At noon today we were at 33 40S 164 15E steering 240M, sailing under no main and storm staysail at 5 knots. The wind was 22G30 from the E. Our noon to noon distances were 127nm by the log and 128nm over the ground. Overall we'd logged 585nm and 599nm respectively. Our distance to go was 659nm. Almost half way and only a Sydney-Hobart to go!
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| Big seas at dawn |
Yesterday afternoon the wind was ESE 20G25. Zen Again was loving it. Overnight winds gradually increased and waves reached about 3.5m. At 0400 a rain squall came through with 30G35. Zen Again and Kazi the WindPilot managed well but it was becoming a white knuckle ride. The boat was surfing at over 8 knots frequently.
The squall only lasted 30 minutes but it reminded me of the trap of 'pressonitis' - pushing onward too hard for too long. So at 0900 we doused the mainsail. That reduced the stress level and improved the ride, at the cost of only 0.5knots speed. Dousing the main was easy with our Tides Marine SailTrack.
Skies cleared this morning after a cloudy night. All's well aboard!
Trust all's well where you are.
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