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Thursday, March 26, 2026

Pacific Ocean, 2546NM SW of Catalinia

The half moon illuminates the ocean pleasantly. No more second guessing where the sea ends and sky begins. The separation of the two halves is now visible again. In the cloudless night the wind kept picking up, so at midnight watch change we put the main in second reef. That led to the inevitable decrease in the wind speed also. Well, at least the ride was more comfortable now.

During the day we did some important snack maintenance and dug into the long time storages to get more watch cookies and sweets.



From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
26.03. 0:00 Z 9°14'32"S 110°19'8"W 284° 4.4kt 15297NM wind 20.4kt 131° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 1:00 Z 9°14'20"S 110°24'9"W 279° 4.5kt 15302NM wind 20kt 131° sea state 4/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1010 hPa Suski on watch
26.03. 2:00 Z 9°14'1"S 110°29'13"W 257° 5.3kt 15307NM wind 25.6kt 124° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 3:00 Z 9°14'9"S 110°34'27"W 271° 4.5kt 15312.2NM wind 20.3kt 133° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 4:00 Z 9°13'56"S 110°39'39"W 284° 5.1kt 15317.4NM wind 18.3kt 123° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 5:00 Z 9°14'15"S 110°44'43"W 285° 4.5kt 15322.4NM wind 21.4kt 121° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 6:00 Z 9°14'32"S 110°50'7"W 262° 4.3kt 15327.8NM wind 20.4kt 127° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 7:00 Z 9°14'51"S 110°55'20"W 269° 5.7kt 15333NM wind 21.8kt 128° sea state 4/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1012 hPa Bergie on watch
26.03. 7:12 Z 9°14'50"S 110°56'20"W 267° 6.4kt 15334NM wind 23.1kt 116° baro 1012 hPa Sails set: Main (2nd reef), Staysail
26.03. 8:00 Z 9°14'54"S 111°0'8"W 288° 3.3kt 15337.8NM wind 16.1kt 97° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 8:18 Z 9°14'53"S 111°1'29"W 273° 5.3kt 15339.1NM wind 23.4kt 141° baro 1011 hPa Light rain
26.03. 9:00 Z 9°15'17"S 111°4'47"W 266° 5.3kt 15342.4NM wind 19.5kt 107° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 10:00 Z 9°16'23"S 111°9'30"W 279° 6.6kt 15347.3NM wind 22.9kt 108° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 11:00 Z 9°17'20"S 111°14'13"W 255° 2.8kt 15352NM wind 17.3kt 120° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 12:00 Z 9°17'49"S 111°18'54"W 259° 4.8kt 15356.7NM wind 15.6kt 112° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 13:00 Z 9°18'13"S 111°23'23"W 268° 4.1kt 15361.2NM wind 19.5kt 103° sea state 4/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1010 hPa Suski on watch
26.03. 14:00 Z 9°19'5"S 111°27'49"W 232° 4.5kt 15365.7NM wind 20.1kt 115° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 15:00 Z 9°19'45"S 111°32'11"W 279° 3.6kt 15370.1NM wind 13.8kt 108° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 16:00 Z 9°20'14"S 111°36'27"W 268° 4.7kt 15374.3NM wind 15.5kt 108° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 17:00 Z 9°20'48"S 111°40'42"W 267° 4.4kt 15378.6NM wind 18.6kt 113° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 18:00 Z 9°21'0"S 111°45'25"W 265° 3.5kt 15383.3NM wind 17.8kt 132° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 18:16 Z 9°20'54"S 111°46'40"W 265° 3.6kt 15384.5NM wind 18.8kt 122° baro 1010 hPa Started watermaker
26.03. 18:29 Z 9°20'50"S 111°47'41"W 290° 4.1kt 15385.5NM wind 19.4kt 115° baro 1010 hPa Watermaker 272ppm
26.03. 19:00 Z 9°20'34"S 111°49'53"W 279° 5.4kt 15387.7NM wind 16kt 104° sea state 4/10 clouds 4/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1010 hPa Bergie on watch
26.03. 20:00 Z 9°20'4"S 111°54'16"W 282° 8.1kt 15392.1NM wind 21.9kt 127° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 20:18 Z 9°19'59"S 111°55'42"W 265° 4.1kt 15393.6NM wind 16.7kt 114° baro 1009 hPa Watermaker 215ppm
26.03. 21:00 Z 9°19'37"S 111°58'44"W 283° 4.7kt 15396.6NM wind 16.6kt 125° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 21:54 Z 9°19'27"S 112°2'57"W 270° 6.1kt 15400.8NM wind 17.9kt 131° baro 1008 hPa Watermaker 206ppm
26.03. 22:00 Z 9°19'24"S 112°3'28"W 282° 4kt 15401.3NM wind 22.9kt 127° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 23:00 Z 9°18'50"S 112°8'26"W 261° 5.7kt 15406.3NM wind 25.4kt 124° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
26.03. 23:32 Z 9°18'50"S 112°11'19"W 254° 5.8kt 15409.1NM wind 26.6kt 119° baro 1008 hPa Stopped watermaker, 194ppm