L'Eau Commotion Westabout

An (other) attempt to sail non stop Westabout around the world

Vessel Name: L'Eau Commotion
Vessel Make/Model: Northshore 38
Hailing Port: Brisbane Australia
Crew: Bill Hatfield
25 February 2020 | Scarborough Marina, Brisbane
21 February 2020
21 February 2020 | 59 Miles To Go
20 February 2020 | 114 Miles East Of Australia
19 February 2020 | 220 Miles East Of Gold Coast Seaway
19 February 2020 | 262 Miles To Gold Coast Seaway
18 February 2020 | 304 Miles East Of Gold Coast Seaway
18 February 2020 | 328 Miles To Go
17 February 2020 | 423 Miles To Go
17 February 2020 | 423 Miles To Go
16 February 2020 | 505 Miles East Of The Gold Coast
15 February 2020 | 617 Miles To Go
14 February 2020 | 755 Miles To Go
13 February 2020 | 888 Miles To The Gold Coast
12 February 2020 | 1032 Miles To The Gold Coast
11 February 2020 | 580 Miles North Of The Waikato
11 February 2020 | 1167 Miles To Home
10 February 2020 | 1300 Miles To Home
10 February 2020 | 1309 Miles To The Gold Coast
09 February 2020 | 1460 Miles To The Gold Coast Seaway
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25 February 2020 | Scarborough Marina, Brisbane

Thank You

D Day Plus 4 7am Wednesday 26th February 2020

21 February 2020

A Definite Maybe ETA

Day 259 6am Saturday 22nd February 2020 (UTC +10 )

21 February 2020 | 59 Miles To Go

All Good

Day 258 6pm Friday 21st February 2020 ( UTC +10 )

20 February 2020 | 114 Miles East Of Australia

ETA Looking Likely

Day 258 6am Friday 21st February 2020

19 February 2020 | 220 Miles East Of Gold Coast Seaway

Amended ETA

Day 257 6am Thursday 20th February 2020

19 February 2020 | 262 Miles To Gold Coast Seaway

Amended ETA

Day 256 10:30pm Wednesday 19th February 2020 ( UTC+10 )

A Nice Day

01 January 2018 | 1120 Miles to Cape Horn
6:00pm Monday 1st January 2018 ( UTC-3 ) Yes a nice days sail made up for a rather frustrating night when there was little if any wind for most of it. The forecast for today was for very light winds so after re routing the steering lines from the WindPilot to the drum on the wheel, and of course after breakfast and post prandial libation, set up the Katadyn manual reverse osmosis desalinator. No sooner had I started to pump than up sprung a gentle but steady wind from the Starboard beam which with all sail set produced a heel to Port of 20 to 25 degrees. Now this had the effect of me being eased right over the top of the machine and produced a sensation similar to kneeling on a skateboard and pushing yourself backwards up a steep slope with your bare knuckles on the bitumen. A half hearted trial with the pump on the Starboard side showed all the handholds that made the Port side comfortable were absent so with no further ado the system was stowed away. As a desert after lunch I made some Foster Clarks custard and po ured it over the last big slice of Chrissies cake. Very tasty. Looking forward to a good steady night sail with the full moon and clear skies and a cosy 18C cabin.
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