| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 13.09. 0:48 Z |
18°35'59"S
171°51'32"W
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253°
|
4kt
|
489.8NM
|
wind
11.1kt
149°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Watermaker 259ppm
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| 13.09. 0:59 Z |
18°36'6"S
171°52'21"W
|
242°
|
5.5kt
|
490.6NM
|
wind
12.3kt
142°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
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| 13.09. 1:59 Z |
18°36'39"S
171°56'38"W
|
266°
|
4.3kt
|
494.8NM
|
wind
11.6kt
152°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
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| 13.09. 2:28 Z |
18°36'47"S
171°58'55"W
|
279°
|
4.2kt
|
497NM
|
wind
10.6kt
164°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Stopped watermaker, 214ppm
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| 13.09. 2:36 Z |
18°37'38"S
171°51'57"W
|
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Vessel MATILDA bearing 206°T
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| 13.09. 2:36 Z |
18°36'49"S
171°59'34"W
|
261°
|
kt
|
0NM
|
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GPS fix, 7.2 NM at 277°T from DR
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| 13.09. 2:38 Z |
18°36'50"S
171°59'43"W
|
248°
|
4.9kt
|
497.7NM
|
wind
11.4kt
153°
sea state 4/10
clouds 4/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1013 hPa
|
Halfway point, 128NM behind, 128NM to go. Bearing to SV Matilda 102°M
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| 13.09. 2:59 Z |
18°36'56"S
172°1'24"W
|
284°
|
4.6kt
|
499.4NM
|
wind
11.9kt
159°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 3:59 Z |
18°36'57"S
172°6'4"W
|
277°
|
4.1kt
|
503.9NM
|
wind
14kt
154°
baro 1012 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 5:00 Z |
18°36'37"S
172°10'59"W
|
277°
|
3.7kt
|
508.6NM
|
wind
10.8kt
144°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 13.09. 5:59 Z |
18°36'33"S
172°15'35"W
|
286°
|
4.5kt
|
513.1NM
|
wind
14.9kt
150°
baro 1013 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 6:59 Z |
18°36'47"S
172°20'13"W
|
259°
|
3.5kt
|
517.6NM
|
wind
13.2kt
131°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 7:59 Z |
18°37'9"S
172°24'46"W
|
273°
|
4.2kt
|
522NM
|
wind
12.3kt
145°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 8:59 Z |
18°38'0"S
172°29'21"W
|
279°
|
5kt
|
526.5NM
|
wind
14.6kt
154°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 9:59 Z |
18°39'11"S
172°33'8"W
|
263°
|
4.9kt
|
530.4NM
|
wind
12.5kt
136°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 10:11 Z |
18°39'19"S
172°33'54"W
|
262°
|
4.5kt
|
531.1NM
|
wind
11.9kt
134°
sea state 3/10
clouds 8/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1015 hPa
|
We are sailing over the Tonga Trench. It is the deepest trench in the southern hemisphere and the second deepest on Earth after the Mariana Trench.
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| 13.09. 10:55 Z |
n/a |
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Pumped the bilge
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| 13.09. 11:00 Z |
18°40'4"S
172°37'20"W
|
239°
|
4.5kt
|
534.5NM
|
wind
14.5kt
126°
baro 1015 hPa
|
bergie on watch. Switched ship's time to UTC+13. We left Sunday behind in the Tonga Trench
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| 13.09. 11:28 Z |
18°40'14"S
172°39'24"W
|
258°
|
5.8kt
|
536.5NM
|
wind
15.9kt
133°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (10% furled)
|
| 13.09. 11:59 Z |
18°40'49"S
172°41'37"W
|
257°
|
5.4kt
|
538.7NM
|
wind
15.4kt
121°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 12:59 Z |
18°41'14"S
172°45'53"W
|
272°
|
3.8kt
|
542.9NM
|
wind
13kt
128°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 13:59 Z |
18°42'7"S
172°49'57"W
|
247°
|
5.5kt
|
546.9NM
|
wind
12.8kt
131°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 14:59 Z |
18°42'33"S
172°54'11"W
|
274°
|
3.1kt
|
551NM
|
wind
11.4kt
137°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 15:59 Z |
18°42'47"S
172°58'26"W
|
232°
|
5.5kt
|
555.2NM
|
wind
14.7kt
128°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 17:00 Z |
18°43'42"S
173°2'36"W
|
276°
|
5.6kt
|
559.4NM
|
wind
15.6kt
145°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 13.09. 17:59 Z |
18°43'35"S
173°6'33"W
|
275°
|
4.5kt
|
563.2NM
|
wind
13.3kt
145°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 18:00 Z |
18°43'35"S
173°6'38"W
|
282°
|
5kt
|
563.3NM
|
wind
14.3kt
146°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 18:59 Z |
18°43'45"S
173°11'9"W
|
290°
|
4.5kt
|
567.7NM
|
wind
11.9kt
146°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 19:59 Z |
18°44'3"S
173°16'51"W
|
269°
|
5.8kt
|
573.1NM
|
wind
15.7kt
137°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 21:47 Z |
18°44'8"S
173°27'18"W
|
282°
|
6.2kt
|
583.3NM
|
wind
20.4kt
151°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sails set: Main, Genoa 1 (30% furled)
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| 13.09. 21:59 Z |
18°43'57"S
173°28'37"W
|
289°
|
5.5kt
|
584.6NM
|
wind
16.4kt
134°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 13.09. 22:11 Z |
18°43'42"S
173°29'50"W
|
276°
|
5.1kt
|
585.8NM
|
wind
17.3kt
139°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sails set: Main (1st reef), Genoa 1 (30% furled)
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| 13.09. 22:52 Z |
18°42'52"S
173°34'13"W
|
311°
|
5.8kt
|
590.1NM
|
wind
16.1kt
139°
sea state 4/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1016 hPa
|
Finally enough wind for wing on wing
|
| 13.09. 23:00 Z |
18°42'24"S
173°34'54"W
|
310°
|
5.9kt
|
590.9NM
|
wind
19.1kt
142°
sea state 4/10
clouds 5/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1016 hPa
|
bergie on watch
|
| 13.09. 23:12 Z |
18°41'42"S
173°35'58"W
|
302°
|
6.5kt
|
592.1NM
|
wind
21kt
136°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Land ahoy! Can see what's likely the NE tip of Vava'u
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| 13.09. 23:14 Z |
18°41'34"S
173°36'9"W
|
288°
|
kt
|
0NM
|
sea state 4/10
|
GPS fix, 34.7 NM at 275°T from DR
|
| 13.09. 23:59 Z |
18°39'9"S
173°40'4"W
|
313°
|
6.7kt
|
596.8NM
|
wind
17.3kt
143°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 0:32 Z |
18°37'29"S
173°42'56"W
|
284°
|
7.4kt
|
600NM
|
wind
19.5kt
122°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Inside Tongan waters
|
| 14.09. 0:59 Z |
18°36'30"S
173°45'16"W
|
300°
|
4.9kt
|
602.5NM
|
wind
15.8kt
128°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 1:59 Z |
18°34'13"S
173°50'42"W
|
303°
|
7kt
|
608.2NM
|
wind
20.3kt
141°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 2:43 Z |
18°32'29"S
173°54'51"W
|
276°
|
6.5kt
|
612.5NM
|
wind
17.4kt
131°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Back to port tack, rounding Vava'u from the north
|
| 14.09. 2:59 Z |
18°32'44"S
173°56'30"W
|
258°
|
6.4kt
|
614.1NM
|
wind
18.3kt
134°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 3:10 Z |
18°32'54"S
173°57'40"W
|
256°
|
4.9kt
|
615.2NM
|
wind
14.9kt
132°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Pumped the bilge
|
| 14.09. 3:59 Z |
18°34'35"S
174°0'46"W
|
224°
|
3.8kt
|
618.8NM
|
wind
11.7kt
148°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 4:15 Z |
18°35'43"S
174°1'26"W
|
206°
|
3.7kt
|
620.1NM
|
wind
11.3kt
136°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 14.09. 4:40 Z |
18°37'23"S
174°1'45"W
|
305°
|
0.7kt
|
621.9NM
|
wind
2.4kt
322°
baro 1014 hPa
|
Anchored
|
| 14.09. 4:53 Z |
18°37'23"S
174°1'45"W
|
199°
|
0.5kt
|
621.9NM
|
wind
2.6kt
275°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 14.09. 4:59 Z |
18°37'28"S
174°1'54"W
|
150°
|
1.4kt
|
622.1NM
|
wind
2.3kt
324°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 5:02 Z |
18°37'26"S
174°1'54"W
|
105°
|
0kt
|
622.1NM
|
wind
1.2kt
34°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Anchored
|
| 14.09. 5:09 Z |
18°37'28"S
174°1'54"W
|
63°
|
0.7kt
|
622.1NM
|
wind
6.3kt
314°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
|
| 14.09. 17:47 Z |
18°37'27"S
174°1'53"W
|
251°
|
0kt
|
622.1NM
|
wind
1.5kt
240°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Started main engine
|
| 14.09. 18:01 Z |
18°37'26"S
174°1'55"W
|
325°
|
0.9kt
|
622.1NM
|
wind
2.3kt
246°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Anchor up, motoring
|
| 14.09. 18:08 Z |
18°37'12"S
174°2'9"W
|
291°
|
2.8kt
|
622.4NM
|
wind
6.7kt
163°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 14.09. 18:59 Z |
18°37'12"S
174°3'57"W
|
237°
|
1.3kt
|
624.2NM
|
wind
8.4kt
60°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
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| 14.09. 19:03 Z |
18°37'13"S
174°4'1"W
|
320°
|
0.6kt
|
624.3NM
|
wind
2.5kt
222°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Whales ahead!
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| 14.09. 19:24 Z |
18°37'17"S
174°4'5"W
|
347°
|
0.4kt
|
624.4NM
|
wind
3.1kt
219°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 14.09. 19:27 Z |
18°37'24"S
174°4'11"W
|
238°
|
2.6kt
|
624.6NM
|
wind
3.6kt
204°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Staysail
|
| 14.09. 19:47 Z |
18°38'12"S
174°4'41"W
|
198°
|
4.3kt
|
625.6NM
|
wind
20.5kt
147°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Brief radio call with No Regrets en route to Fiji. We'll meet in New Zealand
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| 14.09. 19:59 Z |
18°38'58"S
174°4'43"W
|
180°
|
3.8kt
|
626.3NM
|
wind
18.7kt
141°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 20:59 Z |
18°40'38"S
174°2'37"W
|
86°
|
4.8kt
|
630.5NM
|
wind
17.4kt
137°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 21:39 Z |
18°39'20"S
174°0'17"W
|
39°
|
3kt
|
633.1NM
|
wind
8.4kt
106°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Sails down, motoring
|
| 14.09. 21:59 Z |
18°39'24"S
173°59'26"W
|
207°
|
2.8kt
|
634.2NM
|
wind
18.8kt
143°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 14.09. 22:01 Z |
18°39'29"S
173°59'25"W
|
21°
|
0kt
|
634.3NM
|
wind
17.5kt
152°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Anchored
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| 14.09. 22:05 Z |
18°39'28"S
173°59'26"W
|
269°
|
0.2kt
|
634.3NM
|
wind
14.3kt
152°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Stopped main engine
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