Pacific Ocean, 1429NM SW of Catalinia
Winds have been remarkably consistent, and so the boat has been mostly left to its own devices, sailing us towards Polynesia. The slight downward trend in wind speeds means that we’re now flying full sail.
As right now we rely 100% on solar for our power, the constant battle is keeping the panels clear. Our nightly visitors have a tendency to leave gifts.
- Distance today: 116NM
- Lunch: tofu curry
- Engine hours: 0
- Position:
6°2'22"S
94°28'38"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 15.03. 0:00 Z |
5°51'56"S
92°39'52"W
|
258°
|
5kt
|
14182.8NM
|
wind
16.3kt
121°
sea state 4/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1008 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 15.03. 0:40 Z |
5°53'1"S
92°43'8"W
|
245°
|
5.6kt
|
14186.3NM
|
wind
15.6kt
117°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (20% furled)
|
| 15.03. 1:00 Z |
5°53'35"S
92°44'43"W
|
242°
|
4.3kt
|
14188NM
|
wind
15.7kt
117°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 2:00 Z |
5°55'36"S
92°49'26"W
|
242°
|
4.5kt
|
14193.1NM
|
wind
16.2kt
101°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 2:44 Z |
5°56'51"S
92°52'40"W
|
282°
|
5kt
|
14196.7NM
|
wind
17.3kt
127°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Wing on wing
|
| 15.03. 3:00 Z |
5°56'35"S
92°53'55"W
|
266°
|
5.3kt
|
14198NM
|
wind
16.8kt
134°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 4:00 Z |
5°56'1"S
92°58'37"W
|
259°
|
5.5kt
|
14202.7NM
|
wind
16.7kt
130°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 5:00 Z |
5°55'31"S
93°3'0"W
|
266°
|
4.3kt
|
14207.1NM
|
wind
14.7kt
145°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 6:00 Z |
5°54'57"S
93°7'35"W
|
296°
|
4.9kt
|
14211.7NM
|
wind
14.6kt
132°
sea state 3/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 15.03. 7:00 Z |
5°53'48"S
93°12'19"W
|
270°
|
5.1kt
|
14216.6NM
|
wind
18.8kt
138°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 8:00 Z |
5°52'37"S
93°16'59"W
|
287°
|
5kt
|
14221.4NM
|
wind
16.2kt
135°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 9:00 Z |
5°51'27"S
93°21'39"W
|
314°
|
4.4kt
|
14226.2NM
|
wind
13.1kt
115°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 10:00 Z |
5°50'17"S
93°25'57"W
|
286°
|
4.4kt
|
14230.7NM
|
wind
13kt
147°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 11:00 Z |
5°49'1"S
93°30'17"W
|
294°
|
4kt
|
14235.2NM
|
wind
10.7kt
138°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 11:34 Z |
5°48'35"S
93°32'37"W
|
268°
|
4.5kt
|
14237.6NM
|
wind
14.8kt
127°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1. Back to beam reach
|
| 15.03. 12:00 Z |
5°49'3"S
93°34'31"W
|
267°
|
4.9kt
|
14239.6NM
|
wind
15.7kt
140°
sea state 4/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 15.03. 13:00 Z |
5°50'14"S
93°39'13"W
|
233°
|
4.4kt
|
14244.4NM
|
wind
15.1kt
114°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 14:00 Z |
5°51'28"S
93°43'55"W
|
279°
|
6.2kt
|
14249.3NM
|
wind
15.5kt
122°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 15:00 Z |
5°52'23"S
93°49'3"W
|
262°
|
4.5kt
|
14254.5NM
|
wind
13kt
117°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 16:00 Z |
5°53'13"S
93°54'30"W
|
264°
|
4.2kt
|
14260NM
|
wind
15.6kt
125°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 16:30 Z |
5°53'51"S
93°57'16"W
|
261°
|
4.8kt
|
14262.9NM
|
wind
16.5kt
127°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (20% furled) gusting to 20, so reefing time
|
| 15.03. 17:00 Z |
5°54'37"S
93°59'42"W
|
259°
|
4.8kt
|
14265.4NM
|
wind
15.6kt
125°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 17:50 Z |
5°56'1"S
94°3'40"W
|
255°
|
5kt
|
14269.6NM
|
wind
14.1kt
120°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Washed bow panel from booby poop
|
| 15.03. 18:00 Z |
5°56'17"S
94°4'24"W
|
234°
|
5.2kt
|
14270.4NM
|
wind
15.5kt
107°
sea state 3/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 15.03. 18:04 Z |
5°56'25"S
94°4'42"W
|
250°
|
5.3kt
|
14270.7NM
|
wind
16kt
123°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Started watermaker. One connector on the power switch had corroded through. Bypassed it. Now circuit turns on saltwaterpump, and the old pump switch activates watermaker
|
| 15.03. 18:17 Z |
5°56'43"S
94°5'40"W
|
248°
|
4.9kt
|
14271.7NM
|
wind
13.9kt
111°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 281ppm
|
| 15.03. 19:00 Z |
5°57'46"S
94°8'44"W
|
260°
|
5.1kt
|
14275NM
|
wind
15.4kt
120°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 20:00 Z |
5°58'52"S
94°12'50"W
|
271°
|
4.6kt
|
14279.2NM
|
wind
12.7kt
127°
baro 1009 hPa
|
There's a squall behind us, but it looks like it will pass our stern quite far
|
| 15.03. 20:03 Z |
5°58'55"S
94°13'2"W
|
240°
|
4.1kt
|
14279.4NM
|
wind
11.3kt
125°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 251ppm
|
| 15.03. 20:41 Z |
5°59'29"S
94°15'41"W
|
255°
|
4.1kt
|
14282.2NM
|
wind
14.7kt
138°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1
|
| 15.03. 21:00 Z |
5°59'46"S
94°17'18"W
|
273°
|
5kt
|
14283.8NM
|
wind
14.4kt
124°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 21:43 Z |
6°0'25"S
94°21'5"W
|
246°
|
5.6kt
|
14287.6NM
|
wind
16.3kt
136°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Watermaker 243ppm
|
| 15.03. 22:00 Z |
6°0'39"S
94°22'33"W
|
246°
|
5.7kt
|
14289.1NM
|
wind
15.9kt
119°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.03. 23:00 Z |
6°2'2"S
94°27'41"W
|
253°
|
5.6kt
|
14294.4NM
|
wind
16.5kt
129°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|