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Friday, March 20, 2026

Pacific Ocean, 1925NM SW of Catalinia

The night fell under starless sky. The clouds hanging low and occasionally we where greeted by drizzle. With no sense of where the sea ends and sky begins, the flying fish were taking wrong turns on a constant rate. Few of them even landed in the cockpit. As the night grew longer, every now and the clouds would scatter revealing the starry night sky.

Main still in first reef and staysail on we greeted the sun and kept barreling up and down the waves. Wind has been shifting every few hours by 50ish degrees, so the seas are lumpy. Lille Ø bounces up and down, side to side. The hunt for things that haven’t yet settled to their spot is a sport to keep us occupied. And finding deep sleep in a bed not stable, a skill to be cherished.

From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
20.03. 0:00 Z 7°38'4"S 100°22'37"W 256° 3.7kt 14676.4NM wind 14.3kt 107° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 1:00 Z 7°38'21"S 100°27'8"W 273° 4.6kt 14680.9NM wind 18.5kt 135° sea state 4/10 clouds 7/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1011 hPa Suski on watch
20.03. 1:50 Z 7°38'39"S 100°31'5"W 267° 6.5kt 14684.9NM wind 18.4kt 126° baro 1011 hPa Sails set: Main (1st reef), Staysail
20.03. 2:00 Z 7°38'52"S 100°31'52"W 271° 4.1kt 14685.8NM wind 22.1kt 121° baro 1011 hPa Wing on wing
20.03. 2:46 Z 7°38'37"S 100°35'7"W 283° 4.3kt 14689NM wind 15.7kt 131° baro 1012 hPa Backdrop prevented a flying fish from making a grand entrance straight inside. The night is very dark. No stars, no moon, only blackness.
20.03. 3:00 Z 7°38'44"S 100°36'10"W 275° 4kt 14690.1NM wind 19.8kt 114° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 4:00 Z 7°38'40"S 100°40'27"W 312° 2.4kt 14694.3NM wind 13.2kt 136° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 4:18 Z 7°38'24"S 100°41'41"W 262° 3.4kt 14695.6NM wind 15.2kt 138° baro 1013 hPa Back to starry night sky.
20.03. 5:00 Z 7°37'54"S 100°44'38"W 250° 6kt 14698.6NM wind 24.6kt 118° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 5:02 Z 7°37'56"S 100°44'48"W 258° 5.4kt 14698.8NM wind 20.9kt 122° baro 1012 hPa Sails back on starboard side
20.03. 6:00 Z 7°39'0"S 100°49'0"W 225° 4.9kt 14703.2NM wind 19.8kt 116° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 6:12 Z 7°39'13"S 100°49'52"W 263° 4.2kt 14704.1NM wind 18.2kt 115° baro 1012 hPa Wing on wing
20.03. 6:54 Z 7°38'53"S 100°52'57"W 271° 5.5kt 14707.2NM wind 16.9kt 120° baro 1012 hPa Back on port tack
20.03. 7:00 Z 7°39'3"S 100°53'24"W 248° 6.7kt 14707.7NM wind 19.8kt 117° sea state 4/10 clouds 5/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1012 hPa Bergie on watch
20.03. 8:00 Z 7°41'5"S 100°58'1"W 235° 5.5kt 14712.8NM wind 22.9kt 126° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 8:55 Z 7°43'2"S 101°2'0"W 248° 3.9kt 14717.2NM wind 19.3kt 127° baro 1011 hPa Wing on wing
20.03. 9:00 Z 7°43'6"S 101°2'24"W 204° 4.8kt 14717.6NM wind 19.3kt 108° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 10:00 Z 7°44'19"S 101°7'5"W 274° 5.9kt 14722.4NM wind 21.3kt 122° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 10:52 Z 7°44'33"S 101°11'15"W 287° 4.7kt 14726.6NM wind 22.6kt 138° baro 1010 hPa Light rain
20.03. 11:00 Z 7°44'31"S 101°11'54"W 268° 5.5kt 14727.3NM wind 21.7kt 135° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 12:00 Z 7°43'47"S 101°16'28"W 254° 2.9kt 14731.9NM wind 17.2kt 139° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 13:00 Z 7°44'12"S 101°20'55"W 257° 5.1kt 14736.4NM wind 18.6kt 120° sea state 4/10 clouds 6/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1011 hPa Suski on watch
20.03. 14:00 Z 7°43'47"S 101°25'27"W 257° 3.8kt 14740.9NM wind 19.8kt 139° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 15:00 Z 7°43'2"S 101°30'8"W 279° 4.7kt 14745.6NM wind 21kt 125° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 16:00 Z 7°42'34"S 101°34'28"W 272° 4.5kt 14750NM wind 19.6kt 121° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 17:00 Z 7°42'8"S 101°39'5"W 283° 6.3kt 14754.6NM wind 20.7kt 111° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 18:00 Z 7°41'9"S 101°43'18"W 301° 4.1kt 14758.9NM wind 15.8kt 125° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 18:26 Z 7°40'49"S 101°45'12"W 280° 5.7kt 14760.8NM wind 17.7kt 136° baro 1012 hPa Sails down, motoring
20.03. 18:48 Z 7°40'18"S 101°46'41"W 293° 3.9kt 14762.4NM wind 15.9kt 136° baro 1012 hPa Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Staysail. Windvane steering
20.03. 18:55 Z 7°40'8"S 101°47'12"W 283° 4.9kt 14762.9NM wind 17.1kt 138° baro 1012 hPa Pumped the bilge. 12 pumps
20.03. 18:57 Z 7°40'6"S 101°47'21"W 273° 5.6kt 14763.1NM wind 20.4kt 140° baro 1012 hPa Started watermaker
20.03. 19:00 Z 7°40'3"S 101°47'35"W 277° 3.3kt 14763.3NM wind 15.8kt 145° sea state 4/10 clouds 4/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1011 hPa Bergie on watch
20.03. 19:09 Z 7°39'55"S 101°48'16"W 248° 4.8kt 14764NM wind 19.4kt 128° baro 1011 hPa Watermaker 274ppm
20.03. 19:12 Z 7°39'53"S 101°48'31"W 264° 5.4kt 14764.3NM wind 23.5kt 130° baro 1011 hPa Switched to port tack
20.03. 20:00 Z 7°40'39"S 101°52'29"W 245° 3.9kt 14768.3NM wind 18.2kt 130° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 20:52 Z 7°41'46"S 101°56'49"W 254° 5.8kt 14772.8NM wind 20.1kt 122° baro 1010 hPa Watermaker 220ppm
20.03. 21:00 Z 7°41'56"S 101°57'29"W 256° 5.7kt 14773.4NM wind 20.7kt 115° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 22:00 Z 7°42'50"S 102°2'18"W 266° 4.5kt 14778.3NM wind 19.2kt 127° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
20.03. 22:38 Z 7°43'37"S 102°5'24"W 255° 5.3kt 14781.5NM wind 19.8kt 115° baro 1009 hPa Watermaker 218ppm
20.03. 23:00 Z 7°44'12"S 102°7'11"W 262° 6.4kt 14783.4NM wind 18.9kt 113° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log