Hi everyone,
At noon today we were at 27 08S 179 05E steering 200M, motoring at 5 knots. The wind was 3G5 from the WNW. Our noon to noon distances were 96nm by the log and 103nm over the ground. Overall we'd logged 239nm and 251nm respectively. Our distance to go was 551nm.
The screenshot below shows weather and boat positions at noon today. We are the third blue dot from the left in the 'bunch'. We're 'in the blue' meaning there ain't much wind here!
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| PredictWind Tracks at noon today |
Yesterday afternoon we continued sailing in light 5G7 airs from the ENE. We were down to 3 knots of boatspeed for much of the time but it was pleasant enough sailing. The 1.5m S swell didn't help. We continued sailing until 0500 when the wind lightened further and our boatspeed fell to 2 knots. The autopilot was struggling so it was time for the donk.
We had a 60% moon last night and after midnight the broken cloud broke up to reveal a wonderful starscape. The Southern Cross rose above the horizon but not the 'pointers'. Orion was high in the sky.
We've continued motoring this morning. For a short period we tried motor-sailing but without success. We expect to be motoring for another 24 hours or so. A 'blue hole' is opening ahead of us. On the far side we expect to find wind and possibly thunderstorms with E winds. We should have E-N winds all the way from there.
Trust all's well where you are.
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