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 )

Cape Horn Cutter

03 October 2017 | 400 Miles East of Port Elizabeth South Africa
11:30pm Tuesday 3rd October 2017 ( UTC+3 ) The conditions were just right early this morning for some serious work on the foredeck so some rummaging around in the fcsl ( translation forecastle translation front end of yacht ) soon came up with the storm jib. I had used this sail in an earlier crossing of the Bight but on the inner forestay self furler. With this now defunct and replaced by one of the running back stays the jib was tied on with the lashings and eyes in the sail pre prepared for such a contingency. The sail was hoisted inside the full jib which cut out any tendency to flutter or flap in the now freshening breeze and a few changes in height and positioning of the sheets soon had it setting nicely. The forecast was for winds gradually increasing to 35 knots so the mainsail was lowered and all secured and then the jib was rolled up to about half size.This freshening breeze blowing into the prevailing SW swell soon had the sea in a confused chop but I was pleased to see the self steering gear handling this nicely. Standing back and admiring this piece of handiwork with the bright fluoro orange storm sail contrasting against the curve of the pure white jib I christened it the Cape Horn Cutter. Now a Cutter rig normally consists of the jib, inner foresail and main sail but now with the main stowed it was like making a bold statement. Bring it on! Or was it just an admission that with the first sign of a blow in weeks I was cowering behind a tiny gesture of a sail area that would bring out the ire of a real Cape Horner?
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