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 )
Another Day, Another Hemisphere
24 August 2018 | 590 Miles East of Norfolk Island ( GCS 1361 )
8:00pm Friday 24th August 2018 ( UTC+12 )
The breeze gradually strengthened so that around 2:00am it became essential to put the second reef in the main and all last night this small sail area was almost too much. The wind forecast at 25 knots plus swung around to the West and we have been close hauled all this time. To alleviate some of the bumps the WindPilot was set to steer the boat close to the wind so speed had been well down till evening when the course was opened up a little. We are now going a little faster but still with the odd crash and thump. As regards fouling of the hull it is not obvious and somehow or other I have lost the urge to jump over the side. Funny that. I will have to ask Jason if he has put any anti fouling on Katherine Ann. Just from looking at it in the water fouling was not evident and I used the same pant - International Micron 66 - that is on LâEau Commotion.
The breeze gradually strengthened so that around 2:00am it became essential to put the second reef in the main and all last night this small sail area was almost too much. The wind forecast at 25 knots plus swung around to the West and we have been close hauled all this time. To alleviate some of the bumps the WindPilot was set to steer the boat close to the wind so speed had been well down till evening when the course was opened up a little. We are now going a little faster but still with the odd crash and thump. As regards fouling of the hull it is not obvious and somehow or other I have lost the urge to jump over the side. Funny that. I will have to ask Jason if he has put any anti fouling on Katherine Ann. Just from looking at it in the water fouling was not evident and I used the same pant - International Micron 66 - that is on LâEau Commotion.
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