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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Pacific Ocean, 2774NM SW of Catalinia

The night fell in the same conditions, wind around 20 knots from a steady direction. Lille Ø sails itself beautifully on first reef and staysail.

The big event of the day was changing to UTC-8. Only 1.5 hours till Marquesas and UTC-9.30! We have now been at sea for a month, and have done three time zone changes during that.



From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
28.03. 0:00 Z 9°17'52"S 114°2'6"W 270° 6.2kt 15519.9NM wind 19kt 123° baro 1008 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 1:00 Z 9°17'39"S 114°6'37"W 282° 5.6kt 15524.4NM wind 19.2kt 118° baro 1008 hPa Suski on watch
28.03. 2:00 Z 9°18'2"S 114°11'16"W 261° 4.6kt 15529NM wind 18.6kt 110° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 3:00 Z 9°18'34"S 114°15'51"W 273° 3.8kt 15533.6NM wind 17.2kt 109° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 3:09 Z 9°18'40"S 114°16'29"W 259° 3.8kt 15534.3NM wind 17.6kt 118° baro 1010 hPa PacSeaNet was problematic today, good propagation but extreme QRM. Was able to give position
28.03. 4:00 Z 9°19'7"S 114°20'30"W 265° 4.8kt 15538.3NM wind 23.1kt 123° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 5:00 Z 9°19'49"S 114°25'25"W 269° 5.9kt 15543.2NM wind 21.1kt 116° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 6:00 Z 9°20'23"S 114°30'20"W 251° 3.6kt 15548.1NM wind 22.7kt 126° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 7:00 Z 9°20'47"S 114°35'12"W 281° 4.4kt 15553NM wind 19kt 124° sea state 4/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1011 hPa Bergie on watch
28.03. 8:00 Z 9°21'30"S 114°39'54"W 257° 5.1kt 15557.7NM wind 21.2kt 122° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 9:00 Z 9°22'26"S 114°44'42"W 281° 4.6kt 15562.5NM wind 18.8kt 120° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 10:00 Z 9°23'0"S 114°49'4"W 283° 5.6kt 15566.9NM wind 22.3kt 113° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 11:00 Z 9°23'32"S 114°53'40"W 256° 5.1kt 15571.5NM wind 22kt 119° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 12:00 Z 9°24'16"S 114°58'32"W 256° 5kt 15576.4NM wind 23kt 115° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 13:00 Z 9°24'54"S 115°3'13"W 264° 4.8kt 15581.1NM wind 20.4kt 107° baro 1010 hPa Suski on watch
28.03. 14:00 Z 9°25'41"S 115°7'46"W 230° 3.9kt 15585.7NM wind 18.6kt 122° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 15:00 Z 9°26'30"S 115°12'15"W 248° 5.6kt 15590.2NM wind 24.1kt 116° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 16:00 Z 9°27'5"S 115°16'46"W 265° 5.3kt 15594.8NM wind 18.9kt 110° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 16:35 Z 9°27'22"S 115°19'22"W 257° 3.2kt 15597.4NM wind 17.7kt 130° baro 1012 hPa Heard a snap of a conversation, very garbled.
28.03. 17:00 Z 9°27'33"S 115°21'19"W 259° 5.6kt 15599.3NM wind 19.6kt 118° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 18:00 Z 9°27'50"S 115°26'9"W 241° 2.5kt 15604.1NM wind 19.1kt 123° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 19:00 Z 9°27'31"S 115°30'42"W 269° 4.6kt 15608.6NM wind 14.2kt 132° sea state 4/10 clouds 4/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1012 hPa Bergie on watch. Changed ship's time to UTC-8
28.03. 19:36 Z 9°27'20"S 115°33'35"W 260° 4.2kt 15611.5NM wind 21.5kt 118° baro 1011 hPa Started watermaker
28.03. 19:49 Z 9°27'23"S 115°34'40"W 281° 5.7kt 15612.6NM wind 18.1kt 116° baro 1011 hPa Watermaker 291ppm
28.03. 20:00 Z 9°27'23"S 115°35'31"W 252° 3.9kt 15613.4NM wind 16.9kt 131° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 21:00 Z 9°27'17"S 115°40'2"W 296° 5.5kt 15617.9NM wind 19.7kt 125° baro 1010 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 21:34 Z 9°27'10"S 115°42'42"W 258° 5.9kt 15620.6NM wind 22.5kt 127° baro 1010 hPa Watermaker 219ppm
28.03. 22:00 Z 9°27'4"S 115°44'41"W 293° 6.3kt 15622.5NM wind 19kt 128° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 23:00 Z 9°26'29"S 115°49'14"W 285° 4.7kt 15627.1NM wind 19kt 131° baro 1009 hPa Hourly position log
28.03. 23:10 Z 9°26'26"S 115°50'0"W 285° 3.6kt 15627.9NM wind 18.4kt 134° baro 1009 hPa Stopped watermaker, 212ppm