Pacific Ocean, 301NM W of Hiumoo
Wind did indeed come back. We entered the night with the main in the first reef, and by morning had switched to 2nd reef and staysail.
Seas have been somewhat lumpy and weather squally. But despite that we finished today with higher battery level than yesterday, thanks to the hydrogenerator.
Today has also seen a very slow motion chase scene, as a 14m sailboat has spent the last 20 hours slowly passing us and pulling ahead. Apart from that and a tanker going the other way there hasn’t been any traffic. A lot of boats took this weather window to Cook Islands, but most started from further north in Bora Bora.
- Distance today: 137NM
- Lunch: chanterelle risotto
- Engine hours: 0
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 15.08. 0:54 Z |
17°24'28"S
153°28'34"W
|
254°
|
5kt
|
308.2NM
|
wind
15.8kt
106°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Watermaker 235ppm
|
| 15.08. 0:59 Z |
17°24'37"S
153°28'58"W
|
246°
|
6.3kt
|
308.6NM
|
wind
13.6kt
104°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 1:59 Z |
17°26'4"S
153°34'3"W
|
264°
|
5.6kt
|
313.4NM
|
wind
17.1kt
121°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 2:30 Z |
17°26'33"S
153°36'50"W
|
251°
|
4.8kt
|
316.1NM
|
wind
15kt
122°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 196ppm
|
| 15.08. 2:59 Z |
17°26'55"S
153°39'34"W
|
251°
|
5.8kt
|
318.6NM
|
wind
15.7kt
123°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 3:52 Z |
17°27'34"S
153°44'38"W
|
260°
|
6.3kt
|
323.3NM
|
wind
17.3kt
121°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (30% furled)
|
| 15.08. 3:59 Z |
17°27'41"S
153°45'19"W
|
254°
|
5.6kt
|
323.9NM
|
wind
15.7kt
124°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 4:00 Z |
17°27'42"S
153°45'25"W
|
262°
|
5.8kt
|
324NM
|
wind
16.7kt
129°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 15.08. 4:53 Z |
17°28'26"S
153°50'43"W
|
252°
|
5.1kt
|
328.8NM
|
wind
19kt
126°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Genoa furled 40% (Tried sail configurator, did not work)
|
| 15.08. 4:59 Z |
17°28'33"S
153°51'18"W
|
237°
|
5.9kt
|
329.4NM
|
wind
18.9kt
116°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 5:23 Z |
17°29'15"S
153°53'35"W
|
242°
|
5.9kt
|
331.6NM
|
wind
18.2kt
121°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (40% furled)
|
| 15.08. 5:59 Z |
17°30'20"S
153°56'46"W
|
235°
|
4.4kt
|
334.8NM
|
wind
20kt
110°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 6:59 Z |
17°32'34"S
154°2'3"W
|
252°
|
6.5kt
|
340.1NM
|
wind
20.6kt
118°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 7:59 Z |
17°34'51"S
154°7'27"W
|
254°
|
4.7kt
|
345.5NM
|
wind
17.4kt
111°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 8:59 Z |
17°37'18"S
154°12'28"W
|
242°
|
5kt
|
350.9NM
|
wind
17kt
108°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 9:27 Z |
17°38'14"S
154°15'2"W
|
246°
|
5.9kt
|
353.5NM
|
wind
17.2kt
110°
baro 1015 hPa
|
It's raining!
|
| 15.08. 9:59 Z |
17°39'36"S
154°17'31"W
|
237°
|
4.8kt
|
356.2NM
|
wind
18.6kt
99°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 10:00 Z |
17°39'38"S
154°17'35"W
|
248°
|
6kt
|
356.3NM
|
wind
16.8kt
111°
baro 1015 hPa
|
bergie on watch
|
| 15.08. 10:59 Z |
17°41'49"S
154°22'39"W
|
247°
|
5kt
|
361.6NM
|
wind
19.7kt
111°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 11:22 Z |
17°42'40"S
154°24'37"W
|
263°
|
6kt
|
363.7NM
|
wind
19.6kt
107°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Light drizzle
|
| 15.08. 11:47 Z |
17°44'7"S
154°26'27"W
|
238°
|
4.8kt
|
366NM
|
wind
25.6kt
121°
baro 1014 hPa
|
And now actual rain
|
| 15.08. 11:59 Z |
17°44'32"S
154°27'34"W
|
249°
|
6.2kt
|
367.2NM
|
wind
19.7kt
123°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 12:59 Z |
17°46'31"S
154°32'33"W
|
255°
|
6kt
|
372.5NM
|
wind
20.4kt
126°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 13:59 Z |
17°47'53"S
154°38'9"W
|
251°
|
5.8kt
|
378.5NM
|
wind
22.5kt
128°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 14:44 Z |
17°49'5"S
154°42'18"W
|
259°
|
5.1kt
|
382.9NM
|
wind
18.9kt
123°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Alarm: Water in the bilge (electrical.venus-input.1.stateNumber)
|
| 15.08. 14:45 Z |
17°49'16"S
154°42'54"W
|
283°
|
8.8kt
|
383.6NM
|
wind
21.7kt
130°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Cleared after 51 s: Water in the bilge, 6 transitions
|
| 15.08. 14:59 Z |
17°49'34"S
154°43'41"W
|
253°
|
6.8kt
|
384.4NM
|
wind
22.3kt
132°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 16:00 Z |
17°49'55"S
154°49'0"W
|
264°
|
4.5kt
|
389.8NM
|
wind
15.1kt
134°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 15.08. 16:59 Z |
17°50'26"S
154°55'4"W
|
281°
|
6.2kt
|
395.8NM
|
wind
22.9kt
142°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 17:20 Z |
17°50'19"S
154°57'15"W
|
275°
|
5.7kt
|
397.9NM
|
wind
19kt
133°
sea state 5/10
clouds 7/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
Sky slowly clearing from rain clouds
|
| 15.08. 17:59 Z |
17°50'18"S
155°1'20"W
|
261°
|
8.1kt
|
401.9NM
|
wind
26.3kt
120°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 18:08 Z |
17°50'23"S
155°2'21"W
|
247°
|
6.4kt
|
402.8NM
|
wind
21.5kt
119°
baro 1016 hPa
|
A new rain cloud caught us
|
| 15.08. 18:59 Z |
17°53'5"S
155°6'51"W
|
256°
|
7.8kt
|
408.1NM
|
wind
28.7kt
97°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 19:21 Z |
17°53'55"S
155°9'7"W
|
267°
|
6.3kt
|
410.5NM
|
wind
24.2kt
117°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (2nd reef), Staysail. Poled out
|
| 15.08. 19:43 Z |
17°53'54"S
155°11'17"W
|
288°
|
7.8kt
|
412.6NM
|
wind
21.1kt
124°
clouds 7/8
baro 1016 hPa
|
Calmer after the rain. New rain clouds in the horizon.
|
| 15.08. 19:59 Z |
17°53'56"S
155°12'54"W
|
259°
|
4.8kt
|
414.2NM
|
wind
18.2kt
122°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 20:33 Z |
17°53'59"S
155°16'18"W
|
247°
|
7.2kt
|
417.7NM
|
wind
30.2kt
114°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Another squall.
|
| 15.08. 20:59 Z |
17°54'21"S
155°18'51"W
|
234°
|
4.5kt
|
420.4NM
|
wind
24.1kt
109°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 21:59 Z |
17°55'44"S
155°24'35"W
|
266°
|
5.1kt
|
426.4NM
|
wind
23.2kt
108°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 22:00 Z |
17°55'46"S
155°24'41"W
|
279°
|
8.5kt
|
426.5NM
|
wind
23.5kt
108°
sea state 4/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 6/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
bergie on watch
|
| 15.08. 22:59 Z |
17°57'7"S
155°30'22"W
|
248°
|
6.4kt
|
432.2NM
|
wind
22.7kt
110°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 15.08. 23:59 Z |
17°58'50"S
155°36'9"W
|
245°
|
7.4kt
|
438.1NM
|
wind
22.2kt
102°
sea state 4/10
clouds 4/8
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|