Hanamoenoa - Hanavave
In the darkness we prepped the boat for leaving. Mentally we weren’t quite ready but this weather window was too good to pass. Most people arrive to Fatu Hiva after the passage without checking in to avoid the beating to the wind and waves that have the whole Pacific time to build up to arrive to an island they already passed. We being us did it the proper way. But instead of beating we had a nice beam reach sail with minimal swell after we were out of the shadow of Hiva Oa.
This was something you can call champagne sailing! Absolute bliss under full genoa and mainsail.
Anchoring proved to be complicated, as in Hanavave the anchoring spots are either good and deep or bad and shallow. We tried shallow and bad for few times before giving up and opting for good and deep. Now we have the full 50 meters out and for good measure also the rope is on deck in case we need to give more scope. The bottom of the anchor chain locker saw daylight for the first time since Scotland!
- Distance today: 47.8NM
- Lunch: vegetable wrapps
- Engine hours: 3.6
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 19.04. 1:28 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
189°
|
0.5kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
9kt
51°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 170ppm
|
| 19.04. 15:36 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
203°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
3.3kt
115°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Watermaker on
|
| 19.04. 15:47 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
166°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
3.5kt
71°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Watermaker 288ppm.
|
| 19.04. 17:02 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
166°
|
0.5kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
4.1kt
80°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Watermaker 212ppm
|
| 19.04. 18:48 Z |
9°54'27"S
139°6'14"W
|
96°
|
0.3kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
3.9kt
24°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Watermaker 200ppm
|
| 19.04. 20:27 Z |
9°54'27"S
139°6'14"W
|
62°
|
0.2kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
6.5kt
92°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Wstermaker 187ppm
|
| 19.04. 22:05 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
144°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
3.2kt
59°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 185ppm
|
| 20.04. 16:58 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
157°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
5.6kt
68°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 20.04. 17:10 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
143°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
6.2kt
74°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Watermaker 253ppm
|
| 20.04. 19:20 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
102°
|
0.3kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
4.6kt
52°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Watermaker 198ppm
|
| 20.04. 21:06 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
59°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
6.2kt
74°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 192ppm
|
| 20.04. 22:45 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
258°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
3.2kt
94°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 184ppm
|
| 21.04. 0:25 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
196°
|
0.3kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
4.3kt
49°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 183ppm
|
| 21.04. 2:02 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
266°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
6.9kt
57°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 183ppm
|
| 21.04. 18:32 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
159°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
4.2kt
112°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 21.04. 18:44 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
307°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
4.2kt
108°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Watermaker 255ppm
|
| 21.04. 19:47 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
93°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
2.1kt
43°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 204ppm
|
| 21.04. 23:56 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
184°
|
0.6kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
6.9kt
44°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 22.04. 0:10 Z |
9°54'27"S
139°6'14"W
|
296°
|
0.9kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
9.2kt
85°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 232ppm
|
| 22.04. 1:52 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
76°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
4.7kt
149°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Watermaker 196ppm
|
| 22.04. 2:53 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
199°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
9.7kt
81°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 194ppm
|
| 22.04. 14:28 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'14"W
|
308°
|
0kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
3.9kt
82°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 22.04. 14:33 Z |
9°54'26"S
139°6'13"W
|
166°
|
0.3kt
|
17056.3NM
|
wind
5.6kt
89°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 22.04. 14:47 Z |
9°53'57"S
139°6'23"W
|
33°
|
3.5kt
|
17057NM
|
wind
6.5kt
74°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 22.04. 15:00 Z |
9°53'13"S
139°5'40"W
|
56°
|
4.7kt
|
17058NM
|
wind
3.3kt
98°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 22.04. 15:13 Z |
9°52'46"S
139°4'46"W
|
61°
|
5.1kt
|
17059NM
|
wind
4.2kt
85°
sea state 3/10
clouds 5/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1012 hPa
|
In the Haava strait
|
| 22.04. 15:20 Z |
9°52'37"S
139°4'18"W
|
118°
|
4.2kt
|
17059.5NM
|
wind
5.6kt
50°
clouds 4/8
baro 1012 hPa
|
Tack towards Fatu Hiva
|
| 22.04. 15:52 Z |
9°53'42"S
139°1'57"W
|
106°
|
4.3kt
|
17062.1NM
|
wind
10.4kt
350°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 22.04. 15:54 Z |
9°53'45"S
139°1'51"W
|
113°
|
3.6kt
|
17062.2NM
|
wind
6.7kt
0°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Pumped the bilge. 14 pumps
|
| 22.04. 16:00 Z |
9°53'52"S
139°1'34"W
|
128°
|
3.1kt
|
17062.5NM
|
wind
7.9kt
357°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 22.04. 16:11 Z |
9°54'3"S
139°1'12"W
|
108°
|
0.9kt
|
17062.9NM
|
wind
4.2kt
13°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 22.04. 16:40 Z |
9°55'28"S
138°59'22"W
|
130°
|
4.8kt
|
17065.2NM
|
wind
10.8kt
27°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 22.04. 17:00 Z |
9°56'32"S
138°58'11"W
|
136°
|
4.9kt
|
17066.8NM
|
wind
11kt
32°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 22.04. 18:00 Z |
9°59'47"S
138°54'53"W
|
145°
|
4.6kt
|
17071.5NM
|
wind
9.6kt
51°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 22.04. 18:01 Z |
9°59'50"S
138°54'51"W
|
145°
|
4.2kt
|
17071.5NM
|
wind
9.7kt
50°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Can see Fatu Hiva in the horizon
|
| 22.04. 18:26 Z |
10°1'10"S
138°53'50"W
|
154°
|
2.5kt
|
17073.2NM
|
wind
5.2kt
31°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring. Wind hole from Moho Tani
|
| 22.04. 18:49 Z |
10°2'40"S
138°52'49"W
|
159°
|
3.1kt
|
17075NM
|
wind
9.7kt
94°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main, Genoa 1
|
| 22.04. 19:00 Z |
10°3'20"S
138°52'27"W
|
161°
|
4.5kt
|
17075.8NM
|
wind
9.5kt
61°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 22.04. 20:00 Z |
10°7'10"S
138°50'23"W
|
151°
|
3.9kt
|
17080.1NM
|
wind
7.9kt
41°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 22.04. 21:00 Z |
10°11'8"S
138°48'18"W
|
151°
|
5kt
|
17084.6NM
|
wind
12.9kt
42°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 22.04. 22:00 Z |
10°15'36"S
138°46'20"W
|
160°
|
5.3kt
|
17089.4NM
|
wind
11.2kt
43°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 22.04. 23:00 Z |
10°19'52"S
138°44'20"W
|
164°
|
4.9kt
|
17094.2NM
|
wind
10kt
34°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|