Pacific Ocean, 1184NM SW of Catalinia
Overnight the winds kept picking up, and by morning we finally found the trade winds around 5°S. At 5°30 we caught a favourable current, and turned our bow towards Marquesas. Now it theoretically should be sailing in a straight line for the remaining 2900NM.
With new moon approaching, the nights are starting to be quite dark. But at least this affords us a nice view of the Milky Way.
- Distance today: 120NM
- Lunch: spaghetti bolognese
- Engine hours: 0
- Position:
5°32'7"S
90°28'53"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 13.03. 0:00 Z |
4°39'3"S
88°55'5"W
|
223°
|
3.3kt
|
13937NM
|
wind
10.4kt
115°
sea state 3/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 13.03. 1:00 Z |
4°42'3"S
88°57'45"W
|
224°
|
3.5kt
|
13941NM
|
wind
9.4kt
119°
baro 1010 hPa
|
A juvenile booby on the aft panel.
|
| 13.03. 2:00 Z |
4°45'24"S
89°0'27"W
|
208°
|
4.6kt
|
13945.3NM
|
wind
10.9kt
116°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 3:00 Z |
4°48'27"S
89°3'5"W
|
219°
|
3.5kt
|
13949.4NM
|
wind
9.4kt
101°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 4:00 Z |
4°51'26"S
89°5'29"W
|
223°
|
2.1kt
|
13953.3NM
|
wind
9.1kt
94°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 4:30 Z |
4°53'1"S
89°6'51"W
|
210°
|
3.4kt
|
13955.3NM
|
wind
10.8kt
110°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Very faint white light on our port side
|
| 13.03. 4:48 Z |
4°53'45"S
89°7'43"W
|
236°
|
3.9kt
|
13956.5NM
|
wind
9.5kt
125°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Definitely a fishing boat. Because boat with random lights with no AIS and from time to time we get static on channel 16 #10
|
| 13.03. 5:00 Z |
4°54'9"S
89°8'18"W
|
230°
|
3.9kt
|
13957.2NM
|
wind
11kt
107°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 6:00 Z |
4°56'6"S
89°11'31"W
|
233°
|
4.4kt
|
13961NM
|
wind
10.3kt
110°
sea state 3/10
clouds 0/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 13.03. 7:00 Z |
4°58'22"S
89°14'59"W
|
231°
|
4kt
|
13965.1NM
|
wind
11.6kt
105°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 8:00 Z |
5°1'0"S
89°18'1"W
|
225°
|
3.3kt
|
13969.2NM
|
wind
10.7kt
115°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 8:58 Z |
5°3'33"S
89°21'8"W
|
242°
|
4kt
|
13973.2NM
|
wind
12.6kt
118°
baro 1010 hPa
|
We just snapped to the Marquesas WP, so no longer counting VMG for the Galapagos one
|
| 13.03. 9:00 Z |
5°3'38"S
89°21'15"W
|
230°
|
3.2kt
|
13973.4NM
|
wind
12.1kt
116°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 10:00 Z |
5°6'10"S
89°24'12"W
|
227°
|
4kt
|
13977.3NM
|
wind
11.5kt
105°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 11:00 Z |
5°8'49"S
89°27'29"W
|
232°
|
4.7kt
|
13981.5NM
|
wind
14.8kt
114°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 11:34 Z |
5°10'36"S
89°29'18"W
|
205°
|
4.6kt
|
13984.1NM
|
wind
15.1kt
104°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Our night guest just left
|
| 13.03. 12:00 Z |
5°12'7"S
89°30'42"W
|
227°
|
4.4kt
|
13986.2NM
|
wind
13.1kt
118°
sea state 3/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 13.03. 13:00 Z |
5°15'32"S
89°34'13"W
|
213°
|
4.1kt
|
13991.1NM
|
wind
12.3kt
104°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 14:00 Z |
5°18'41"S
89°38'10"W
|
225°
|
5.4kt
|
13996.2NM
|
wind
16.3kt
104°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 15:00 Z |
5°21'36"S
89°42'44"W
|
237°
|
5.5kt
|
14001.6NM
|
wind
18.5kt
122°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 15:24 Z |
5°22'47"S
89°44'36"W
|
226°
|
5.2kt
|
14003.9NM
|
wind
18.7kt
111°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (30% furled) wind keeps hiking up, so just in case it keeps doing it, we are good for it.
|
| 13.03. 16:00 Z |
5°24'40"S
89°46'59"W
|
236°
|
5.3kt
|
14006.9NM
|
wind
16.1kt
110°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 17:00 Z |
5°27'2"S
89°51'40"W
|
240°
|
6.3kt
|
14012.2NM
|
wind
18kt
122°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 17:35 Z |
5°27'57"S
89°54'30"W
|
270°
|
4.3kt
|
14015.2NM
|
wind
12.4kt
133°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Heading towards Marquesas. ETA says 24 days
|
| 13.03. 17:40 Z |
5°27'55"S
89°54'55"W
|
278°
|
5.3kt
|
14015.6NM
|
wind
14.7kt
131°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 13.03. 17:52 Z |
5°28'5"S
89°56'1"W
|
259°
|
5.8kt
|
14016.7NM
|
wind
18.1kt
130°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Watermaker 279ppm
|
| 13.03. 18:00 Z |
5°28'13"S
89°56'45"W
|
258°
|
4.5kt
|
14017.5NM
|
wind
15kt
120°
sea state 3/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1011 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 13.03. 19:00 Z |
5°29'0"S
90°2'14"W
|
249°
|
4.7kt
|
14023NM
|
wind
17.2kt
135°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 19:08 Z |
5°29'5"S
90°2'58"W
|
240°
|
5.2kt
|
14023.8NM
|
wind
16.3kt
120°
baro 1010 hPa
|
There's a squall ahead. Need to monitor how it moves
|
| 13.03. 19:08 Z |
5°29'5"S
90°2'58"W
|
240°
|
5.2kt
|
14023.8NM
|
wind
16.3kt
120°
baro 1010 hPa
|
There's a squall ahead. Need to monitor how it moves
|
| 13.03. 19:25 Z |
5°29'21"S
90°4'28"W
|
250°
|
5kt
|
14025.3NM
|
wind
17.1kt
131°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Bilge alarm and pumped the bilge. 12 pumps
|
| 13.03. 19:27 Z |
5°29'21"S
90°4'39"W
|
256°
|
4.7kt
|
14025.5NM
|
wind
16.4kt
138°
clouds 5/8
baro 1010 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (30% furled)
|
| 13.03. 19:35 Z |
5°29'25"S
90°5'18"W
|
246°
|
5.5kt
|
14026.1NM
|
wind
18kt
124°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 254ppm
|
| 13.03. 19:38 Z |
5°29'27"S
90°5'32"W
|
257°
|
5.1kt
|
14026.4NM
|
wind
17kt
127°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (40% furled)
|
| 13.03. 20:00 Z |
5°29'52"S
90°7'28"W
|
266°
|
6.1kt
|
14028.3NM
|
wind
21.9kt
128°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 21:00 Z |
5°29'55"S
90°13'16"W
|
239°
|
4.6kt
|
14034.2NM
|
wind
18.7kt
142°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 22:00 Z |
5°30'31"S
90°19'15"W
|
271°
|
7.3kt
|
14040.2NM
|
wind
21.1kt
144°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.03. 22:12 Z |
5°30'44"S
90°20'27"W
|
266°
|
5.9kt
|
14041.4NM
|
wind
16.7kt
126°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Got a Lost GPS fix alarm from our main unit. It seems the others were still getting a fix. Recovered quite quickly
|
| 13.03. 23:00 Z |
5°31'25"S
90°25'10"W
|
260°
|
6.5kt
|
14046.2NM
|
wind
19.8kt
133°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|