At noon today we were at 31 32S 160 40E steering 300M, sailing under no main and triple-furled yankee at 5 knots. The wind was 21G29 from the E. Our noon to noon distances were 98nm by the log and 116nm over the ground. Overall we'd logged 790nm and 835nm respectively. Our distance to go was 433nm. Only a Freo to Albany!
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| OpenCPN showing RTOFS ocean surface currents |
Yesterday afternoon and evening saw the E winds continuing at 20G35 with occasional rain squalls. The night was cloudy with the almost full moon managing to filter through. We've not lost sight of the horizon at all on this passage so far.
This morning we changed from storm staysail to triple-furled yankee as the wind gusts eased a little. Our course is slowly curving westward. We'll pass about 50nm NE of Lord Howe Island and S of Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs.
We've been trying to stay out of adverse current. The screenshot above shows SE flowing current E of Lord Howe which we are avoiding. The large high pressure system we've been riding is slowly moving E. We're heading into an area of light winds which will be displaced by a southerly buster. Happily we're far enough N to only get the tip of it as we approach the coast. At least that's what the predictions say today!
Trust all's well where you are.
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| PredictWind ECMWF Wind |
Trust all's well where you are.
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