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Friday, October 23, 2026 18°39'S 173°58'W

Pacific Ocean, 31NM SW of Neiafu

After over a month in Neiafu, we heard the seiren song of the open ocean once more. We checked out of Tonga and raised the main sail in 1st reef and gybed our way out of the calm waters of Vava’u archipelago. After the last gybe we raised the stay sail and were on our merry way. After passing the last tall island, we put in a second reef and were bracing for the increasing sea state. From 1 to 1.5 and as of writing 2 meters. Now that we are properly between the Vava’u and Haapa’i groups, the seas are confused and the month spent in still waters means that we both are dealing with some level of sea sickness.



From the logbook

Time Position Course Speed Log Weather Remarks
16.09. 1:58 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 314° 0kt 635NM wind 5kt 110° baro 1011 hPa Pumped the bilge
16.09. 21:00 Z n/a Started watermaker
16.09. 21:10 Z n/a Watermaker 336ppm
16.09. 22:54 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 272° 0kt 635NM wind 8.5kt 147° baro 1012 hPa Stopped watemaker, 215ppm
17.09. 19:30 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 93° kt 0NM GPS fix, 40.3 NM at 300°T from DR
18.09. 3:24 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 90° 0.1kt 635NM wind 1.5kt 89° baro 1013 hPa Changed the Seaflo pump used as the smaller bilge pump. Breaker of the big pump had popped, it runs after retriggering it. So now we should be back at three working bilge pumps
18.09. 4:20 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 97° 0kt 635NM wind 4.1kt 120° clouds 2/8 baro 1013 hPa Wired small bilge pump via Cerbo relay 1, so it can be switched on programmatically
19.09. 19:48 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 187° 0kt 635NM wind 15.8kt 191° baro 1016 hPa Started watermaker
19.09. 20:03 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 53° 0kt 635NM wind 13kt 188° baro 1016 hPa Watermaker 346ppm
19.09. 22:07 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 309° 0kt 635NM wind 7.7kt 178° baro 1015 hPa Watermaker 196ppm
19.09. 23:56 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 58° 0kt 635NM wind 8.7kt 166° baro 1014 hPa Watermaker 187ppm
20.09. 3:24 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 313° 0kt 635NM wind 7.7kt 164° baro 1013 hPa Stopped watermaker, 175ppm
21.09. 4:30 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 54° 0kt 635NM wind 11.4kt 179° baro 1015 hPa Emergency: Crew Overboard Beacon detected (mob.972844159)
21.09. 5:31 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 29° 0.3kt 635NM wind 7.2kt 155° baro 1016 hPa Cleared after 1 h 1 min: Crew Overboard Beacon detected
24.09. 5:48 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 81° 0kt 635NM wind 7.6kt 157° baro 1017 hPa Greased the shaft seal
24.09. 5:49 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 247° 0kt 635NM wind 8.7kt 151° baro 1017 hPa On investigation, the oil leak is from the external pressurized lubrication pipe. We tried to patch it but failed
25.09. 0:06 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 129° 0.3kt 635NM baro 1018 hPa Fixed the Superwind. The bearing raceway was out of alignment. Fixed with hammer and a pry bar
25.09. 21:06 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 18° 0.4kt 635NM baro 1020 hPa Started watermaker
25.09. 21:19 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 18° 0.1kt 635NM baro 1020 hPa Watermaker 344ppm
25.09. 22:31 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 250° 0.3kt 635NM baro 1020 hPa Stopped watermaker, 244ppm
28.09. 0:23 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 104° 0kt 635NM wind 7kt 115° baro 1019 hPa Started watermaker
28.09. 0:37 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 128° 0kt 635NM wind 6.9kt 115° baro 1019 hPa Watermaker 284ppm
28.09. 2:20 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 77° 0kt 635NM wind 7.8kt 117° baro 1018 hPa Watermaker 193ppm
28.09. 3:32 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 99° 0kt 635NM wind 3.2kt 114° baro 1018 hPa Stopped watermaker, 180ppm
29.09. 1:05 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 109° 0kt 635NM wind 3.1kt 87° baro 1018 hPa Started watermaker
29.09. 1:19 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 91° 0kt 635NM wind 3.3kt 118° baro 1018 hPa Watermaker 239ppm
29.09. 3:03 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 110° 0kt 635NM wind 5.8kt 108° baro 1018 hPa Watermaker 181ppm
29.09. 4:40 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 86° 0kt 635NM wind 3.9kt 144° baro 1019 hPa Stopped watermaker, 174ppm
02.10. 20:50 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 86° 0kt 635NM wind 0° baro 1019 hPa Started watermaker
02.10. 21:02 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 112° 0kt 635NM wind 0° baro 1019 hPa Watermaker 283ppm
02.10. 22:47 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 182° 0kt 635NM wind 0° baro 1018 hPa Watermaker 194ppm
02.10. 23:02 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 72° 0kt 635NM wind 9.2kt 109° baro 1018 hPa Wind sensor wasn't producing data. Was fixed by a N2K reboot
03.10. 0:27 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 234° 0.4kt 635.1NM wind 8.6kt 89° baro 1017 hPa Watermaker 177ppm
03.10. 2:11 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 165° 0kt 635.1NM wind 6.7kt 117° baro 1016 hPa Watermaker 170ppm
03.10. 3:48 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 106° 0kt 635.1NM wind 4.3kt 132° baro 1016 hPa Stopped watermaker, 169ppm
06.10. 21:52 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 107.4696936326885° 0kt 635.5428725701944NM wind 2.293736501079913kt 144.0587784297429° baro 1018 hPa Watermaker started 294ppm.
06.10. 23:31 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 284.7600241800191° 0kt 635.5623110151188NM wind 6.375809935205183kt 90.66484150150147° baro 1017 hPa Watermaker 185ppm
07.10. 1:22 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 198.6272788380025° 0kt 635.5628509719222NM wind 1.827213822894168kt 118.92311995735368° baro 1016 hPa Watermaker 164ppm
07.10. 3:00 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 30.298008206517935° 0kt 635.5747300215983NM wind 4.898488120950324kt 30.33811525217709° baro 1015 hPa Watermaker 171ppm
07.10. 4:44 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 107.57855561376334° 0kt 635.5936285097192NM wind 3.34341252699784kt 78.47229962111754° baro 1016 hPa Stopped watermaker, 170ppm
08.10. 22:11 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 194.27852917295954° 0kt 635.9834773218142NM wind 2.896328293736501kt 133.82575220870638° baro 1018 hPa Started watermaker
08.10. 22:22 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 38.03866801873536° 0kt 635.9834773218142NM wind 3.868250539956803kt 150.23526346125317° baro 1017 hPa Watermaker 251ppm
09.10. 0:06 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 134.28984802276233° 0kt 635.9834773218142NM wind 6.5118790496760255kt 146.05840113474946° baro 1016 hPa Watermaker 189ppm
09.10. 1:47 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 97.13926458647977° 0kt 635.9834773218142NM wind 3.654427645788336kt 126.97317697894174° baro 1016 hPa Watermaker 168ppm
09.10. 3:21 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 65.09946468276414° 0kt 635.9834773218142NM wind 6.259179265658747kt 116.90630851849318° baro 1016 hPa Watermaker stopped 163ppm.
10.10. 21:17 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 49.99629720311564° 0NM GPS fix, 4.6 NM at 281°T from DR
13.10. 3:18 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 203° 0kt 636.2NM wind 7.9kt 143° baro 1016 hPa Started main engine
13.10. 3:18 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 203° 0kt 636.2NM wind 10.2kt 144° baro 1016 hPa Stopped main engine
13.10. 3:27 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 110.55220657049234° 0kt 636.1551835853131NM wind 8.74730021598272kt 100.66868460448563° baro 1016 hPa Changed lubrication oil pipe and the fuel lift pump, changed primary fuel filter.
13.10. 3:46 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 269° 0kt 636.2NM wind 7.6kt 157° baro 1016 hPa Started main engine
13.10. 3:47 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 33° 0kt 636.2NM wind 6.8kt 122° baro 1016 hPa Stopped main engine
14.10. 21:11 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 82.58040701220555° 0kt 636.2248380129589NM wind 4.315334773218143kt 106.30658930857294° baro 1016 hPa Topped up engine oil with 2-3dl and tightened impeller belt. Rewired hour meter plug, and removed small fish from raw water strainer
14.10. 21:16 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 251° 0kt 636.2NM wind 4kt 155° baro 1016 hPa Started main engine
14.10. 21:20 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 142° 0kt 636.2NM wind 7.5kt 110° baro 1016 hPa Stopped main engine
14.10. 21:46 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 338° 0kt 636.2NM wind 6.1kt 127° baro 1015 hPa Started main engine
14.10. 21:47 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 24° 0kt 636.2NM wind 4.3kt 163° baro 1015 hPa Stopped main engine
14.10. 22:01 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 345° 0kt 636.2NM wind 4.3kt 135° baro 1015 hPa Started main engine
14.10. 22:13 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 265° 0kt 636.2NM wind 4.6kt 116° baro 1015 hPa Stopped main engine
15.10. 0:54 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 158.4915852890883° 0kt 636.2248380129589NM wind 6.220302375809935kt 129.43689549800428° baro 1014 hPa Watermaker started 295ppm.
15.10. 2:37 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 359.11275725414606° 0kt 636.2248380129589NM wind 8.086393088552915kt 124.92198807237338° baro 1013 hPa Stopped watermaker, 198ppm
15.10. 19:43 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 358.3621825425247° 0kt 636.2248380129589NM wind 4.529157667386609kt 73.45318933577154° baro 1015 hPa Started watermaker
15.10. 19:55 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 350.95956782943443° 0kt 636.2248380129589NM wind 5.714902807775378kt 104.43874689644646° baro 1015 hPa Watermaker 261ppm
15.10. 21:40 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 64.34888997114275° 0kt 636.2248380129589NM wind 6.064794816414687kt 130.938044921247° baro 1014 hPa Wayermaker 200ppm.
15.10. 23:21 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 302.1091862165805° 0kt 636.2248380129589NM wind 5.384449244060475kt 117.83450014660511° baro 1013 hPa Watermaker 190ppm
16.10. 1:03 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 90.14917948588372° 0kt 636.2248380129589NM wind 8.280777537796975kt 116.91203809644449° baro 1012 hPa Watermaker 187ppm
16.10. 3:20 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 198.27204500502134° 0kt 636.2248380129589NM wind 3.5183585313174945kt 131.47662524867002° baro 1012 hPa Stopped watermaker, 176ppm
16.10. 21:17 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 292° 0kt 636.2NM wind 12.2kt 151° baro 1014 hPa Emergency: Tropical cyclone: Orange notification for tropical cyclone ONE-26. Population affected by Category 1 (120 km/h) wind speeds or higher is 3815 . — 708.3 nm from the vessel (navigation.briefing.hazards.gdacs-TC1001339)
20.10. 22:51 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 344.06115597605935° 0kt 636.3663066954643NM wind 6.1231101511879045kt 104.62782296883961° baro 1018 hPa Started watermaker
20.10. 23:03 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 152.88805805270889° 0kt 636.3663066954643NM wind 7.075593952483801kt 105.24088780962961° baro 1018 hPa Watermaker 286ppm
21.10. 0:47 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 119.03771151637983° 0kt 636.3663066954643NM wind 10.282937365010799kt 153.65582149818417° baro 1016 hPa Watermaker 189ppm
21.10. 2:28 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'54"W 18.867500193658007° 0kt 636.3663066954643NM wind 11.215982721382288kt 153.1859961061769° baro 1015 hPa Watermaker 185ppm
21.10. 4:07 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 52.92984111418545° 0kt 636.3663066954643NM wind 4.762419006479481kt 141.60651906658296° baro 1016 hPa Watermaker 173ppm
21.10. 4:40 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 216.83014798930876° 0kt 0NM wind 6.784017278617711kt 152.04581009386658° baro 1016 hPa GPS fix, 2.9 NM at 324°T from DR
21.10. 5:35 Z 18°39'29"S 173°58'55"W 260.18013476890684° 0kt 636.3663066954643NM wind 5.092872570194384kt 141.59505991068033° baro 1016 hPa Stopped watermaker, 182ppm
22.10. 21:37 Z 18°39'30"S 173°58'55"W 236° 0kt 636.4NM wind 6.9kt 74° baro 1018 hPa Started main engine
22.10. 21:44 Z 18°39'30"S 173°58'55"W 111° 0kt 636.4NM wind 5.3kt 46° baro 1018 hPa Released mooring, motoring
22.10. 21:57 Z 18°39'9"S 173°59'6"W 14° 0kt 636.9NM wind 9.9kt 92° baro 1017 hPa Stopped
22.10. 22:27 Z 18°39'9"S 173°59'6"W 112° 0kt 636.9NM wind 8.3kt 101° baro 1017 hPa Started main engine
22.10. 22:31 Z 18°39'13"S 173°59'7"W 209° 2.5kt 636.9NM wind 12kt 110° baro 1017 hPa Motoring
22.10. 22:36 Z 18°39'22"S 173°59'10"W 307° 3.8kt 637.1NM wind 16.4kt 95° baro 1017 hPa Motor stopped, sailing with Main (1st reef), Staysail
22.10. 22:59 Z 18°39'27"S 174°0'42"W 244° 3.9kt 638.9NM wind 11.9kt 88° baro 1017 hPa Hourly position log
22.10. 23:02 Z n/a Filled up 20l diesel
22.10. 23:16 Z 18°40'8"S 174°1'52"W 238° 5.3kt 640.2NM wind 18.1kt 93° baro 1017 hPa bergie on watch
22.10. 23:59 Z 18°39'46"S 174°4'54"W 288° 4.6kt 643.5NM wind 14.7kt 94° baro 1016 hPa Hourly position log
23.10. 0:38 Z 18°39'10"S 174°7'26"W 221.98103856753482° 5.773218142548596kt 646.2097192224621NM wind 15.920086393088551kt 97.64919702414618° sea state 3/10 clouds 6/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1015 hPa Staysail went up only now. Whoops. Windvane steering.
23.10. 0:59 Z 18°40'43"S 174°8'58"W 234° 5.3kt 648.6NM wind 10.9kt 114° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
23.10. 1:59 Z 18°45'13"S 174°12'41"W 215° 6.2kt 654.5NM wind 20kt 102° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
23.10. 2:23 Z 18°47'0"S 174°14'1"W 239° 5.9kt 656.8NM wind 16.1kt 93° sea state 4/10 clouds 6/8 visibility 7/10 baro 1015 hPa Sails set: Main (2nd reef), Staysail. Gusting to 25kn
23.10. 2:59 Z 18°49'50"S 174°16'28"W 217° 6.5kt 660.7NM wind 19.1kt 108° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log
23.10. 3:59 Z 18°53'32"S 174°21'22"W 236° 6kt 666.7NM wind 21.1kt 110° baro 1015 hPa Hourly position log