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
Recent Blog Posts
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 )
Great Circle - Great Route
02 August 2018 | 460 Miles West of Tahiti ( GCS 2757 )
8:00pm Wednesday 1st July 2018 ( UTC-11 )
Iâve just about given up picking my way through these blue holes and now will try to point LâEau Commotion in the right direction and let nature take its course. Even so that is not that easy as with the light fluky winds if you try to run downwind with the breeze less than 20 degrees off the stern a little lull will force a gybe with an ugly Thwapp! and much groaning from the preventer and the skipper. I was surprised to see that I am 70 miles closer to home than last night as much of the time we hardly seemed to be moving at all. On a brighter note congratulations John and Adam for a first and second placing on day 2 of the World Gliding Championships. No wonder I used to wonder which way they went whenever we met up on course in a competition back in Oz.
Iâve just about given up picking my way through these blue holes and now will try to point LâEau Commotion in the right direction and let nature take its course. Even so that is not that easy as with the light fluky winds if you try to run downwind with the breeze less than 20 degrees off the stern a little lull will force a gybe with an ugly Thwapp! and much groaning from the preventer and the skipper. I was surprised to see that I am 70 miles closer to home than last night as much of the time we hardly seemed to be moving at all. On a brighter note congratulations John and Adam for a first and second placing on day 2 of the World Gliding Championships. No wonder I used to wonder which way they went whenever we met up on course in a competition back in Oz.
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