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Saturday, March 21, 2026

Pacific Ocean, 2031NM SW of Catalinia

After consulting the weather forecast, we decided to take another degree to the south to avoid a few squally, rainy, grey days. So far this strategy has succeeded, with zero drops of rain instead of the downpour that we would’ve gotten.

The dark nights of the new moon continue. On today’s walkaround check we found and ejected 15 flying fish and 2 squid from the deck and the scuppers.

At 8°30S we turned again west. As solar production has been good, we made some extra water and did a round of laundry.

We’ve been under way for three weeks now.



From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
21.03. 0:00 Z 7°46'4"S 102°12'0"W 246° 4.6kt 14788.5NM wind 19.7kt 105° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 0:18 Z 7°46'44"S 102°13'21"W 249° 3.9kt 14790NM wind 14.5kt 105° baro 1009 hPa Stopped watermaker, 211ppm
21.03. 1:00 Z 7°48'6"S 102°16'26"W 244° 4.3kt 14793.4NM wind 16.8kt 118° sea state 4/10 clouds 6/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1009 hPa Suski on watch
21.03. 2:00 Z 7°49'41"S 102°20'38"W 260° 4.1kt 14797.9NM wind 16.9kt 111° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 3:00 Z 7°51'23"S 102°24'56"W 234° 4.7kt 14802.5NM wind 17.5kt 113° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 4:00 Z 7°53'27"S 102°29'2"W 257° 5kt 14807.1NM wind 16kt 125° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 5:00 Z 7°55'9"S 102°33'45"W 230° 5.8kt 14812.1NM wind 17.4kt 121° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 6:00 Z 7°56'53"S 102°38'11"W 247° 5.4kt 14816.8NM wind 18kt 115° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 7:00 Z 7°59'0"S 102°42'17"W 242° 4.4kt 14821.5NM wind 19.2kt 111° sea state 4/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1011 hPa Bergie on watch
21.03. 8:00 Z 8°1'22"S 102°46'16"W 228° 5.4kt 14826.1NM wind 21kt 113° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 9:00 Z 8°3'17"S 102°50'35"W 277° 6kt 14830.8NM wind 16.6kt 110° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 10:00 Z 8°5'1"S 102°54'38"W 218° 4.7kt 14835.2NM wind 18.6kt 115° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 11:00 Z 8°6'36"S 102°58'42"W 261° 4kt 14839.6NM wind 14.4kt 120° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 11:48 Z 8°8'2"S 103°1'56"W 254° 5kt 14843.1NM wind 18.1kt 130° baro 1010 hPa Freighter Nord Anthem passed us 8NM behind, barely visible. Heading to Argentina. Vessel #12
21.03. 12:00 Z 8°8'16"S 103°2'51"W 273° 5kt 14844NM wind 16.9kt 124° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 13:00 Z 8°9'43"S 103°7'28"W 259° 4.5kt 14848.9NM wind 18.9kt 120° sea state 4/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1010 hPa Suski on watch
21.03. 14:00 Z 8°11'23"S 103°11'45"W 233° 5kt 14853.5NM wind 19kt 121° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 15:00 Z 8°13'25"S 103°15'49"W 249° 5.2kt 14858NM wind 18.9kt 108° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 16:00 Z 8°15'13"S 103°19'42"W 251° 4.4kt 14862.3NM wind 17.1kt 110° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 17:00 Z 8°17'22"S 103°23'44"W 244° 4.9kt 14866.8NM wind 20.5kt 111° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 18:00 Z 8°19'51"S 103°27'50"W 224° 5.1kt 14871.6NM wind 19.9kt 98° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 18:37 Z 8°21'19"S 103°30'5"W 230° 4.1kt 14874.3NM wind 16.2kt 107° baro 1011 hPa Removed 15 flying fish from deck and scuppers
21.03. 18:52 Z 8°21'59"S 103°30'54"W 259° 5.1kt 14875.3NM wind 14.7kt 100° baro 1011 hPa Started watermaker
21.03. 19:00 Z 8°22'19"S 103°31'19"W 216° 5kt 14875.9NM wind 19.4kt 125° sea state 4/10 clouds 2/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1011 hPa Bergie on watch
21.03. 19:04 Z 8°22'29"S 103°31'32"W 227° 4.2kt 14876.1NM wind 18.9kt 102° baro 1011 hPa Watermaker 285ppm
21.03. 20:00 Z 8°24'37"S 103°34'23"W 226° 4.4kt 14879.7NM wind 16.2kt 90° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 20:47 Z 8°26'24"S 103°36'42"W 238° 4.7kt 14882.6NM wind 15.4kt 87° baro 1009 hPa Watermaker 237ppm
21.03. 21:00 Z 8°26'56"S 103°37'23"W 218° 4kt 14883.5NM wind 15.8kt 100° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 22:00 Z 8°29'12"S 103°40'48"W 250° 4.5kt 14887.6NM wind 16.1kt 107° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
21.03. 22:30 Z 8°30'22"S 103°42'36"W 249° 4.8kt 14889.7NM wind 15.6kt 111° baro 1008 hPa Watermaker 212ppm
21.03. 22:32 Z 8°30'25"S 103°42'44"W 250° 4kt 14889.9NM wind 16.6kt 119° baro 1008 hPa Wing on wing
21.03. 23:00 Z 8°30'19"S 103°44'33"W 284° 3.4kt 14891.7NM wind 15.8kt 125° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log