Pacific Ocean, 26NM SW of Anaho
Exploring the islands of Marquesas has been fun. But it is time to go find something new, the atolls. We are heading to the next island group called Tuamotus. At noon we had the boat ready to go. Every nook and cranny full of vegetables and fruits bought from a local who sells the surplus of his garden to us cruisers.
After anchor was stowed away, we readied the staysail and hoisted the main. Seeing a squall behind the peninsula, we set 1st reef and motored until it passed. Then we enjoyed a fast downwind run on the north side of the island. Soon after gybing we found the wind shadow and turned the engine on again. At sundown we were greeted by a pod of dolphins and hope for the wind to find us soon.
- Distance today: 26.5NM
- Lunch: lentil sweet potato soup
- Engine hours: 2.3
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 11.05. 0:00 Z |
8°46'52"S
140°1'40"W
|
242°
|
4.2kt
|
17262.3NM
|
wind
16.1kt
101°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 11.05. 0:24 Z |
8°47'49"S
140°3'12"W
|
212°
|
3.2kt
|
17264.1NM
|
wind
4.5kt
144°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 11.05. 0:25 Z |
8°47'53"S
140°3'15"W
|
214°
|
4.7kt
|
17264.2NM
|
wind
12.6kt
168°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 11.05. 0:56 Z |
8°49'23"S
140°3'51"W
|
125°
|
0.3kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
11.2kt
121°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Anchored
|
| 11.05. 1:03 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'52"W
|
80°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
10.4kt
112°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|
| 14.05. 0:23 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'51"W
|
144°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
9kt
114°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 14.05. 0:34 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'51"W
|
69°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
5.2kt
92°
baro 1006 hPa
|
Watermaker 251ppm
|
| 14.05. 2:20 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'51"W
|
30°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
10.4kt
125°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Watermaker 194ppm
|
| 14.05. 3:57 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'51"W
|
120°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
11kt
134°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 190ppm
|
| 15.05. 19:28 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'51"W
|
142°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
10.7kt
124°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 15.05. 19:40 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'51"W
|
295°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
5.3kt
112°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Watermaker 242ppm
|
| 15.05. 21:22 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'52"W
|
231°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
7.6kt
130°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Watermaker 203ppm
|
| 15.05. 23:04 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'51"W
|
145°
|
0.4kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
7.4kt
132°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Watermaker 192ppm
|
| 16.05. 0:54 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'51"W
|
312°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
5.4kt
111°
baro 1007 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 194ppm
|
| 16.05. 19:10 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'52"W
|
70°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
9kt
108°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Installed paddle wheel log, got maybe 1dl water in
|
| 16.05. 19:11 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'52"W
|
85°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
9kt
114°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Pumped the bilge
|
| 16.05. 20:59 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'51"W
|
176°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
11.7kt
133°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Removed topmost mainsail batten as it had broken. 6mm 95cm
|
| 16.05. 21:51 Z |
8°49'22"S
140°3'51"W
|
166°
|
0kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
9.4kt
109°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 16.05. 21:59 Z |
8°49'23"S
140°3'51"W
|
124°
|
0.3kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
9.2kt
97°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 16.05. 22:00 Z |
8°49'23"S
140°3'50"W
|
112°
|
0.9kt
|
17266.1NM
|
wind
8.5kt
98°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.05. 22:19 Z |
8°48'48"S
140°3'35"W
|
348°
|
5.1kt
|
17267NM
|
wind
4.2kt
132°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 16.05. 22:24 Z |
8°48'23"S
140°3'41"W
|
345°
|
4kt
|
17267.4NM
|
wind
14.7kt
118°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main
|
| 16.05. 22:27 Z |
8°48'13"S
140°3'46"W
|
340°
|
2.5kt
|
17267.6NM
|
wind
9.4kt
127°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (10% furled)
|
| 16.05. 22:35 Z |
8°47'54"S
140°3'52"W
|
340°
|
2.2kt
|
17267.9NM
|
wind
12.5kt
129°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 16.05. 23:00 Z |
8°46'43"S
140°5'56"W
|
290°
|
5.8kt
|
17270.3NM
|
wind
19.7kt
78°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 16.05. 23:14 Z |
8°46'15"S
140°7'12"W
|
296°
|
4.5kt
|
17271.7NM
|
wind
18.3kt
77°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef)
|
| 16.05. 23:17 Z |
8°46'10"S
140°7'30"W
|
291°
|
5.2kt
|
17272NM
|
wind
14.5kt
83°
sea state 3/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1009 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (10% furled). Poled out
|
| 16.05. 23:32 Z |
8°45'56"S
140°8'47"W
|
277°
|
4.8kt
|
17273.2NM
|
wind
10.5kt
91°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Changed ship's time to UTC-10
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