|
213°
|
2.8kt
|
13806.5NM
|
wind
9.1kt
90°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 13:13 Z |
3°16'38"S
87°17'15"W
|
183°
|
4kt
|
13807.3NM
|
wind
12.4kt
86°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Fishing gear out. 1 octopuss lure.
|
| 11.03. 14:00 Z |
3°19'13"S
87°19'0"W
|
222°
|
4.3kt
|
13810.4NM
|
wind
12.3kt
105°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 14:10 Z |
3°19'42"S
87°19'31"W
|
243°
|
4kt
|
13811.1NM
|
wind
11.6kt
120°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Suski got a fish! Yellowfin tuna
|
| 11.03. 15:00 Z |
3°22'5"S
87°21'53"W
|
244°
|
4.1kt
|
13814.5NM
|
wind
10.2kt
103°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 16:00 Z |
3°24'52"S
87°25'2"W
|
240°
|
4.5kt
|
13818.7NM
|
wind
11.3kt
109°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 17:00 Z |
3°27'55"S
87°28'13"W
|
237°
|
5.5kt
|
13823.2NM
|
wind
13.6kt
102°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 17:59 Z |
3°30'35"S
87°30'59"W
|
240°
|
3.9kt
|
13827NM
|
wind
11.1kt
96°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 11.03. 18:00 Z |
3°30'37"S
87°31'2"W
|
231°
|
2.7kt
|
13827.1NM
|
wind
10.4kt
105°
sea state 3/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1011 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 11.03. 18:11 Z |
3°31'7"S
87°31'34"W
|
227°
|
4kt
|
13827.8NM
|
wind
10.7kt
103°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 248ppm
|
| 11.03. 19:00 Z |
3°33'24"S
87°34'13"W
|
229°
|
3.9kt
|
13831.3NM
|
wind
11.2kt
111°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 19:58 Z |
3°36'7"S
87°37'3"W
|
230°
|
3.7kt
|
13835.3NM
|
wind
8.5kt
98°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 233ppm
|
| 11.03. 20:00 Z |
3°36'12"S
87°37'8"W
|
217°
|
3.8kt
|
13835.4NM
|
wind
8.7kt
118°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 21:00 Z |
3°38'56"S
87°40'12"W
|
238°
|
4.7kt
|
13839.5NM
|
wind
10.4kt
106°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 21:38 Z |
3°40'43"S
87°41'48"W
|
221°
|
4.4kt
|
13841.9NM
|
wind
9.9kt
92°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 232ppm
|
| 11.03. 22:00 Z |
3°41'48"S
87°42'39"W
|
204°
|
2.7kt
|
13843.3NM
|
wind
7.8kt
111°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.03. 22:57 Z |
3°43'59"S
87°45'11"W
|
228°
|
3.6kt
|
13846.7NM
|
wind
6.9kt
105°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 236ppm
|
| 11.03. 23:00 Z |
3°44'5"S
87°45'19"W
|
223°
|
3.4kt
|
13846.8NM
|
wind
8.4kt
107°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|