Pacific Ocean, 500NM W of Aitutaki
The night started quite rough, with a series of 32kn gusts rolling over the boat. As we had reefed down early, dealing with them meant just doing a slight weather helm correction on the windvane, and then zipping down the dodger backdrop. Such luxury to stay dry in conditions like this!
By midnight the worst was over. Around 3am the off-watch was roused for a happier occasion: we had just crossed W166°48’24” of longitude, which happens to be the antimeridian of our home port in Berlin. Now all Nautical Miles sailed will be closer to home.
Quite pleasant sailing conditions followed. Wind in the teens and slowly decreasing sea state. Some moments of lull brought slatting sails, and we hope that there’s enough wind until Niue.
- Distance today: 140NM
- Lunch: pea soup
- Engine hours: 0
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 03.09. 3:59 Z |
18°38'41"S
165°47'24"W
|
259°
|
6.5kt
|
19347.1NM
|
wind
30.6kt
127°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 3:59 Z |
18°38'41"S
165°47'24"W
|
259°
|
6.5kt
|
19347.1NM
|
wind
30.6kt
127°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Squall, gusting 31kn
|
| 03.09. 4:59 Z |
18°38'0"S
165°53'34"W
|
307°
|
6.4kt
|
19353.0NM
|
wind
19.6kt
141°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 5:00 Z |
18°37'58"S
165°53'40"W
|
301°
|
4.8kt
|
19353.1NM
|
wind
19.6kt
140°
baro 1018 hPa
|
bergie on watch
|
| 03.09. 5:59 Z |
18°36'53"S
165°59'44"W
|
261°
|
8.4kt
|
19359.1NM
|
wind
25.2kt
122°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 6:14 Z |
18°36'49"S
166°1'15"W
|
271°
|
6.3kt
|
19360.5NM
|
wind
19.5kt
130°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Alarm: Water in the bilge (electrical.venus-input.1.stateNumber)
|
| 03.09. 6:15 Z |
18°36'42"S
166°1'57"W
|
282°
|
4.9kt
|
19360.7NM
|
wind
21.6kt
128°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Pumped the bilge. Cleared after 2 min: Water in the bilge
|
| 03.09. 6:59 Z |
18°36'37"S
166°5'36"W
|
266°
|
5.8kt
|
19364.7NM
|
wind
22.1kt
124°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 7:59 Z |
18°35'36"S
166°11'38"W
|
289°
|
6.1kt
|
19370.6NM
|
wind
19.2kt
130°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 8:19 Z |
18°35'5"S
166°13'38"W
|
277°
|
6.2kt
|
19372.5NM
|
wind
19.8kt
124°
baro 1019 hPa
|
That was the 4th squall above 32kn in as many hours
|
| 03.09. 8:59 Z |
18°34'24"S
166°17'38"W
|
267°
|
5.5kt
|
19376.4NM
|
wind
22.2kt
121°
baro 1020 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 9:18 Z |
18°34'9"S
166°19'33"W
|
277°
|
0kt
|
19378.3NM
|
sea state 3/10
|
GPS fix, 32.3 NM at 295°T from DR
|
| 03.09. 9:59 Z |
18°33'45"S
166°23'48"W
|
280°
|
6.7kt
|
19382.4NM
|
wind
20kt
124°
baro 1020 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 11:00 Z |
18°33'18"S
166°29'47"W
|
260°
|
6.4kt
|
19388.1NM
|
wind
21.7kt
118°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 03.09. 11:59 Z |
18°33'21"S
166°35'58"W
|
267°
|
5.8kt
|
19394.0NM
|
wind
17kt
126°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 12:59 Z |
18°33'6"S
166°41'49"W
|
284°
|
5.9kt
|
19399.6NM
|
wind
16.2kt
118°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 13:59 Z |
18°33'26"S
166°47'40"W
|
267°
|
7.6kt
|
19405.2NM
|
wind
20.8kt
128°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 14:08 Z |
18°33'31"S
166°48'33"W
|
245°
|
5.1kt
|
19406.0NM
|
wind
19.8kt
119°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Gothia Anti-Meridian passed!
|
| 03.09. 14:59 Z |
18°34'6"S
166°53'48"W
|
253°
|
5kt
|
19411.0NM
|
wind
17.4kt
117°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 15:59 Z |
18°34'24"S
166°59'57"W
|
258°
|
4.5kt
|
19416.9NM
|
wind
18.3kt
117°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 17:00 Z |
18°34'59"S
167°6'10"W
|
263°
|
4.8kt
|
19422.8NM
|
wind
18.9kt
106°
sea state 4/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1018 hPa
|
bergie on watch
|
| 03.09. 17:59 Z |
18°35'35"S
167°11'51"W
|
246°
|
5.7kt
|
19428.3NM
|
wind
16.7kt
114°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 18:59 Z |
18°36'22"S
167°17'19"W
|
232°
|
5.1kt
|
19433.5NM
|
wind
16.6kt
106°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 19:51 Z |
18°37'10"S
167°21'44"W
|
253°
|
6.3kt
|
19437.9NM
|
wind
17.8kt
105°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (30% furled)
|
| 03.09. 19:59 Z |
18°37'15"S
167°22'28"W
|
257°
|
5.9kt
|
19438.6NM
|
wind
19kt
115°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 20:22 Z |
18°37'29"S
167°24'31"W
|
255°
|
5.5kt
|
19440.5NM
|
wind
12.9kt
116°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Started watermaker
|
| 03.09. 20:35 Z |
18°37'36"S
167°25'45"W
|
246°
|
7.3kt
|
19441.7NM
|
wind
20.3kt
108°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Watermaker 372ppm
|
| 03.09. 20:59 Z |
18°38'1"S
167°27'57"W
|
292°
|
5.2kt
|
19443.9NM
|
wind
13.1kt
112°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 21:59 Z |
18°39'32"S
167°32'55"W
|
228°
|
4.8kt
|
19448.9NM
|
wind
10.6kt
89°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 22:12 Z |
18°40'1"S
167°33'54"W
|
248°
|
6.4kt
|
19449.9NM
|
wind
13.7kt
100°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (20% furled)
|
| 03.09. 22:21 Z |
18°40'14"S
167°34'38"W
|
270°
|
5.5kt
|
19450.6NM
|
wind
15.5kt
110°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Watermaker 278ppm
|
| 03.09. 22:59 Z |
18°41'0"S
167°38'10"W
|
256°
|
5.3kt
|
19454.1NM
|
wind
11.4kt
113°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 03.09. 23:00 Z |
18°41'0"S
167°38'16"W
|
286°
|
5.6kt
|
19454.2NM
|
wind
14.4kt
107°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 03.09. 23:54 Z |
18°42'43"S
167°43'16"W
|
246°
|
6.8kt
|
19459.2NM
|
wind
15.4kt
110°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Watermaker 247ppm
|
| 03.09. 23:59 Z |
18°42'52"S
167°43'44"W
|
244°
|
5.9kt
|
19459.7NM
|
wind
14.6kt
108°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.09. 0:59 Z |
18°44'44"S
167°49'21"W
|
268°
|
4.9kt
|
19465.4NM
|
wind
12.2kt
104°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.09. 1:43 Z |
18°45'56"S
167°53'21"W
|
247°
|
5.4kt
|
19469.4NM
|
wind
13.6kt
92°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Watermaker 210ppm
|
| 04.09. 1:59 Z |
18°46'16"S
167°54'49"W
|
270°
|
4.3kt
|
19470.8NM
|
wind
11.2kt
99°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.09. 2:59 Z |
18°47'9"S
167°59'48"W
|
235°
|
3.1kt
|
19475.7NM
|
wind
12.8kt
116°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.09. 3:00 Z |
18°47'11"S
167°59'55"W
|
270°
|
4.9kt
|
19475.8NM
|
wind
13kt
118°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1. Not enough wind for wing on wing in this sea state
|
| 04.09. 3:03 Z |
18°47'17"S
168°0'9"W
|
237°
|
5.9kt
|
19476.0NM
|
wind
10.8kt
105°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 208ppm
|
| 04.09. 3:59 Z |
18°50'8"S
168°4'13"W
|
220°
|
5.7kt
|
19480.9NM
|
wind
12.3kt
102°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.09. 4:59 Z |
18°51'47"S
168°9'2"W
|
262°
|
5.8kt
|
19486.0NM
|
wind
13.7kt
131°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 04.09. 5:00 Z |
18°51'48"S
168°9'8"W
|
256°
|
5.6kt
|
19486.1NM
|
wind
15.1kt
130°
sea state 4/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1017 hPa
|
bergie on watch
|