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Sunday, August 16, 2026 18°38'S 158°4'W

Pacific Ocean, 431NM W of Hiumoo

The wind has eased throughout the day and we have been giving us more sail area bit by bit. We are still making excellent progress towards our destination. Watermaker ran the whole day in preparation for Aitutaki harbour as it is not advisable to run the watermaker there.



From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
16.08. 0:59 Z 18°0'41"S 155°41'50"W 234° 4kt 443.9NM wind 19.6kt 103° baro 1013 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 1:59 Z 18°1'45"S 155°47'28"W 269° 5.9kt 449.4NM wind 19.3kt 114° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 2:59 Z 18°2'26"S 155°53'9"W 255° 4.6kt 454.8NM wind 20.9kt 112° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 4:00 Z 18°3'42"S 155°58'59"W 229° 5.7kt 460.4NM wind 24.6kt 111° baro 1014 hPa Suski on watch
16.08. 4:59 Z 18°5'3"S 156°4'39"W 278° 5.9kt 466.1NM wind 20.2kt 115° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 5:59 Z 18°6'22"S 156°10'17"W 292° 6.8kt 471.9NM wind 21kt 114° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 6:59 Z 18°7'33"S 156°16'6"W 241° 3.9kt 477.8NM wind 20.8kt 106° baro 1016 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 7:59 Z 18°8'2"S 156°21'53"W 268° 7kt 483.5NM wind 21.2kt 117° baro 1016 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 8:59 Z 18°8'38"S 156°27'50"W 240° 4.7kt 489.2NM wind 17.8kt 109° baro 1016 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 10:00 Z 18°9'34"S 156°33'39"W 251° 5.8kt 494.8NM wind 16.6kt 107° baro 1016 hPa bergie on watch
16.08. 10:59 Z 18°10'56"S 156°39'0"W 266° 6.2kt 713.2NM wind 16.3kt 96° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 11:59 Z 18°12'30"S 156°43'59"W 240° 6.2kt 718.2NM wind 20.7kt 99° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 12:25 Z 18°13'2"S 156°46'11"W 252° 5kt 720.4NM wind 18.4kt 103° baro 1015 hPa Alarm: Water in the bilge (electrical.venus-input.1.stateNumber)
16.08. 12:26 Z 18°13'8"S 156°46'44"W 275° 5.4kt 720.9NM wind 19.6kt 109° baro 1015 hPa Cleared after 1 min: Water in the bilge, 2 transitions
16.08. 12:59 Z 18°13'40"S 156°49'8"W 256° 4.1kt 723.3NM wind 17.4kt 103° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 13:59 Z 18°14'24"S 156°54'33"W 215° 4.6kt 728.5NM wind 13.9kt 97° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 14:24 Z 18°14'43"S 156°56'41"W 249° 4.8kt 730.6NM wind 20.7kt 94° baro 1014 hPa Wanted to shake out the reef, but then a squall came
16.08. 14:59 Z 18°15'30"S 156°59'44"W 268° 5.4kt 733.6NM wind 17.7kt 110° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 15:59 Z 18°16'56"S 157°5'1"W 248° 6.7kt 738.9NM wind 20.6kt 100° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 16:00 Z 18°16'58"S 157°5'6"W 240° 3.4kt 739NM wind 17.2kt 100° baro 1015 hPa Suski on watch
16.08. 16:04 Z 18°17'6"S 157°5'29"W 263° 4.8kt 739.4NM wind 15.1kt 105° baro 1015 hPa Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (50% furled)
16.08. 16:46 Z 18°17'48"S 157°9'10"W 263° 5.6kt 743NM wind 15.2kt 108° baro 1015 hPa Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (30% furled)
16.08. 16:59 Z 18°17'56"S 157°10'20"W 283° 5.3kt 744.1NM wind 12kt 101° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 17:59 Z 18°18'32"S 157°16'3"W 296° 3.9kt 749.6NM wind 11.9kt 113° baro 1016 hPa Watermaker 363ppm
16.08. 18:59 Z 18°20'27"S 157°21'52"W 270° 6.5kt 755.5NM wind 17.1kt 101° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 19:36 Z 18°21'48"S 157°25'17"W 244° 6.1kt 759.1NM wind 18.7kt 86° baro 1016 hPa Watermaker 259ppm
16.08. 19:59 Z 18°22'53"S 157°27'18"W 244° 4.5kt 761.3NM wind 18.1kt 86° baro 1016 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 20:59 Z 18°25'24"S 157°32'46"W 231° 6.3kt 767.1NM wind 17.2kt 84° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 21:26 Z 18°26'24"S 157°35'14"W 254° 5.9kt 769.7NM wind 18.3kt 90° baro 1015 hPa Watermaker 221ppm
16.08. 22:00 Z 18°27'46"S 157°38'15"W 230° 6kt 772.9NM wind 18.6kt 84° baro 1015 hPa bergie on watch
16.08. 22:59 Z 18°30'3"S 157°43'28"W 244° 5.6kt 778.4NM wind 14.3kt 81° baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log
16.08. 23:59 Z 18°32'18"S 157°48'18"W 269° 5.9kt 783.6NM wind 13.1kt 94° sea state 4/10 clouds 3/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1014 hPa Hourly position log