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 )

Island Dodging

08 November 2017 | 810 Miles to Hierro
6:00pm Wednesday 8th November 2017 ( UTC-2 ) The breeze eased a little today and when hard on the wind the WindPilot gave the best results while when more than 20 degrees off the wind the autopilot was just a little better. Even in the hazy sunshine the solar panels gave more than sufficient amps to recharge the batteries, run the autopilot and the other electronics. This evening the wind has swung a little more to the East so being hard on the wind with the WindPilot Ihla Santo Antao , the most North Westerly of the Cape Verde Islands, sort of got in the way so I have freed the sheets to clear the Island by about 10 miles sometime after midnight. If you get too close you can get in its wind shadow. There is another advantage of using the electric autopilot close to land - a gradual wind shift won't lure you on to the rocks - it has happened but so far not to me. I have had a sneak preview of the weather beyond Santo Antao and it appears the North Atlantic High - moving towards the tropics for the coming Northern Winter - is having an influence on the Trade Winds between here and Hierro. This may make it just a little easier if you can pick the lifts and not fall into the blue holes. It is now very comfortable in the cabin of L'Eau Commotion. The 6am cabin temperatures for the last five mornings have been 30C, 29C,28C, 27C and 26C this Morning. All in all most pleasant and comfortable sailing with not even a hint of salt spray to dampen the enthusiasm .
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