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Thursday, July 16, 2026 17°7'S 148°16'W

Pacific Ocean, 148NM SW of Anse Amyot

Instead of the forecasted 20kn of wind, much of the night was hovering around 10kn. While this did hurt our day distance, it did make for smoother motion. As consequence, we both got pretty good sleep.

In the morning the wind picked up again, and we’ve been barreling through the big and now a bit splashy waves towards Tahiti. Skies have remained leaden, giving little solar output. At least the hydrogenerator helps some.

Point Venus 73NM, 253°.



From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
16.07. 0:04 Z 16°7'52"S 146°36'47"W 239° 5.5kt 456.2NM wind 16.5kt 152° baro 1011 hPa Watermaker 223ppm
16.07. 0:59 Z 16°10'30"S 146°40'25"W 237° 4.8kt 460.6NM wind 13.4kt 149° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 1:47 Z 16°12'51"S 146°43'25"W 212° 5.9kt 464.3NM wind 16.7kt 147° baro 1011 hPa Stopped watermaker, 234ppm
16.07. 1:59 Z 16°13'23"S 146°44'15"W 262° 4.7kt 465.3NM wind 15.7kt 158° baro 1011 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 2:19 Z 16°14'11"S 146°45'48"W 230° 5.8kt 467NM wind 18kt 149° baro 1011 hPa Sails set: Main (1st reef), Staysail
16.07. 2:59 Z 16°15'55"S 146°48'22"W 274° 4.3kt 470.1NM wind 14.1kt 162° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 3:59 Z 16°18'21"S 146°52'16"W 216° 5.2kt 474.6NM wind 14.9kt 144° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 4:00 Z 16°18'24"S 146°52'19"W 233° 4.8kt 474.6NM wind 13.6kt 139° baro 1012 hPa Suski on watch
16.07. 4:59 Z 16°21'10"S 146°55'40"W 239° 4.1kt 478.9NM wind 15.4kt 145° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 5:59 Z 16°23'42"S 146°59'35"W 226° 4.9kt 483.5NM wind 16.8kt 145° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 6:59 Z 16°26'3"S 147°3'38"W 223° 4.5kt 488NM wind 14.3kt 160° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 7:59 Z 16°28'48"S 147°7'18"W 248° 4.9kt 492.5NM wind 15.3kt 159° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 8:12 Z 16°29'23"S 147°8'3"W 223° 3.4kt 493.5NM wind 14.8kt 129° baro 1013 hPa Alarm: Water in the bilge (electrical.venus-input.1.stateNumber)
16.07. 8:59 Z 16°31'36"S 147°10'48"W 210° 4.1kt 497NM wind 16.5kt 130° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 9:50 Z 16°34'2"S 147°14'4"W 225° 5.6kt 501NM wind 15.7kt 151° baro 1013 hPa Pumped the bilge. Cleared after 1 h 39 min: Water in the bilge, 126 transitions
16.07. 9:59 Z 16°34'10"S 147°14'14"W 229° 2.7kt 501.2NM wind 14.7kt 160° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 10:00 Z 16°34'13"S 147°14'18"W 219° 5.7kt 501.3NM wind 17.7kt 151° baro 1013 hPa bergie on watch
16.07. 10:59 Z 16°36'53"S 147°17'48"W 224° 5.4kt 505.6NM wind 16.3kt 151° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 11:03 Z 16°37'3"S 147°18'1"W 247° 4.8kt 505.9NM wind 14.2kt 151° clouds 3/8 baro 1013 hPa Vessel Lady Chris 6 passing 1NM to our port heading NE
16.07. 11:59 Z 16°38'59"S 147°21'25"W 225° 4.9kt 509.7NM wind 11.5kt 148° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 12:59 Z 16°40'42"S 147°24'46"W 210° 2.5kt 513.4NM wind 9.6kt 148° baro 1012 hPa Ten knots less wind than forecasted
16.07. 13:59 Z 16°41'43"S 147°28'29"W 239° 4kt 517.2NM wind 11.9kt 170° baro 1012 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 14:59 Z 16°43'31"S 147°31'29"W 216° 3.6kt 520.6NM wind 13.1kt 137° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 16:00 Z 16°45'33"S 147°35'9"W 239° 4.1kt 524.7NM wind 14.3kt 150° baro 1013 hPa Suski on watch
16.07. 16:59 Z 16°47'24"S 147°38'27"W 242° 3.1kt 528.4NM wind 10.7kt 156° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 17:39 Z 16°48'56"S 147°40'40"W 235° 4.8kt 531NM wind 15.7kt 155° baro 1014 hPa Passed a sailboat (Kaki Anau) in 0.6 miles
16.07. 17:59 Z 16°49'43"S 147°42'2"W 252° 4.9kt 532.6NM wind 16.8kt 156° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 18:59 Z 16°51'43"S 147°45'47"W 228° 2.9kt 536.8NM wind 10.8kt 134° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 19:59 Z 16°54'0"S 147°49'16"W 266° 4.5kt 540.8NM wind 16.2kt 172° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 20:59 Z 16°56'21"S 147°53'34"W 256° 4.9kt 545.7NM wind 14.9kt 155° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 21:59 Z 16°58'18"S 147°57'40"W 230° 4.7kt 550.1NM wind 13.9kt 162° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 22:00 Z 16°58'19"S 147°57'44"W 226° 4.8kt 550.1NM wind 14.2kt 161° sea state 4/10 clouds 7/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1014 hPa bergie on watch
16.07. 22:59 Z 17°0'22"S 148°1'36"W 278° 3.8kt 554.4NM wind 13.1kt 154° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
16.07. 23:08 Z 17°0'35"S 148°2'16"W 253° 3.9kt 555.1NM wind 14.8kt 153° baro 1013 hPa Alarm: Water in the bilge (electrical.venus-input.1.stateNumber)
16.07. 23:34 Z 17°1'26"S 148°4'25"W 244° 4.9kt 557.3NM wind 14kt 159° baro 1013 hPa Pumped the bilge. Salty. Cleared after 26 min: Water in the bilge, 67 transitions
16.07. 23:59 Z 17°2'7"S 148°5'41"W 240° 5.3kt 558.7NM wind 14.1kt 160° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log