At noon today we were at 11 29N 077 50W steering 210M, sailing under full sail at 4.5 knots. The wind was 10G13 from the NE. Our noon to noon distance over the ground was 137nm. Distance to go was 129nm. Similar to Fremantle to Quindallup.
Early Morning Sunshine
Yesterday afternoon we continued broad reaching SW on port tack. We managed to stay in positive current and the sea state was pretty good. We were on the NW side of the windy area closer to the coast. This area is known as one of the ten most hazardous cruising routes in the world. That's due to the very high mountains close to the coast which create an extensive 'compression zone'. And the strong W-flowing currents which can form a gyre in the same area.
Wind GRIB with recommended routing
Showing high wind area NW of Barranquilla
Overnight winds gradually moderated, allowing us to shake out our second mainsail reef and all the yankee furls. We were still doing 7 knots with current assistance. We enjoyed a bright starry night until about 0500 when a crescent moon appeared. This morning the winds have eased further and we now have full sail set. There's still a 1.5m+ swell running but seas are minimal. We gybed twice this morning but they're not obvious on the track since the wind direction was changing.
Sadly we woke this morning to find our Insta360 video camera had 'taken the deep six'. It appears to have unscrewed itself from the mount on our s/s tube lifelines and gone overboard. We'd checked it yesterday afternoon but somehow it escaped to video the 4km deep waters below. Doh! No more rail-mounting if we replace it.
Trust all's well where you are!
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