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 Miss Is As Good As A Mile

01 August 2017 | 50 miles South of Westernport
Twixt A glorious sunrise lighting up Deal Island and a spectacular sunset over Wilson's Promintery a perfect days sailing along Bass Strait was thoroughly enjoyed. Close reaching in a gentle wind of a S to SSW direction it was hoped that a predicted backing in the wind would comfortably avoid the peninsular, but fell just short. A quick about and half an hour close hauled and another tack saw a nice line between the shore and some rocks. Zooming in on the chart up came the name "40 Foot Rocks". An omen for a 40 foot record attempt? Of course not. Nevertheless purely in the interests of good seamanship a close eye was kept on them in the gathering gloom and " buuuuuuurrppp buuuuuurrpp " - the AIS alarm informing me that the helmsman of a large container ship was also carrying out good seamanship; the intention of being where I would be in 37 minutes time. Now you've heard the expression great minds think alike but in this case mine was mindful to be elsewhere. Not a probl em. Just ease away to starboard and the breeze will gently move us out of the designated Inshore Shipping Channel, where he had every right to be and I, none. Breeze? What breeze? You may also have heard the old nautical saying " The West Wind and an honest man go to bed at night". Well the wind hadn't actually gone to bed but was getting decidedly drowsy. And I, to be honest with you, was too busy, easing sheets, cajoling sails, tweaking the AIS, and keeping an eye on those rocks ( 12m high ) to do any such thing. The good news. Thirty seven minutes later L'Eau Commotion was just on the Northern edge of the shipping channel and the box boat passed serenely by at a distance of exactly one nautical mile.
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