Pacific Ocean, 3400NM WSW of Catalinia
The wind kept dropping throughout the night. At midnight we packed away the mainsail to keep it from slatting. And then at sunrise the Parasailor came up.
As always, this big sail with its built-in wing stabilises the boat, as well as making it possible to sail in lighter winds than otherwise possible. Outside of the doldrums this passage has been surprisingly windy, meaning that until now it hasn’t made sense to deploy the Parasailor.
While today’s mileage has been low, that additional stability made for better sleep, as well as more elaborate cooking. We enjoyed some stovetop pizza followed up by cinnamon rolls.
- Distance today: 79NM
- Lunch: pizza
- Engine hours: 0
- Position:
9°47'28"S
126°22'55"W
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 03.04. 0:00 Z |
9°44'25"S
124°59'37"W
|
273°
|
4.6kt
|
16182.7NM
|
wind
13.8kt
99°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 1:00 Z |
9°45'40"S
125°3'47"W
|
265°
|
3.5kt
|
16187NM
|
wind
15kt
104°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 2:00 Z |
9°46'51"S
125°7'45"W
|
265°
|
4.5kt
|
16191.1NM
|
wind
15.1kt
98°
sea state 4/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1008 hPa
|
Suski on watch. Dolphins at sunset!
|
| 03.04. 3:00 Z |
9°47'21"S
125°11'45"W
|
277°
|
4.9kt
|
16195.2NM
|
wind
11.2kt
113°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 4:00 Z |
9°48'9"S
125°15'28"W
|
257°
|
4.2kt
|
16199NM
|
wind
10.8kt
111°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 5:00 Z |
9°48'43"S
125°19'15"W
|
261°
|
3.4kt
|
16202.8NM
|
wind
11.1kt
107°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 6:00 Z |
9°49'29"S
125°23'8"W
|
259°
|
4.3kt
|
16206.7NM
|
wind
12.8kt
93°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 7:00 Z |
9°50'26"S
125°26'46"W
|
279°
|
3.3kt
|
16210.4NM
|
wind
11.8kt
107°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 8:00 Z |
9°51'0"S
125°30'25"W
|
276°
|
3.7kt
|
16214.1NM
|
wind
12.2kt
105°
sea state 4/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1011 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 03.04. 8:03 Z |
9°50'58"S
125°30'33"W
|
285°
|
3.2kt
|
16214.3NM
|
wind
9.4kt
111°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Staysail, Genoa 1 (10% furled). Main was slatting too much
|
| 03.04. 9:00 Z |
9°50'58"S
125°33'22"W
|
303°
|
4kt
|
16217.1NM
|
wind
8.8kt
101°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 10:00 Z |
9°50'51"S
125°35'58"W
|
255°
|
3.3kt
|
16219.7NM
|
wind
13.4kt
126°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 11:00 Z |
9°50'35"S
125°38'47"W
|
272°
|
3.1kt
|
16222.5NM
|
wind
11.7kt
128°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 12:00 Z |
9°49'59"S
125°41'45"W
|
300°
|
3.8kt
|
16225.5NM
|
wind
10.8kt
121°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 13:00 Z |
9°49'41"S
125°44'43"W
|
283°
|
2kt
|
16228.5NM
|
wind
10kt
112°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 14:00 Z |
9°49'35"S
125°47'37"W
|
270°
|
2.6kt
|
16231.4NM
|
wind
9.6kt
93°
sea state 3/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 03.04. 14:05 Z |
9°49'37"S
125°47'51"W
|
272°
|
3.5kt
|
16231.6NM
|
wind
10.8kt
108°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 03.04. 14:31 Z |
9°49'30"S
125°48'42"W
|
291°
|
2.3kt
|
16232.5NM
|
wind
6.8kt
108°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Sails set: Parasailor
|
| 03.04. 14:39 Z |
9°49'29"S
125°49'7"W
|
271°
|
3.8kt
|
16232.9NM
|
wind
11.3kt
102°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Autopilot set to wind mode
|
| 03.04. 15:00 Z |
9°49'25"S
125°50'9"W
|
260°
|
3.3kt
|
16233.9NM
|
wind
10.3kt
112°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 16:00 Z |
9°49'32"S
125°53'18"W
|
268°
|
3.1kt
|
16237NM
|
wind
10kt
104°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 17:00 Z |
9°49'20"S
125°56'24"W
|
291°
|
3.8kt
|
16240.1NM
|
wind
10.9kt
118°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 18:00 Z |
9°49'11"S
125°59'34"W
|
260°
|
4.3kt
|
16243.3NM
|
wind
11.7kt
109°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 19:00 Z |
9°48'49"S
126°2'58"W
|
291°
|
3.7kt
|
16246.7NM
|
wind
9.8kt
114°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 19:30 Z |
9°48'41"S
126°4'40"W
|
271°
|
3.7kt
|
16248.4NM
|
wind
9.7kt
90°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 03.04. 19:44 Z |
9°48'43"S
126°5'27"W
|
263°
|
5.4kt
|
16249.1NM
|
wind
13kt
102°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 290ppm
|
| 03.04. 20:00 Z |
9°48'40"S
126°6'21"W
|
263°
|
2.7kt
|
16250NM
|
wind
10.8kt
125°
sea state 3/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 03.04. 21:00 Z |
9°48'39"S
126°9'39"W
|
267°
|
3.3kt
|
16253.3NM
|
wind
8.6kt
95°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 21:29 Z |
9°48'38"S
126°11'15"W
|
296°
|
4.7kt
|
16254.9NM
|
wind
10.4kt
94°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 256ppm
|
| 03.04. 22:00 Z |
9°48'35"S
126°12'58"W
|
273°
|
2.7kt
|
16256.6NM
|
wind
7.3kt
108°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 23:00 Z |
9°48'7"S
126°15'55"W
|
282°
|
3.6kt
|
16259.6NM
|
wind
9.2kt
109°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.04. 23:25 Z |
9°47'54"S
126°17'11"W
|
288°
|
2.4kt
|
16260.8NM
|
wind
7.5kt
122°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 225ppm
|