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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Pacific Ocean, 2318NM SW of Catalinia

The clouds slowly dissipated during the night revealing the stars. With the clouds gone, the wind also stabilized itself and Lille Ø was again in full control. The dawn rose with only small puffy clouds in the sky, so our solar panels had work cut out for them filling the batteries after couple of grey days.

The wind has been staying at 15 to 20 knots and from a constant direction. The swell is still big, but we have managed to start cutting the first half of the passage into a video. It is nice to be able to introspect the beginning of the journey while still on it.



From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
24.03. 0:00 Z 8°52'13"S 106°41'44"W 255° 5.1kt 15077.1NM wind 16.5kt 105° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 1:00 Z 8°53'29"S 106°45'50"W 261° 4.8kt 15081.4NM wind 18.8kt 111° sea state 4/10 clouds 8/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1010 hPa Suski on watch
24.03. 2:00 Z 8°54'0"S 106°50'31"W 280° 5.5kt 15086.1NM wind 25.1kt 133° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 3:00 Z 8°54'15"S 106°56'1"W 261° 5.4kt 15091.5NM wind 21.9kt 118° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 4:00 Z 8°55'46"S 107°0'28"W 249° 4.2kt 15096.2NM wind 15.9kt 98° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 5:00 Z 8°56'45"S 107°4'46"W 270° 4.3kt 15100.6NM wind 19.4kt 110° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 6:00 Z 8°58'0"S 107°9'11"W 243° 4.6kt 15105.2NM wind 17.8kt 110° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 7:00 Z 8°59'8"S 107°13'35"W 254° 4.5kt 15109.7NM wind 19.9kt 115° sea state 4/10 clouds 1/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1012 hPa Bergie on watch
24.03. 8:00 Z 8°59'49"S 107°18'0"W 247° 4.5kt 15114.1NM wind 19.9kt 114° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 9:00 Z 9°0'4"S 107°22'17"W 263° 3.9kt 15118.4NM wind 15.4kt 117° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 10:00 Z 9°0'28"S 107°26'45"W 256° 4.1kt 15122.8NM wind 16.2kt 123° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 11:00 Z 9°0'45"S 107°30'48"W 261° 4.3kt 15126.9NM wind 15.2kt 117° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 12:00 Z 9°0'39"S 107°34'37"W 257° 2.5kt 15130.7NM wind 11.9kt 126° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 13:00 Z 9°1'34"S 107°39'7"W 260° 5.1kt 15135.2NM wind 20.2kt 117° sea state 4/10 clouds 4/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1011 hPa Suski on watch
24.03. 14:00 Z 9°2'27"S 107°43'28"W 262° 4.3kt 15139.6NM wind 17.7kt 111° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 15:00 Z 9°3'14"S 107°47'46"W 274° 5.4kt 15144NM wind 14.4kt 110° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 16:00 Z 9°4'9"S 107°51'41"W 273° 3.9kt 15148NM wind 18.2kt 107° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 17:00 Z 9°5'30"S 107°55'46"W 255° 5.4kt 15152.2NM wind 17.4kt 109° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 18:00 Z 9°6'57"S 108°0'3"W 261° 4.4kt 15156.7NM wind 16.8kt 99° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 18:38 Z 9°7'29"S 108°2'49"W 264° 4kt 15159.5NM wind 15.2kt 117° baro 1012 hPa Started watermaker
24.03. 19:00 Z 9°7'44"S 108°4'25"W 282° 3.8kt 15161.1NM wind 16kt 123° sea state 4/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1012 hPa Bergie on watch
24.03. 20:00 Z 9°8'32"S 108°9'4"W 277° 5.3kt 15165.8NM wind 19.8kt 113° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 20:26 Z 9°8'51"S 108°11'2"W 253° 4.3kt 15167.8NM wind 15.1kt 99° baro 1011 hPa Watermaker 219ppm
24.03. 21:00 Z 9°9'3"S 108°13'28"W 270° 4kt 15170.2NM wind 16.9kt 116° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 22:00 Z 9°9'39"S 108°17'55"W 271° 5.5kt 15174.7NM wind 19.3kt 106° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
24.03. 22:10 Z 9°9'46"S 108°18'41"W 264° 3.9kt 15175.4NM wind 17.8kt 110° baro 1010 hPa Stopped watermaker, 216ppm
24.03. 23:00 Z 9°10'5"S 108°22'13"W 282° 3.8kt 15179NM wind 16kt 101° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log