Garumaoa - Pouheva
There are passages that are easy, and there are passages that are nice. This was neither.
We were supposed to sail on beam reach from Raroia to Makemo, following a gentle curve of a backing wind.
With this plan, we timed ourselves to slack water at the pass. And indeed there was no current, but as a sign of things to come, quite big and sharp waves that carried through the pass.
We exited together with Plan B. We were hobbyhorsing quite badly in the swell, and soon they overtook us and headed for the horizon.
Wind turned way earlier than anticipated, and what followed was a tough beat into big waves and quite changing winds. At times we were making comfortable progress with 60° wind angle and 15kn of wind, and other times we were bobbing about with no wind.
And then there were the squalls. 33kn, 36kn, and the last one taking the crown at 45kn. With sails up, the best option was to run with these, losing an hour or two of progress in just minutes. After the last squall, the wind died and we had to motor in. At least we timed the pass correctly and had a totally smooth ride in with 1.5kn of favourable current.
- Distance today: 94NM
- Lunch: lentil turnip curry
- Engine hours: 8.4
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 02.06. 21:22 Z |
16°2'27"S
142°28'16"W
|
29°
|
0kt
|
17769.4NM
|
wind
8.7kt
333°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 02.06. 21:32 Z |
16°2'26"S
142°28'16"W
|
101°
|
1.1kt
|
17769.4NM
|
wind
10.9kt
327°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 02.06. 22:00 Z |
16°1'15"S
142°27'10"W
|
41°
|
4.8kt
|
17771NM
|
wind
13.4kt
321°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 02.06. 22:20 Z |
16°0'32"S
142°27'58"W
|
246°
|
3.7kt
|
17772.3NM
|
wind
14.5kt
313°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 02.06. 22:41 Z |
16°1'7"S
142°29'4"W
|
227°
|
3.5kt
|
17773.6NM
|
wind
10.2kt
324°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Windvane steering
|
| 02.06. 23:00 Z |
16°1'42"S
142°30'9"W
|
251°
|
4.3kt
|
17774.7NM
|
wind
14kt
306°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 0:00 Z |
16°35'25"S
143°33'35"W
|
208°
|
4.5kt
|
17859.6NM
|
wind
1.7kt
240°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 03.06. 0:00 Z |
16°3'41"S
142°33'24"W
|
221°
|
3.6kt
|
17778.5NM
|
wind
13.9kt
309°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 1:00 Z |
16°5'54"S
142°36'13"W
|
223°
|
3kt
|
17782NM
|
wind
13.6kt
298°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 1:16 Z |
16°6'39"S
142°36'45"W
|
236°
|
1.9kt
|
17782.9NM
|
wind
14.8kt
297°
sea state 4/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1008 hPa
|
Rain
|
| 03.06. 2:00 Z |
16°7'52"S
142°38'8"W
|
220°
|
3.1kt
|
17784.8NM
|
wind
13.9kt
291°
baro 1008 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 3:00 Z |
16°9'39"S
142°39'13"W
|
66°
|
1.6kt
|
17787.2NM
|
wind
9.5kt
279°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 4:00 Z |
16°11'46"S
142°40'38"W
|
228°
|
1.9kt
|
17789.7NM
|
wind
13.3kt
291°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 5:00 Z |
16°14'5"S
142°42'2"W
|
218°
|
3.1kt
|
17792.4NM
|
wind
13.1kt
299°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 6:00 Z |
16°16'8"S
142°43'55"W
|
248°
|
2.7kt
|
17795.2NM
|
wind
14.4kt
285°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 7:00 Z |
16°18'17"S
142°45'45"W
|
196°
|
2kt
|
17798NM
|
wind
13kt
284°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 8:00 Z |
16°19'59"S
142°47'29"W
|
216°
|
2.8kt
|
17800.4NM
|
wind
13.4kt
297°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 9:00 Z |
16°21'15"S
142°49'45"W
|
252°
|
3.6kt
|
17802.9NM
|
wind
12.2kt
305°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 9:37 Z |
16°22'8"S
142°51'10"W
|
229°
|
2.3kt
|
17804.6NM
|
wind
13kt
299°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Pumped the bilge
|
| 03.06. 10:00 Z |
16°22'37"S
142°52'9"W
|
254°
|
2.5kt
|
17805.6NM
|
wind
13.6kt
304°
sea state 4/10
clouds 5/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1010 hPa
|
Bergie on watch
|
| 03.06. 10:20 Z |
16°23'36"S
142°53'4"W
|
211°
|
5.8kt
|
17807.1NM
|
wind
27.3kt
320°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Big squall, gusting 33kn. No rain though
|
| 03.06. 10:47 Z |
16°25'10"S
142°54'29"W
|
243°
|
4.3kt
|
17809.2NM
|
wind
14kt
315°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Secured the chain floats better, as they were making noise
|
| 03.06. 10:56 Z |
16°25'29"S
142°55'4"W
|
257°
|
3.6kt
|
17809.8NM
|
wind
16.7kt
317°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 03.06. 11:00 Z |
16°25'38"S
142°55'19"W
|
239°
|
4.6kt
|
17810.1NM
|
wind
13.9kt
318°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 12:00 Z |
16°27'26"S
142°58'54"W
|
254°
|
4.5kt
|
17814NM
|
wind
13.2kt
323°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 13:00 Z |
16°29'18"S
143°2'22"W
|
256°
|
4.6kt
|
17817.8NM
|
wind
15.6kt
314°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 13:54 Z |
16°31'24"S
143°5'31"W
|
184°
|
3.5kt
|
17821.6NM
|
wind
13.2kt
256°
baro 1009 hPa
|
80° wind shift
|
| 03.06. 14:00 Z |
16°31'43"S
143°5'31"W
|
167°
|
2.8kt
|
17821.9NM
|
wind
10.6kt
242°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 14:31 Z |
16°32'44"S
143°5'36"W
|
206°
|
1kt
|
17823NM
|
wind
1.9kt
307°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 03.06. 14:32 Z |
16°32'45"S
143°5'37"W
|
171°
|
1.4kt
|
17823NM
|
wind
2.4kt
287°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 03.06. 15:00 Z |
16°33'8"S
143°7'10"W
|
266°
|
3.7kt
|
17824.6NM
|
wind
9.9kt
296°
baro 1009 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 16:00 Z |
16°33'2"S
143°10'43"W
|
267°
|
3.7kt
|
17828NM
|
wind
6.9kt
259°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 17:00 Z |
16°33'16"S
143°14'59"W
|
269°
|
4.9kt
|
17832.1NM
|
wind
5.6kt
218°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 18:00 Z |
16°33'42"S
143°18'43"W
|
278°
|
2.7kt
|
17835.7NM
|
wind
15.5kt
268°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 18:43 Z |
16°33'56"S
143°21'2"W
|
288°
|
3.9kt
|
17838.2NM
|
wind
11.5kt
229°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Genoa 1
|
| 03.06. 18:46 Z |
16°33'51"S
143°21'14"W
|
287°
|
4.1kt
|
17838.4NM
|
wind
10.3kt
236°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated, windvane steering
|
| 03.06. 19:00 Z |
16°33'23"S
143°21'46"W
|
300°
|
3.5kt
|
17839.1NM
|
wind
10.4kt
243°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 19:38 Z |
16°31'34"S
143°23'11"W
|
331°
|
3.4kt
|
17841.4NM
|
wind
13.2kt
260°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Pumped the bilge
|
| 03.06. 19:50 Z |
16°31'7"S
143°23'25"W
|
326°
|
3.5kt
|
17841.9NM
|
wind
14.5kt
253°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 03.06. 20:00 Z |
16°30'41"S
143°23'49"W
|
321°
|
3.3kt
|
17842.5NM
|
wind
15.5kt
266°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 20:20 Z |
16°29'27"S
143°24'18"W
|
331°
|
3.8kt
|
17843.9NM
|
wind
23.1kt
273°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 03.06. 20:23 Z |
16°29'15"S
143°24'23"W
|
341°
|
4kt
|
17844.1NM
|
wind
18.7kt
279°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Another 33kn squall, this time with rain hitting us
|
| 03.06. 21:00 Z |
16°29'33"S
143°24'8"W
|
222°
|
4.8kt
|
17847.5NM
|
wind
18.1kt
292°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 21:02 Z |
16°29'37"S
143°24'12"W
|
229°
|
4.3kt
|
17847.6NM
|
wind
17kt
300°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (2nd reef), Staysail
|
| 03.06. 21:22 Z |
16°30'43"S
143°25'21"W
|
193°
|
4.4kt
|
17849.2NM
|
wind
29.8kt
244°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Gusting up to 45kn
|
| 03.06. 21:28 Z |
16°31'2"S
143°24'54"W
|
135°
|
2.4kt
|
17849.8NM
|
wind
27kt
254°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 03.06. 21:32 Z |
16°31'10"S
143°24'47"W
|
139°
|
2.5kt
|
17850NM
|
wind
21.1kt
250°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 03.06. 22:00 Z |
16°31'56"S
143°25'36"W
|
261°
|
2.8kt
|
17851.1NM
|
wind
13.8kt
281°
baro 1011 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.06. 23:00 Z |
16°33'45"S
143°29'11"W
|
248°
|
5.1kt
|
17855NM
|
wind
5.3kt
320°
baro 1010 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|