Bigej Island
For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it's always ourselves we find in the sea.
For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it's always ourselves we find in the sea.
Edgigen island (sixth island), Kwajalein Atoll
Roi-Namur on Kwajalein Atoll is a US military base for tracking satellites, testing missiles etc. There is no entry beyond the dock without permission. Kwajalein is the world's largest atoll.
[p]latour
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pos: 06 31.040n 165 21.106e
sp: 4.5
h: 242t
w: Wind 6kts E, Sea .5 meter ENE @10sec, Bar 1009, Clouds 20% w/ high thin haze, no rain last 48h.
d: 28/01/19 07:02 GMT
Winds largely single digits last 24+ hours. Slow but enjoyable sailing, seas calm, less than a half-meter. We haven't had a passage this slow in a few years. Enjoying the sunny days, no rain last 48hrs. We'll roll out the Code Zero today. All is well on board.
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[p]pjr4728
[s]
pos: 8 19.691n 83 03.938e
sp: 5.5
h: 280m
w: 6kn NE/NNE, CC 2/8 SS 0.5-1m ENE
d: 27/01/19 18:00 GMT+0700
Balmy day... Sea v benign and wind dropping to 6-12kn, shifting round to a beam reach... Choice! Also visited by first pod of dolphins in ages.
Our friendly positive current has started to slacken and we've also slowed a bit more deliberately, to make sure we stay offshore and don't get too tied up with local fishing vessels over last night. ETA around lunchtime tomorrow.
(944nm done, c. 103nm to go. Last 24hrs 149nm).
[password]minerva
[position]08°45.82'N 171°10.42'E
[status] After a rolly Friday night at Tjan, we did a day sail Saturday north to Enea where we anchored in aquiline waters off the pink sand bar to the east. Gorgeous snorkel off the island just to the east of Enea (Talto?) then back to Ollot for the night as there was no protection on the northern islands from the swell wrapping in from the east.
[speed] 0.0
[heading] 345T
[weather] Wind 13-19k. 67-81T. No rain, just beautiful weather for exploring!
1/26/2019 7:26 AM UTC
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[p]latour
[s]
pos: 07 29.27n 166 35.06e
sp: 5.8
h: 215t
w: Wind 14 NE, Sea 1m NE @ 8secs, Bar 1010, Clouds 20%, Temp 26c, sunny day
d: 27/01/19 07:02 GMT
Pleasant if somewhat slow sail overnight. Winds were light and variable overnight from 3-14kts. Seas dropped to one meter mostly on the stern. Clear skies w/bright moon. Good first night after so long in the lagoon.
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[p]pjr4728
[s]
pos: 7 45.941n 85 29.673e
sp: 7.4
h: 287m
w: 12kn NE, CC 1/8 SS 1.5-2m ENE easing
d: 26/01/19 18:00 GMT+0700
And... Ditto. Another good days run, in fine weather! ...Sea up and down (funny that, eh?).. Well, what I mean is it got up to 3m, but longer period than yesterday, so not too bad... Now eased off a lot and both wind and sea look likely be falling from here on in. For once the forecasts have been spot on!
(795nm done, c. 252nm to go. Last 24hrs 166nm...current assisted of course!).
All well aboard!
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Lat+6deg22'4" Lon+99deg41'4" Alt+019ft GPS Sats seen: 12 2019-01-26 08:40UTC http://map.iridium.com/m?lat=6.367823&lon=99.684613 Sent via Iridium GO!
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[s] Position report sent via Iridium GO [END]