JoliFou - July 3, 2019

By JoliFou on

[password] beeskiff
[position] 33 29.388s 160 55.600e
[status] Continued motor sailing for most of the night, making good speed in favourable current.
Early this morning the wind picked up to about 15 knots and we?ve been sailing quite hard on the wind for a few hours. 2nd reef main and slightly furled jib. Comfortably plodding along.
Still trying to head east but will come away a bit and head in the direction of Norfolk as the wind builds later in the day.
[speed] 6 knots
[heading] 80T

JoliFou - July 3, 2019

By JoliFou on

[password] beeskiff
[position] 33 28.668s 159 13.785e
[status] Motor sailing the whole day in light wind. Just not quite enough for us to sail at a decent speed. Weather and sea state has been excellent, super mellow and all going well apart from the diesel dollars burned.
Latest ECMWF grib file shows improvement with more south direction in the coming days than earlier forecast, hope that happens.
Unfavorable current for most of the day seems to have changed to favourable a few hours ago.
[speed] 8 knots
[heading] 95T

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