Tahiti Airport Anchorage, 233NM SW of Anse Amyot
After dinner we could slightly ease our course, trading some of our gained height for comfort. The night skies also cleared, and there was a huge shooting star streaming across the skies in the early hours.
Pretty soon afterwards we started getting some shelter from the island of Tahiti, making for a more comfortable going. Eventually wind also died, and in the morning we had to motor the remaining miles.
We hailed Papeete Port Control on VHF and were given permission to enter ahead of a fast ferry and a Korean fishing boat. Then we had to wait again for permission to cross the airport runway.
The airport anchorage is quite crowded, but we were lucky to find a good spot right behind Plan B. Since this anchorage is deep, we’re using the extra anchor chain we bought in Panama for the first time.
Next to Carrefour to see a proper grocery store for the first time since February!
- Distance today: 85NM
- Lunch: not yet
- Engine hours: 4
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 17.07. 0:37 Z |
17°3'17"S
148°8'13"W
|
254°
|
5.5kt
|
561.5NM
|
wind
15.9kt
160°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Double digits!
|
| 17.07. 0:59 Z |
17°4'9"S
148°9'36"W
|
213°
|
4.9kt
|
563NM
|
wind
15.2kt
138°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 1:17 Z |
17°4'52"S
148°10'44"W
|
246°
|
6.4kt
|
564.4NM
|
wind
17.8kt
167°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Rain
|
| 17.07. 1:59 Z |
17°6'27"S
148°13'39"W
|
215°
|
4.2kt
|
567.6NM
|
wind
15.4kt
138°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 2:59 Z |
17°8'32"S
148°18'3"W
|
269°
|
5.2kt
|
572.4NM
|
wind
15.3kt
163°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 3:38 Z |
17°9'20"S
148°21'28"W
|
267°
|
4.7kt
|
575.8NM
|
wind
15.4kt
166°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Contacted Italian sailing vessel Maimai to confirm passing port-to-port
|
| 17.07. 3:59 Z |
17°9'36"S
148°23'15"W
|
237°
|
5.6kt
|
577.6NM
|
wind
15.4kt
165°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 4:00 Z |
17°9'38"S
148°23'19"W
|
250°
|
4.3kt
|
577.7NM
|
wind
15.3kt
170°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 17.07. 4:59 Z |
17°11'8"S
148°28'30"W
|
256°
|
4kt
|
582.9NM
|
wind
17.4kt
186°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 5:59 Z |
17°12'45"S
148°33'24"W
|
281°
|
5.9kt
|
587.9NM
|
wind
20.3kt
177°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 6:59 Z |
17°14'25"S
148°38'11"W
|
263°
|
5.6kt
|
592.8NM
|
wind
18.1kt
179°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 7:59 Z |
17°15'48"S
148°42'35"W
|
255°
|
4.8kt
|
597.3NM
|
wind
14.3kt
176°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 8:02 Z |
17°15'52"S
148°42'48"W
|
259°
|
5.2kt
|
597.5NM
|
wind
14.6kt
170°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Alarm: Water in the bilge (electrical.venus-input.1.stateNumber)
|
| 17.07. 8:38 Z |
17°16'36"S
148°45'29"W
|
256°
|
3.6kt
|
600.2NM
|
wind
14.5kt
167°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Cleared after 36 min: Water in the bilge, 96 transitions
|
| 17.07. 8:59 Z |
17°16'50"S
148°46'33"W
|
251°
|
3.5kt
|
601.2NM
|
wind
14.5kt
169°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 10:00 Z |
17°18'15"S
148°50'29"W
|
265°
|
4.4kt
|
605.3NM
|
wind
14.8kt
161°
baro 1014 hPa
|
bergie on watch
|
| 17.07. 10:59 Z |
17°19'23"S
148°55'14"W
|
260°
|
4.4kt
|
610NM
|
wind
14.5kt
173°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 11:36 Z |
17°20'0"S
148°58'8"W
|
266°
|
5.3kt
|
612.9NM
|
wind
13.2kt
169°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Sea state feels a lot better already
|
| 17.07. 11:59 Z |
17°20'12"S
149°0'0"W
|
257°
|
4.9kt
|
614.7NM
|
wind
15.4kt
174°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 12:59 Z |
17°20'43"S
149°5'11"W
|
271°
|
5kt
|
619.7NM
|
wind
13.9kt
179°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 13:02 Z |
17°20'43"S
149°5'26"W
|
273°
|
5.7kt
|
620NM
|
wind
14.7kt
167°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Huge bright shooting star south of us
|
| 17.07. 13:59 Z |
17°21'30"S
149°9'54"W
|
228°
|
4.9kt
|
624.4NM
|
wind
15.9kt
160°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 14:54 Z |
17°22'35"S
149°13'47"W
|
273°
|
3.6kt
|
628.3NM
|
wind
9.8kt
155°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Back inside territorial waters
|
| 17.07. 14:59 Z |
17°22'41"S
149°14'9"W
|
244°
|
5.1kt
|
628.6NM
|
wind
14.5kt
170°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 15:26 Z |
17°23'26"S
149°16'14"W
|
231°
|
4.5kt
|
630.8NM
|
wind
15.1kt
161°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Pumped the bilge
|
| 17.07. 15:59 Z |
17°24'41"S
149°18'59"W
|
247°
|
5.4kt
|
633.7NM
|
wind
13.2kt
165°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 16:00 Z |
17°24'43"S
149°19'6"W
|
249°
|
4.7kt
|
633.8NM
|
wind
15.1kt
177°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 17.07. 16:30 Z |
17°25'38"S
149°21'32"W
|
248°
|
3.7kt
|
636.4NM
|
wind
8.5kt
153°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 17.07. 16:56 Z |
17°26'8"S
149°23'8"W
|
265°
|
4kt
|
638NM
|
wind
4kt
165°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1
|
| 17.07. 16:58 Z |
17°26'9"S
149°23'12"W
|
240°
|
1.8kt
|
638.1NM
|
wind
2.9kt
167°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 17.07. 17:19 Z |
17°26'55"S
149°24'47"W
|
246°
|
5.1kt
|
639.8NM
|
wind
3kt
203°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 17.07. 17:24 Z |
17°27'6"S
149°25'13"W
|
242°
|
4.9kt
|
640.2NM
|
wind
4.3kt
193°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Autopilot activated
|
| 17.07. 17:59 Z |
17°28'17"S
149°28'15"W
|
243°
|
5.2kt
|
643.3NM
|
wind
9.5kt
177°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 18:59 Z |
17°30'34"S
149°33'24"W
|
247°
|
5.7kt
|
648.8NM
|
wind
1.7kt
165°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 19:13 Z |
17°31'14"S
149°34'30"W
|
234°
|
5.2kt
|
650NM
|
wind
2.9kt
251°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Contacted Papeete Port Control and got permit to enter the Harbour. New contact before crossing runway
|
| 17.07. 19:14 Z |
17°31'17"S
149°34'34"W
|
235°
|
5.3kt
|
650.1NM
|
wind
3.9kt
267°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Autopilot deactivated
|
| 17.07. 19:59 Z |
17°32'47"S
149°36'13"W
|
250°
|
4.6kt
|
653NM
|
wind
12.8kt
190°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 17.07. 20:40 Z |
17°33'15"S
149°37'20"W
|
37°
|
0.9kt
|
655.2NM
|
wind
19.1kt
190°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Anchored
|
| 17.07. 21:05 Z |
17°33'14"S
149°37'19"W
|
272°
|
0.2kt
|
655.2NM
|
wind
14.4kt
189°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
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