Pacific Ocean, 3690NM WSW of Catalinia
With the evening came a bit more wind, but only for the dark hours without moonlight. The boat bobs gently on, accompanied by periodic bangs from the sails. Not the most pleasant sailing wise. The Pacific isn’t pacified. The swell is constant, large and confused. At all times there is at least two swell directions and when they meet at your position, the boat lurches into a random direction. The barnacles are plentiful and their growing size brings the slow speeds even slower.
But there is much to celebrate! On this date two years ago we set sail from Berlin towards the cool waters and climate of Scotland. And look at us now! Nearly half way around the world in the tropical heat of the Pacific!
At dawn we gybed as the wind persistently was easterly. On other days we have meandered with the wind shifts, but that option wasn’t available today. What a weird sight to see the sails this way around!
We also moved the ship’s time to UTC-9. Only another half hour shift remaining before we are at Marquesas timezone.
- Distance today: 92NM
- Lunch: spaghetti aglio e olio
- Engine hours: 0
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 06.04. 0:00 Z |
9°59'41"S
129°32'25"W
|
266°
|
5.1kt
|
16457.4NM
|
wind
16.5kt
112°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 1:00 Z |
10°0'4"S
129°36'44"W
|
261°
|
3.9kt
|
16461.7NM
|
wind
8.9kt
100°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 1:59 Z |
10°1'13"S
129°41'10"W
|
245°
|
5.1kt
|
16466.2NM
|
wind
14.4kt
90°
sea state 3/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1008 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 06.04. 3:00 Z |
10°2'50"S
129°45'35"W
|
255°
|
5.5kt
|
16470.9NM
|
wind
14.9kt
94°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 4:00 Z |
10°3'33"S
129°50'20"W
|
266°
|
4.1kt
|
16475.7NM
|
wind
12.3kt
111°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 5:00 Z |
10°4'19"S
129°54'47"W
|
272°
|
4.9kt
|
16480.1NM
|
wind
12.9kt
94°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 6:00 Z |
10°4'51"S
129°58'58"W
|
250°
|
3kt
|
16484.3NM
|
wind
9.3kt
107°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 7:00 Z |
10°5'32"S
130°3'1"W
|
237°
|
3.6kt
|
16488.4NM
|
wind
13.9kt
100°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 8:00 Z |
10°6'55"S
130°6'58"W
|
249°
|
4.4kt
|
16492.6NM
|
wind
14.6kt
106°
sea state 3/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1011 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 06.04. 9:00 Z |
10°8'43"S
130°10'42"W
|
244°
|
4.4kt
|
16496.7NM
|
wind
12.1kt
93°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 10:00 Z |
10°10'23"S
130°14'10"W
|
223°
|
5.2kt
|
16500.5NM
|
wind
16.1kt
92°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 11:00 Z |
10°11'55"S
130°17'28"W
|
257°
|
3.2kt
|
16504.1NM
|
wind
12.2kt
90°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 12:00 Z |
10°13'47"S
130°20'49"W
|
234°
|
3kt
|
16507.9NM
|
wind
12.2kt
98°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 13:00 Z |
10°15'31"S
130°23'55"W
|
227°
|
3.2kt
|
16511.4NM
|
wind
10.3kt
99°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 14:00 Z |
10°16'41"S
130°26'46"W
|
230°
|
2.4kt
|
16514.5NM
|
wind
10.6kt
102°
sea state 3/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 06.04. 14:09 Z |
10°16'39"S
130°27'7"W
|
272°
|
3.7kt
|
16514.9NM
|
wind
11kt
119°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Gybed
|
| 06.04. 15:00 Z |
10°16'1"S
130°29'52"W
|
290°
|
4.4kt
|
16517.7NM
|
wind
13.1kt
97°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 15:03 Z |
10°15'58"S
130°30'2"W
|
289°
|
3.1kt
|
16517.9NM
|
wind
8.5kt
100°
baro 1010 hPa
|
InReach mini ran out of battery. Charging it now.
|
| 06.04. 16:00 Z |
10°15'13"S
130°33'22"W
|
304°
|
4.4kt
|
16521.3NM
|
wind
10.8kt
99°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 17:00 Z |
10°14'33"S
130°36'44"W
|
251°
|
3.2kt
|
16524.7NM
|
wind
8.2kt
91°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 18:00 Z |
10°14'17"S
130°40'2"W
|
261°
|
4kt
|
16528NM
|
wind
8kt
79°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 19:00 Z |
10°13'55"S
130°43'26"W
|
281°
|
3.9kt
|
16531.4NM
|
wind
10.3kt
87°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 19:23 Z |
10°13'35"S
130°44'26"W
|
300°
|
3.2kt
|
16532.5NM
|
wind
9.2kt
98°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Staysail, Genoa 1 (30% furled) looks like a squall might hit
|
| 06.04. 19:31 Z |
10°13'28"S
130°44'48"W
|
264°
|
2.6kt
|
16532.9NM
|
wind
9.8kt
72°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Rain
|
| 06.04. 19:39 Z |
10°13'27"S
130°45'12"W
|
286°
|
3.7kt
|
16533.3NM
|
wind
14.1kt
83°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Changed ship's time to UTC-9
|
| 06.04. 19:57 Z |
10°13'23"S
130°46'5"W
|
268°
|
3.1kt
|
16534.2NM
|
wind
10.9kt
66°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Staysail, Genoa 1 (10% furled)
|
| 06.04. 20:00 Z |
10°13'23"S
130°46'20"W
|
273°
|
3.7kt
|
16534.4NM
|
wind
11.2kt
82°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 21:00 Z |
10°12'46"S
130°50'14"W
|
265°
|
4.6kt
|
16538.4NM
|
wind
12.1kt
79°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 21:10 Z |
10°12'45"S
130°50'54"W
|
256°
|
5.6kt
|
16539NM
|
wind
15.2kt
97°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 06.04. 21:23 Z |
10°12'44"S
130°51'42"W
|
262°
|
3.6kt
|
16539.8NM
|
wind
11.6kt
93°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 279ppm
|
| 06.04. 22:00 Z |
10°12'23"S
130°53'49"W
|
281°
|
3.7kt
|
16541.9NM
|
wind
8.8kt
97°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 23:00 Z |
10°12'6"S
130°56'53"W
|
296°
|
2.5kt
|
16545NM
|
wind
9.3kt
78°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 06.04. 23:12 Z |
10°11'54"S
130°57'32"W
|
291°
|
3.3kt
|
16545.7NM
|
wind
9.7kt
78°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 234ppm
|
| 06.04. 23:23 Z |
10°11'49"S
130°58'8"W
|
262°
|
2.6kt
|
16546.3NM
|
wind
9.6kt
74°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Suddenly lots of static on VHF. Somebody nearby
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