Pacific Ocean, 4089NM WSW of Catalinia
Boat number 17, sailboat number 3, was spotted behind us in the darkness. An Oyster Rally boat Alpenglow sailed past us at double speed. We had a small conversation over VHF and soon they had disappeared into the darkness.
The morning didn’t turn bright, it turned grey. Squalls and lulls woven to each other like a gray wool blanket. The winds were varied as if they already could sense the land, and ebb and flow up and down simulating the tall volcanic slopes of the Marquesas. Eventually one of the squalls came with gusts over 30kn, so out in to the rain we went to put in a 2nd reef. After a while as the wind kept dropping we put back the 1st reef. This passage was going to test us till the very end.
At 3pm we got to the magical 2 digit numbers on the plotter! If we can keep up average speed of 4kn, we shall be dropping anchor in Hiva Oa exactly 6 weeks after starting!
- Distance today: 100NM
- Lunch: lentil coconut soup
- Engine hours: 0
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 10.04. 0:00 Z |
9°36'16"S
135°43'6"W
|
285°
|
4.7kt
|
16843.4NM
|
wind
16.2kt
107°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 0:12 Z |
9°36'17"S
135°43'55"W
|
278°
|
3.3kt
|
16844.2NM
|
wind
11.9kt
86°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Wave splashed the cockpit
|
| 10.04. 0:27 Z |
9°36'17"S
135°44'55"W
|
270°
|
4.2kt
|
16845.2NM
|
wind
14.3kt
101°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Rain
|
| 10.04. 1:00 Z |
9°36'36"S
135°47'18"W
|
281°
|
5.4kt
|
16847.6NM
|
wind
17.9kt
100°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 1:27 Z |
9°36'56"S
135°49'17"W
|
293°
|
4.5kt
|
16849.6NM
|
wind
16.6kt
99°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 210ppm
|
| 10.04. 2:00 Z |
9°37'25"S
135°51'43"W
|
250°
|
3.8kt
|
16852NM
|
wind
18.1kt
94°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 2:06 Z |
9°37'30"S
135°52'7"W
|
247°
|
3.1kt
|
16852.4NM
|
wind
16.7kt
111°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Submitted and paid French Polynesia biosecurity declaration
|
| 10.04. 3:00 Z |
9°38'4"S
135°56'6"W
|
280°
|
4kt
|
16856.4NM
|
wind
19.7kt
106°
sea state 4/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 10.04. 4:00 Z |
9°38'33"S
136°0'16"W
|
277°
|
5.9kt
|
16860.6NM
|
wind
19.4kt
115°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 5:00 Z |
9°39'7"S
136°4'27"W
|
243°
|
4.3kt
|
16864.8NM
|
wind
19.6kt
104°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 5:21 Z |
9°39'22"S
136°5'53"W
|
251°
|
2.6kt
|
16866.2NM
|
wind
16.6kt
115°
baro 1011 hPa
|
4000NM sailed!
|
| 10.04. 6:00 Z |
9°39'56"S
136°8'43"W
|
265°
|
5kt
|
16869.1NM
|
wind
18.1kt
100°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 7:00 Z |
9°40'21"S
136°13'4"W
|
253°
|
3.1kt
|
16873.4NM
|
wind
12.9kt
122°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 8:00 Z |
9°40'45"S
136°17'22"W
|
259°
|
3.3kt
|
16877.7NM
|
wind
16.3kt
114°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 8:18 Z |
9°41'1"S
136°18'43"W
|
268°
|
4.3kt
|
16879.1NM
|
wind
19.9kt
102°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Alpenglow 5nm behind. Nav lights visible. Going at 8kn. Vessel #17, sailboat 3
|
| 10.04. 8:55 Z |
9°41'22"S
136°21'35"W
|
265°
|
4.5kt
|
16881.9NM
|
wind
21kt
117°
baro 1010 hPa
|
QSO with Alpenglow. They're day 25 out. 5 people, heading for Hiva Oa. Oyster rally boat
|
| 10.04. 9:00 Z |
9°41'25"S
136°21'59"W
|
260°
|
4.2kt
|
16882.3NM
|
wind
17.3kt
103°
sea state 4/10
clouds 1/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 10.04. 10:00 Z |
9°41'32"S
136°26'34"W
|
279°
|
3.9kt
|
16886.9NM
|
wind
17.5kt
118°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 10:16 Z |
9°41'23"S
136°27'44"W
|
280°
|
3.9kt
|
16888NM
|
wind
17.8kt
125°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Light rain
|
| 10.04. 11:00 Z |
9°41'7"S
136°31'8"W
|
287°
|
4.4kt
|
16891.4NM
|
wind
19.6kt
115°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 12:00 Z |
9°40'39"S
136°35'27"W
|
277°
|
4.9kt
|
16895.8NM
|
wind
20.5kt
114°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 13:00 Z |
9°40'29"S
136°39'43"W
|
267°
|
3.7kt
|
16900NM
|
wind
19.5kt
123°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 14:00 Z |
9°40'5"S
136°43'48"W
|
257°
|
4.9kt
|
16904.1NM
|
wind
17.9kt
124°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 15:00 Z |
9°40'4"S
136°47'59"W
|
290°
|
4.9kt
|
16908.2NM
|
wind
15.2kt
124°
sea state 4/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 10.04. 15:47 Z |
9°40'2"S
136°51'11"W
|
277°
|
5.4kt
|
16911.4NM
|
wind
20.3kt
134°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Rain
|
| 10.04. 16:00 Z |
9°40'2"S
136°51'59"W
|
268°
|
6.1kt
|
16912.2NM
|
wind
22.7kt
133°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 17:00 Z |
9°40'40"S
136°55'47"W
|
243°
|
3.3kt
|
16916.2NM
|
wind
13.4kt
77°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 17:18 Z |
9°40'59"S
136°57'5"W
|
235°
|
4.8kt
|
16917.5NM
|
wind
21.6kt
117°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (2nd reef), Staysail
A squall gave us 31kn of wind.
|
| 10.04. 18:00 Z |
9°41'9"S
137°0'23"W
|
258°
|
6.2kt
|
16920.8NM
|
wind
22.6kt
114°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 19:00 Z |
9°42'4"S
137°4'17"W
|
238°
|
3.5kt
|
16924.8NM
|
wind
15kt
116°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 20:00 Z |
9°42'34"S
137°8'20"W
|
268°
|
3.3kt
|
16928.9NM
|
wind
15.3kt
101°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 20:33 Z |
9°42'58"S
137°10'23"W
|
254°
|
4.6kt
|
16931NM
|
wind
13.9kt
103°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 10.04. 20:48 Z |
9°43'10"S
137°11'18"W
|
265°
|
4.1kt
|
16931.9NM
|
wind
14.7kt
113°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Rain
|
| 10.04. 21:00 Z |
9°43'12"S
137°12'8"W
|
304°
|
2.9kt
|
16932.7NM
|
wind
14.6kt
108°
sea state 4/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 10.04. 22:00 Z |
9°43'1"S
137°15'31"W
|
287°
|
3.9kt
|
16936.1NM
|
wind
12.4kt
119°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 10.04. 22:08 Z |
9°43'3"S
137°15'57"W
|
269°
|
3kt
|
16936.5NM
|
wind
12.2kt
121°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Drizzle and still no wind
|
| 10.04. 22:31 Z |
9°43'18"S
137°17'1"W
|
218°
|
4.1kt
|
16937.6NM
|
wind
18.8kt
87°
baro 1009 hPa
|
That "squall" brought at least some
|
| 10.04. 23:00 Z |
9°44'35"S
137°18'33"W
|
264°
|
4.3kt
|
16939.6NM
|
wind
16.1kt
48°
clouds 8/8
visibility 3/10
baro 1008 hPa
|
Lots of rain now
|
| 10.04. 23:49 Z |
9°45'36"S
137°22'7"W
|
247°
|
4.7kt
|
16943.4NM
|
wind
19.9kt
112°
clouds 7/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1008 hPa
|
Double digits! 99NM to go
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