Pacific Ocean, 170NM SW of Neiafu
The sporty conditions continued over the night and the day with wind over 32kn at times, and only a slight reduction to sea state while we were at the lee of the Ha’apai Group.
Big seas, quite often splashing the cockpit or breaking against the windscreen of our hard dodger. But also beautiful starry sky, and blue skies during the day.
We’re still working on our sea legs but progress towards Minerva is good. Conditions are supposed to start easing tonight.
- Distance today: 139NM
- Lunch: sandwiches
- Engine hours: 0
| Time |
Position |
Course |
Speed |
Log |
Weather |
Remarks |
| 23.10. 3:59 Z |
18°53'32"S
174°21'22"W
|
236°
|
6kt
|
19899.6NM
|
wind
21.1kt
110°
baro 1015 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 5:00 Z |
18°57'18"S
174°25'40"W
|
235°
|
6.5kt
|
19905.2NM
|
wind
22kt
100°
baro 1016 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 23.10. 5:59 Z |
19°1'21"S
174°29'47"W
|
229°
|
5.2kt
|
19910.8NM
|
wind
21.2kt
109°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 6:59 Z |
19°4'33"S
174°34'30"W
|
234°
|
6.2kt
|
19916.4NM
|
wind
23.6kt
136°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 7:55 Z |
19°7'27"S
174°38'21"W
|
219°
|
4.7kt
|
19921.2NM
|
wind
25.0kt
114°
sea state 5/10
clouds 6/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1018 hPa
|
Gusting around 30kn. Seas very lumpy
|
| 23.10. 7:59 Z |
19°7'42"S
174°38'38"W
|
200°
|
4.7kt
|
19921.5NM
|
wind
28.8kt
119°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 8:59 Z |
19°11'4"S
174°43'2"W
|
250°
|
6.8kt
|
19926.9NM
|
wind
26.8kt
119°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 9:03 Z |
19°11'13"S
174°43'16"W
|
228°
|
5.1kt
|
19927.3NM
|
wind
25.4kt
123°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Closed the back wall, too many waves crashing in.
|
| 23.10. 9:59 Z |
19°14'33"S
174°47'21"W
|
247°
|
5.9kt
|
19932.4NM
|
wind
28.6kt
124°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 11:00 Z |
19°17'49"S
174°52'27"W
|
217°
|
6.6kt
|
19938.3NM
|
wind
28kt
116°
sea state 5/10
clouds 3/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1019 hPa
|
bergie on watch
|
| 23.10. 11:59 Z |
19°21'19"S
174°57'28"W
|
238°
|
6.8kt
|
19944.3NM
|
wind
24.6kt
122°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 12:59 Z |
19°24'38"S
175°2'34"W
|
246°
|
5.9kt
|
19950.2NM
|
wind
22.3kt
112°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 13:59 Z |
19°28'30"S
175°7'14"W
|
234°
|
5.8kt
|
19956.1NM
|
wind
18.3kt
111°
sea state 4/10
clouds 3/8
baro 1018 hPa
|
Seas are a bit easier in the lee of the Ha'apai Group
|
| 23.10. 14:59 Z |
19°32'27"S
175°11'56"W
|
206°
|
5.8kt
|
19962.1NM
|
wind
20.8kt
115°
baro 1017 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 15:59 Z |
19°36'50"S
175°16'38"W
|
223°
|
6.1kt
|
19968.4NM
|
wind
24.4kt
123°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 16:59 Z |
19°41'28"S
175°21'31"W
|
214°
|
8.2kt
|
19974.9NM
|
wind
29.2kt
123°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 17:00 Z |
19°41'34"S
175°21'35"W
|
213°
|
7.7kt
|
19975.1NM
|
wind
26.4kt
116°
baro 1018 hPa
|
Suski on watch
|
| 23.10. 17:57 Z |
19°47'9"S
175°25'54"W
|
203°
|
6.4kt
|
19982.0NM
|
wind
23.5kt
122°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Alarm: Water in the bilge (electrical.venus-input.1.stateNumber)
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| 23.10. 17:57 Z |
19°47'38"S
175°26'24"W
|
225°
|
9.3kt
|
19982.0NM
|
wind
24kt
118°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Cleared after 6 s: Water in the bilge, 2 transitions
|
| 23.10. 17:59 Z |
19°47'17"S
175°26'3"W
|
227°
|
9.5kt
|
19982.2NM
|
wind
25.8kt
118°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 18:59 Z |
19°52'55"S
175°30'51"W
|
247°
|
7.8kt
|
19989.6NM
|
wind
27.7kt
121°
baro 1020 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 19:59 Z |
19°57'23"S
175°36'15"W
|
206°
|
5.9kt
|
19996.5NM
|
wind
28kt
113°
baro 1021 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 20:59 Z |
20°1'45"S
175°41'15"W
|
225°
|
6.3kt
|
20003.0NM
|
wind
27kt
122°
baro 1021 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 21:59 Z |
20°6'9"S
175°46'0"W
|
231°
|
6.3kt
|
20009.3NM
|
wind
27.3kt
116°
sea state 4/10
clouds 2/8
visibility 7/10
baro 1021 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 23.10. 22:44 Z |
20°9'32"S
175°49'32"W
|
249°
|
6.9kt
|
20014.2NM
|
wind
25.3kt
131°
baro 1020 hPa
|
The Triton²s just went dark for a moment. Apparently otherwise N2K kept running, as Orca Core kept its route. GPS may have booted because we visited Null Island
|
| 23.10. 23:00 Z |
20°10'41"S
175°50'50"W
|
230°
|
7kt
|
20015.8NM
|
wind
21.6kt
111°
baro 1020 hPa
|
bergie on watch
|
| 23.10. 23:59 Z |
20°14'46"S
175°56'3"W
|
258°
|
7.5kt
|
20022.2NM
|
wind
24.5kt
116°
baro 1020 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 24.10. 0:59 Z |
20°18'19"S
176°1'45"W
|
251°
|
5.5kt
|
20028.7NM
|
wind
20.6kt
112°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 24.10. 1:59 Z |
20°22'44"S
176°6'0"W
|
199°
|
4.5kt
|
20034.7NM
|
wind
22.3kt
111°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
|
| 24.10. 2:59 Z |
20°27'36"S
176°8'53"W
|
231°
|
5.6kt
|
20040.3NM
|
wind
19.4kt
104°
baro 1019 hPa
|
Hourly position log
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