Taha Uku - Hanamoenoa
We had a great week exploring Hiva Oa. However, the muddy river water wasn’t suitable for swimming or running the watermaker, and so we decided to move over to Tahuata. We still hadn’t had a chance to clean the hull, but the local crab population had done a great job eating away most of it.
We hoisted the main into first reef in the shelter of the breakwater, and sailed high into the wind. As the Haava Channel got closer, we could slowly lower the course, eventually to wing on wing.
We arrived to a beautiful bay with a palm beach. The anchorage is quite full, with many boats we know from various stages of our cruise.
- Distance today: 9.4NM
- Lunch: spaghetti with aubergines
- Engine hours: 0.7
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 12.04. 17:23 Z |
9°48'11"S
139°1'50"W
|
36°
|
0kt
|
17046.9NM
|
wind
1kt
95°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Changed ship's time to UTC-9:30
|
| 14.04. 14:48 Z |
9°48'11"S
139°1'50"W
|
299°
|
0.3kt
|
17046.9NM
|
wind
0.6kt
84°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Pumped the bilge
|
| 14.04. 19:27 Z |
9°48'11"S
139°1'50"W
|
245°
|
0.2kt
|
17046.9NM
|
wind
0.2kt
93°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Pickled watermaker
|
| 18.04. 19:14 Z |
9°48'10"S
139°1'50"W
|
162°
|
0kt
|
17046.9NM
|
wind
3.3kt
207°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 18.04. 19:21 Z |
9°48'11"S
139°1'49"W
|
164°
|
1.2kt
|
17046.9NM
|
wind
2.1kt
180°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 18.04. 19:37 Z |
9°48'53"S
139°1'52"W
|
160°
|
4.1kt
|
17047.7NM
|
wind
14.6kt
99°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef)
|
| 18.04. 19:38 Z |
9°48'58"S
139°1'51"W
|
162°
|
4.7kt
|
17047.8NM
|
wind
13.4kt
93°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (40% furled)
|
| 18.04. 20:00 Z |
9°50'39"S
139°1'31"W
|
198°
|
5.1kt
|
17049.5NM
|
wind
12.1kt
94°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.04. 20:18 Z |
9°51'47"S
139°2'26"W
|
245°
|
5.2kt
|
17051NM
|
wind
13.7kt
96°
clouds 7/8
baro 1013 hPa
|
Wing on wing
|
| 18.04. 21:00 Z |
9°53'32"S
139°6'10"W
|
197°
|
5kt
|
17055.2NM
|
wind
16.3kt
84°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 18.04. 21:13 Z |
9°54'3"S
139°6'22"W
|
192°
|
1.8kt
|
17055.8NM
|
wind
8.9kt
70°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 18.04. 21:30 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'13"W
|
20°
|
0.5kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
6kt
149°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Anchored
|
| 18.04. 21:37 Z |
9°54'27"S
139°6'14"W
|
324°
|
0.4kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
10.3kt
49°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|
| 18.04. 21:41 Z |
9°54'27"S
139°6'14"W
|
308°
|
0.2kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
6.6kt
65°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker on
|
| 18.04. 22:09 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
258°
|
1kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
6.1kt
88°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 194ppm
|
| 18.04. 23:47 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
284°
|
0.4kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
4.3kt
138°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 172ppm
|