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Friday, March 27, 2026

Pacific Ocean, 2654NM SW of Catalinia

High winds and a bumpy ride continued throughout the night. Sky was mostly clear, and progress was good. At noon winds had subsided a bit, and we shook out the reef.

In the morning we noticed that the starboard deck drain was leaking, right into the main electrical cabinet (great design, Amigo). Caulking was applied.



From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
27.03. 0:00 Z 9°18'46"S 112°13'48"W 242° 3.8kt 15411.6NM wind 23kt 125° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 1:00 Z 9°18'55"S 112°18'54"W 263° 5.2kt 15416.7NM wind 21.2kt 121° sea state 4/10 clouds 4/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1009 hPa Suski on watch
27.03. 2:00 Z 9°19'8"S 112°23'42"W 268° 5.1kt 15421.4NM wind 19.8kt 124° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 2:35 Z 9°18'58"S 112°26'18"W 285° 6.4kt 15424NM wind 22kt 132° baro 1010 hPa A booby just ripped off half of the wind vane ribbon for light wind. It was in it's face while sitting at the aft solar panel.
27.03. 3:00 Z 9°18'58"S 112°28'12"W 275° 5.5kt 15425.9NM wind 20.6kt 117° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 4:00 Z 9°18'56"S 112°32'38"W 270° 6kt 15430.3NM wind 21.5kt 117° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 4:28 Z 9°19'7"S 112°34'56"W 274° 4.8kt 15432.6NM wind 20.2kt 119° baro 1011 hPa Chung Kuo No.828 a 28 meter long fishing vessel on our port side in 7 miles. Visible only when both on top of a wave #13
27.03. 5:00 Z 9°19'14"S 112°37'32"W 246° 4.1kt 15435.2NM wind 20.3kt 124° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 6:00 Z 9°19'34"S 112°42'25"W 262° 5.6kt 15440.1NM wind 23.6kt 110° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 7:00 Z 9°19'44"S 112°46'58"W 289° 5.7kt 15444.6NM wind 19.2kt 109° sea state 4/10 clouds 4/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1012 hPa Bergie on watch
27.03. 8:00 Z 9°19'21"S 112°51'27"W 315° 3.6kt 15449.1NM wind 15.4kt 132° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 9:00 Z 9°18'34"S 112°55'32"W 267° 3.2kt 15453.3NM wind 20.4kt 135° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 10:00 Z 9°18'9"S 113°0'8"W 273° 7.1kt 15457.9NM wind 22kt 105° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 11:00 Z 9°18'42"S 113°4'39"W 267° 2.8kt 15462.5NM wind 21.2kt 122° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 12:00 Z 9°19'31"S 113°9'19"W 254° 4.1kt 15467.2NM wind 17.8kt 116° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 13:00 Z 9°19'59"S 113°13'56"W 263° 5.3kt 15471.8NM wind 23.3kt 119° sea state 5/10 clouds 7/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1009 hPa Suski on watch
27.03. 14:00 Z 9°20'21"S 113°18'16"W 254° 3.3kt 15476.1NM wind 20.4kt 115° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 15:00 Z 9°20'39"S 113°22'53"W 261° 4.7kt 15480.7NM wind 19.2kt 118° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 16:00 Z 9°20'54"S 113°27'19"W 252° 3.4kt 15485.1NM wind 20.8kt 134° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 17:00 Z 9°20'45"S 113°31'46"W 304° 2.8kt 15489.5NM wind 15.3kt 115° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 17:04 Z 9°20'46"S 113°32'3"W 259° 2.6kt 15489.8NM wind 17.4kt 119° baro 1012 hPa Starboard side bigger deck drain is leaking.
27.03. 18:00 Z 9°20'24"S 113°36'16"W 247° 3.1kt 15494NM wind 19.8kt 128° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 18:07 Z 9°20'25"S 113°36'49"W 296° 4.8kt 15494.6NM wind 16.6kt 121° baro 1011 hPa Suski applied sealant to the starboard deck drain
27.03. 19:00 Z 9°19'33"S 113°40'28"W 293° 5.2kt 15498.3NM wind 20kt 122° sea state 4/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1010 hPa Bergie on watch
27.03. 19:18 Z 9°19'24"S 113°41'42"W 255° 5.1kt 15499.6NM wind 22.9kt 118° baro 1010 hPa Sails set: Main (1st reef), Staysail
27.03. 20:00 Z 9°19'32"S 113°44'47"W 271° 3.7kt 15502.6NM wind 16.6kt 122° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 21:00 Z 9°19'28"S 113°49'11"W 275° 5.4kt 15507NM wind 15.2kt 108° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 21:13 Z 9°19'24"S 113°50'7"W 282° 5.8kt 15507.9NM wind 16.1kt 119° baro 1009 hPa Started watermaker
27.03. 21:26 Z 9°19'22"S 113°51'2"W 242° 2.7kt 15508.8NM wind 16.9kt 125° baro 1008 hPa Watermaker 262ppm
27.03. 22:00 Z 9°19'5"S 113°53'24"W 268° 4.8kt 15511.2NM wind 20.2kt 127° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 23:00 Z 9°18'30"S 113°57'43"W 262° 3.8kt 15515.5NM wind 17.2kt 123° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
27.03. 23:09 Z 9°18'28"S 113°58'24"W 255° 3.9kt 15516.2NM wind 19.7kt 123° baro 1008 hPa Stopped watermaker, 212ppm