Noon to noon run: 80NM (Course Made Good) Actual Miles Sailed: 120
Time of position: 18:00
Lat/Lon: 35 56.68'N deg 157 deg 30.34'W
Course:
Current Speed:
Next Waypoint: Temporary Waypoint at: 38 14N; 150 00W
384NM distance
Synopsis: Our winds yesterday were east of north so we
were making a heading of about 340M (degrees magnetic) on a starboard tack
close hauled in light air. Unfortunately, we kept getting headed as night came
on and progressed.
About midnight we tacked to port after over an hour of
making a heading of only about 280M. Upoon tacking, we were making 030M but the winds grew
lighter and more fluky, and by 6AM we were heading 080M in 3kt of breeze. With
that we started the engine and were able to get to about 030M which we kept
until noon when I received an email from my weather guru friend, Simon. After
reviewing all the info in his email, we cracked off and headed about 055 toward
a new temporary waypoint we established as noted above.
We are now back in about 12Kt of wind (while according to
the grib files it should be about 6Kt) and going into night we again have a
double reef in the main and furled genoa to 100% and can only hold about 60
degrees to the wind without pounding as the swell and wave have increased as well.
This means ultimately give us a course over ground (COG) of about 80 degrees
with leeway. So, we continue to claw our way north.
Cheers, John
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