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 )
Tracker
23 August 2018 | 80 Miles NW Raoul Id. ( GCS 1445 )
7:00pm Thursday 23rd August 2018 ( UTC+12 )
Late last night while totally becalmed I set the sails and WindPilot to collect the forecast Northerly change and ease me along. This worked perfectly and I noticed the Yacht just ghosting along. After three hours of this I just had to see how much closer to home we were so at 2:30am I got up and discovered we were heading East! Now normally I would not own up to such a slack attack except it shows up, all too well, on my Tracker Page. It is a requirement of the WSSRC that the yacht broadcast its position every 2 hours so starting off on my first attempt in Katherine Ann I had this set up on my Iridium Go through the PredictWind website who also organised the supply of the hardware and airtime through Atlantic Radio in Miami, USA. This worked well but was just a position and when following Lisa Blair on her attempt at a record circumnavigation of Antarctica the position was shown on a WindyTV weather map as well as a link to her blog. I thought this rather neat and when I contacted her shore team they put me on to Siim ( info@gis.ee ) and he was happy to set me up on his server. He generously did this at no charge but I cannot speak for him as to the general user. The weather program I use is PredictWind Professional which is an annual subscription service at I think $450 US and the Iridium Go through Atlantic Radio costs $125 US on a monthly basis which includes unlimited data and 150 minutes of talk time to shore based mobiles. This is a luxury I rarely use but will keep for when I need a shoulder to cry on. The external aerial for the Iridium Go got wiped out at one stage but I had found its own little stubby aerial works quite well in this plain ( no carbon! ) fibreglass hull so the power consumption is very low as per the sticker. As far as the service goes from Siim, PredictWind and Atlantic Radio I can best describe it as immaculate. Immediate replies, office times and time zones considered, have always been complete and to the point and each with a follow up enquiry as to its efficacy. And as you can see I am now cruising along on a comfortable broad reach with the small jib and single reefed main under an almost full moon and a starry cloudless sky.
Late last night while totally becalmed I set the sails and WindPilot to collect the forecast Northerly change and ease me along. This worked perfectly and I noticed the Yacht just ghosting along. After three hours of this I just had to see how much closer to home we were so at 2:30am I got up and discovered we were heading East! Now normally I would not own up to such a slack attack except it shows up, all too well, on my Tracker Page. It is a requirement of the WSSRC that the yacht broadcast its position every 2 hours so starting off on my first attempt in Katherine Ann I had this set up on my Iridium Go through the PredictWind website who also organised the supply of the hardware and airtime through Atlantic Radio in Miami, USA. This worked well but was just a position and when following Lisa Blair on her attempt at a record circumnavigation of Antarctica the position was shown on a WindyTV weather map as well as a link to her blog. I thought this rather neat and when I contacted her shore team they put me on to Siim ( info@gis.ee ) and he was happy to set me up on his server. He generously did this at no charge but I cannot speak for him as to the general user. The weather program I use is PredictWind Professional which is an annual subscription service at I think $450 US and the Iridium Go through Atlantic Radio costs $125 US on a monthly basis which includes unlimited data and 150 minutes of talk time to shore based mobiles. This is a luxury I rarely use but will keep for when I need a shoulder to cry on. The external aerial for the Iridium Go got wiped out at one stage but I had found its own little stubby aerial works quite well in this plain ( no carbon! ) fibreglass hull so the power consumption is very low as per the sticker. As far as the service goes from Siim, PredictWind and Atlantic Radio I can best describe it as immaculate. Immediate replies, office times and time zones considered, have always been complete and to the point and each with a follow up enquiry as to its efficacy. And as you can see I am now cruising along on a comfortable broad reach with the small jib and single reefed main under an almost full moon and a starry cloudless sky.
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