Wasco

Sun Dec 30 23:00 2018 NZDT
Speed:
5.9
knts
GPS: 08 27.92N 045 24.66W
Run: 213.3nm (386.1km)
Avg: 8.7knts
24hr: 207.7nm
Weather: wind 12-14 knots from ENE

Another day...


Sat Dec 29 22:21 2018 NZDT
Speed:
8.0
knts
GPS: 07 30.04N 042 27.06W
Run: 225.9nm (408.9km)
Avg: 9.4knts
24hr: 225.9nm
Weather: wind 18-20 knots from NE

74 flying fish and one squid last night.


Fri Dec 28 22:21 2018 NZDT
Speed:
7.4
knts
GPS: 06 23.59N 039 21.17W
Run: 459.6nm (831.9km)
Avg: 9.4knts
24hr: 225.6nm
Weather: wind 15-20 knots from NE

Moving now.


Wed Dec 26 21:27 2018 NZDT
Speed:
1.7
knts
GPS: 03 10.20N 033 30.93W
Run: 172.8nm (312.8km)
Avg: 5.1knts
24hr: 121.8nm
Weather: rain, clouds, calm

doldrums, what more can you say?


Tue Dec 25 11:24 2018 NZDT
Speed:
5.3
knts
GPS: 01 38.19N 031 32.37W
Run: 130.7nm (236.6km)
Avg: 5.4knts
24hr: 129.1nm
Weather: wind 2-10 knots from SE

Pretty day, slow, wind comes back late tomorrow?


Mon Dec 24 11:06 2018 NZDT
Speed:
2.2
knts
GPS: 00 18.94N 030 11.19W
Run: 154.6nm (279.8km)
Avg: 6.1knts
24hr: 146.7nm
Weather: wind 2-4 knots from N/NE (sometimes)

Blazing along in pouring rain just over the Equator


Sun Dec 23 9:48 2018 NZDT
Speed:
7.4
knts
GPS: 01 04.19S 028 25.77W
Run: 193.7nm (350.6km)
Avg: 8.3knts
24hr: 199.1nm
Weather: wind 10-14 knots from ESE

Finallt gybed


Sat Dec 22 10:27 2018 NZDT
Speed:
6.8
knts
GPS: 02 24.51S 025 58.01W
Run: 211.4nm (382.6km)
Avg: 8.8knts
24hr: 210.1nm
Weather: wind 12-14 knots from SE

going on 5th day with spinnaker up


Fri Dec 21 10:18 2018 NZDT
Speed:
7.3
knts
GPS: 03 42.13S 023 11.51W
Run: 193nm (349.3km)
Avg: 8.2knts
24hr: 196.7nm
Weather: wind 10-15 knots from SE

A small boat on a big ocean


Thu Dec 20 10:45 2018 NZDT
Speed:
7.2
knts
GPS: 04 47.92S 020 37.04W
Run: 225.5nm (408.2km)
Avg: 8.3knts
24hr: 200.1nm
Weather: wind 10-15 knots from SE

More ocean


Wed Dec 19 7:42 2018 NZDT
Speed:
7.4
knts
GPS: 06 16.71S 017 41.73W
Run: 272.8nm (493.8km)
Weather: wind 10-18 knots from SSE

Afternoon hurrah giving us some speed


Wed Dec 12 16:24 2018 NZDT
Speed:
4.8
knts
GPS: 08 11.68S 014 13.00W
Run: 117.5nm (212.7km)
Avg: 4.7knts
24hr: 111.7nm
Weather: wind 10-12 knots from ESE

Bare poles all night, arrive first light.


Tue Dec 11 15:09 2018 NZDT
Speed:
6.3
knts
GPS: 09 20.75S 012 57.09W
Run: 157nm (284.2km)
Avg: 7knts
24hr: 167.5nm
Weather: wind 18 knots from ESE

Arrive right after dark?


Mon Dec 10 16:39 2018 NZDT
Speed:
5.7
knts
GPS: 10 53.73S 011 15.90W
Run: 189.3nm (342.6km)
Avg: 7.9knts
24hr: 189.7nm
Weather: wind 10-12 knots from SE

All night gybathon


Sun Dec 9 16:42 2018 NZDT
Speed:
6.1
knts
GPS: 12 44.31S 009 11.74W
Run: 159.4nm (288.5km)
Avg: 6.9knts
24hr: 164.9nm
Weather: wind 10-12 knots from SE

Slowly onward - "The World" passed by today


Sat Dec 8 17:30 2018 NZDT
Speed:
7.4
knts
GPS: 14 20.19S 007 29.08W
Run: 264.4nm (478.6km)
Weather: wind 18 knots from SE

On the road again


Sat Dec 1 5:54 2018 NZDT
Speed:
8.1
knts
GPS: 16 49.82S 004 28.34W
Run: 186.6nm (337.7km)
Avg: 7.2knts
24hr: 173.6nm
Weather: wind 12-15 knots from SE

Almost there!


Fri Nov 30 4:06 2018 NZDT
Speed:
6.4
knts
GPS: 18 31.98S 002 16.34W
Run: 187.9nm (340.1km)
Avg: 7.8knts
24hr: 188.3nm
Weather: wind 15-18 knots from ESE

Not much to say, tradewind sailing


Thu Nov 29 4:09 2018 NZDT
Speed:
8.1
knts
GPS: 20 14.91S 000 02.16W
Run: 187.5nm (339.4km)
Avg: 7.8knts
24hr: 187.9nm
Weather: wind 16-20 knots from ESE

Western Hemisphere!


Wed Nov 28 4:12 2018 NZDT
Speed:
7.0
knts
GPS: 21 57.60S 002 13.23E
Run: 279.6nm (506.1km)
Avg: 7.5knts
24hr: 178.9nm
Weather: wind 16-18 knots from ESE

gybed last night, seas building


Mon Nov 26 14:42 2018 NZDT
Speed:
6.8
knts
GPS: 24 29.09S 005 39.63E
Run: 339.8nm (615km)
Avg: 7.7knts
24hr: 183.7nm
Weather: wind 12-14 knots from SE

Kite up and moving along


Sat Nov 24 18:18 2018 NZDT
Speed:
7.1
knts
GPS: 27 38.12S 009 51.78E
Run: 182.7nm (330.7km)
Avg: 7.6knts
24hr: 183.1nm
Weather: wind 18 knots from SE

Still waiting for the waves to die down.


Fri Nov 23 18:21 2018 NZDT
Speed:
7.4
knts
GPS: 29 18.12S 012 11.81E
Run: 182.3nm (330km)
Avg: 9.5knts
24hr: 228.5nm
Weather: wind 18-25 knots from ESE

Laying down the miles


Thu Nov 22 23:12 2018 NZDT
Speed:
6.4
knts
GPS: 30 58.33S 014 33.49E
Run: 262.8nm (475.7km)
Avg: 9.7knts
24hr: 231.9nm
Weather: wind 25 knots from SE, slowly dying, 3-4m seas

> 210 yesterday, nice start, windy last night


Wed Nov 21 20:00 2018 NZDT
Speed:
5.2
knts
GPS: 33 22.55S 018 02.32E
Run: 1001.2nm (1812.2km)
Weather: wind 8-10 knots from S, large swells from SW

On the way to St. Helena!


Sun Oct 7 20:45 2018 NZDT
Speed:
7.4
knts
GPS: 28 07.72S 033 46.45E
Run: 162.6nm (294.3km)
Avg: 6.9knts
24hr: 165.4nm
Weather: wind 10-12 knots from SE

Richards Bay in the morning?


Sat Oct 6 21:09 2018 NZDT
Speed:
5.9
knts
GPS: 27 09.30S 036 11.48E
Run: 231.1nm (418.3km)
Avg: 5.2knts
24hr: 125.8nm
Weather: wind 16-18 knots from SW

On the road again, where's the at wind shift?


Fri Oct 5 1:03 2018 NZDT
Speed:
8.2
knts
GPS: 28 22.70S 039 42.49E
Run: 147.4nm (266.8km)
Avg: 7.2knts
24hr: 171.7nm
Weather: wind 20-25, gusting 30 knots from SSE, heavy rain

Gale/RTS - what fun


Thu Oct 4 4:27 2018 NZDT
Speed:
4.3
knts
GPS: 28 07.47S 042 06.77E
Run: 188nm (340.3km)
Avg: 6.1knts
24hr: 145.8nm
Weather: Dead calm

Motoring :(


Tue Oct 2 21:30 2018 NZDT
Speed:
7.8
knts
GPS: 27 48.00S 045 10.24E
Run: 123.6nm (223.7km)
Avg: 7.1knts
24hr: 169.5nm
Weather: wind 12-16 knots from ENE

A beautiful day - lots of ships though


Tue Oct 2 4:00 2018 NZDT
Speed:
5.8
knts
GPS: 27 23.10S 047 07.97E
Run: 172.1nm (311.5km)
Avg: 4.8knts
24hr: 116.2nm
Weather: wind 10-20 knots from ESE

Bumpy but mostly moving along


Sun Sep 30 16:27 2018 NZDT
Speed:
1.7
knts
GPS: 27 00.91S 049 54.10E
Run: 63.6nm (115.1km)
Avg: 5.5knts
24hr: 131.6nm
Weather: wind 16-18 knots from ESE


Sun Sep 30 4:51 2018 NZDT
Speed:
7.8
knts
GPS: 26 19.58S 050 35.36E
Run: 208.3nm (377km)
Avg: 8.3knts
24hr: 199.6nm
Weather: wind 16-18 knots from NNE

Pleasant three days, shoe drops tomorrow


Sun Sep 30 4:51 2018 NZDT
Speed:
8.1
knts
GPS: 26 19.70S 050 35.25E
Run: 0.2nm (0.4km)
Weather: wind 16-18 knots from ESE


Sat Sep 29 2:48 2018 NZST
Speed:
7.4
knts
GPS: 23 59.34S 052 41.52E
Run: 222.6nm (402.9km)
Avg: 9.1knts
24hr: 218.1nm
Weather: wind 12 knots from ENE

Moving Along


Fri Sep 28 2:18 2018 NZST
Speed:
8.3
knts
GPS: 21 25.62S 054 48.46E
Run: 144.7nm (261.9km)
Weather: wind 16-18 knots from SE

On the way to SA


Fri Sep 21 1:54 2018 NZST
Speed:
6.8
knts
GPS: 20 19.84S 056 43.02E
Run: 87.9nm (159.1km)
Weather: wind 16 knots from S

On the way to Reunion


Thu Sep 13 2:57 2018 NZST
Speed:
3.3
knts
GPS: 19 56.89S 058 00.58E
Run: 130.8nm (236.7km)
Avg: 5.1knts
24hr: 122.9nm
Weather: wind 6-8 knots from E

Yep, that's right, a blazing 3 knots. 20 miles to go, so no biggie.


Wed Sep 12 1:24 2018 NZST
Speed:
5.2
knts
GPS: 19 54.69S 060 01.30E
Run: 221.6nm (401.1km)
Avg: 2.7knts
24hr: 65.4nm
Weather: wind 10 knots from E

Drifting toward Mauritius. We'll get tired of going this slow, but quite a pleasant change for the moment.


Sat Sep 8 16:06 2018 NZST
Speed:
0.1
knts
GPS: 19 40.82S 063 25.24E
Run: 1073.8nm (1943.6km)
Avg: 5.5knts
24hr: 132nm
Weather: Mostly cloudy, rain

Arrived Rodrigues Sept 5. Looks like the Winlink submissions didn't go through. Mauritius on Monday


Fri Aug 31 12:54 2018 NZST
Speed:
5.9
knts
GPS: 16 44.73S 079 29.40E
Run: 794.7nm (1438.4km)
Avg: 8.3knts
24hr: 199.5nm
Weather: wind 24 knots from ESE

Bumpy, but more pleasant than before:)


Mon Aug 27 13:18 2018 NZST
Speed:
8.0
knts
GPS: 13 46.14S 091 00.30E
Run: 444.2nm (804km)
Weather: wind 15-18 knots from ESE

Moving Along


Sun Aug 19 11:09 2018 NZST
Speed:
8.5
knts
GPS: 12 04.55S 097 22.01E
Run: 291.5nm (527.6km)
Avg: 8knts
24hr: 191.4nm
Weather: wind 15 knots from E

30 miles to go!


Fri Aug 17 22:36 2018 NZST
Speed:
8.0
knts
GPS: 12 05.05S 101 40.79E
Run: 212.5nm (384.6km)
Avg: 8.8knts
24hr: 212.1nm
Weather: wind 16 knots from ESE

Sunday? Wind dropping:(


Thu Aug 16 22:33 2018 NZST
Speed:
9.5
knts
GPS: 12 06.00S 104 49.45E
Run: 197.9nm (358.2km)
Avg: 8.3knts
24hr: 199.6nm
Weather: wind 20 knots from E

Another quick afternoon to be followed by a slow night


Wed Aug 15 22:45 2018 NZST
Speed:
7.2
knts
GPS: 12 05.26S 107 45.18E
Run: 170.8nm (309.1km)
Avg: 6.9knts
24hr: 165nm
Weather: wind 16 knots from SE


Tue Aug 14 21:54 2018 NZST
Speed:
6.3
knts
GPS: 12 03.44S 110 16.76E
Run: 206.6nm (373.9km)
Avg: 8.6knts
24hr: 206.6nm
Weather: wind 10 knots from E, dying

Saw a manta ray today


Mon Aug 13 21:54 2018 NZST
Speed:
7.1
knts
GPS: 12 07.74S 113 20.09E
Run: 180.4nm (326.5km)
Avg: 7knts
24hr: 168.1nm
Weather: wind 15 knots from E

Another day, another few miles


Sun Aug 12 20:09 2018 NZST
Speed:
6.3
knts
GPS: 12 10.49S 116 00.25E
Run: 198nm (358.4km)
Avg: 8.9knts
24hr: 212.6nm
Weather: wind 15 knots from ESE

Lumpy, slowed down for comfort


Sat Aug 11 21:48 2018 NZST
Speed:
9.5
knts
GPS: 12 11.38S 118 56.06E
Run: 228.1nm (412.9km)
Avg: 9.3knts
24hr: 223.4nm
Weather: wind 20 knots from SE

The speed won't last, sunset hurrah


Fri Aug 10 21:18 2018 NZST
Speed:
5.6
knts
GPS: 12 12.43S 122 18.62E
Run: 45.4nm (82.2km)
Weather: wind 10-12 knots from ESE

Onward to Cocos


Thu Aug 9 21:57 2018 NZST
Speed:
0.1
knts
GPS: 12 14.35S 122 58.91E
Run: 60.1nm (108.8km)
Weather: wind 10 knots from ESE

Ashmore Reef. Tons of turtles.


Wed Aug 8 21:30 2018 NZST
Speed:
5.1
knts
GPS: 12 06.39S 123 51.65E
Run: 179.4nm (324.7km)
Avg: 7.6knts
24hr: 181.7nm
Weather: wind 15 knots from ESE

Dolphins today, first in a long time


Tue Aug 7 21:48 2018 NZST
Speed:
9.9
knts
GPS: 11 57.37S 126 30.63E
Run: 220.7nm (399.5km)
Avg: 8.5knts
24hr: 204.1nm
Weather: wind 20-25 knots from SE

Moving along, will we make Ashmore by dark tomorrow?


Mon Aug 6 19:51 2018 NZST
Speed:
6.8
knts
GPS: 12 03.52S 129 46.39E
Run: 75.6nm (136.8km)
Weather: wind 12 knots from SW

Underway! Pleasant afternoon


Sat Aug 4 14:27 2018 NZST
Speed:
0.2
knts
GPS: 12 25.69S 130 49.58E
Weather: wind 14 knots from SSE

Getting ready to leave Darwin


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