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 )
Made it to Southport Yacht Club
06 June 2019 | Southport Yacht Club
William Hatfield | Light Southerly
8pm Thursday 6th June 2019
Picked up the cool SouWester after rounding the reef beacon at Scarborough and a close reach with wind speeds around 14 knots got me to Peel island averaging close to 7 knots under sail. The wind swung abruptly to a Southerly once the influence of the Brisbane valley was passed so it was motoring for the rest of the way. It was interesting that the tidal stream was favourable for the whole trip except for the final couple of miles once South of the Gold Coast Seaway arriving just before 4pm from a 6am departure. I put in 63 litres of diesel, the first top up since the Falkland Islands so now have 100 litres of diesel for electricity and 100 litres of Methylated spirits for cooking and heating water for hot water bottles. The schedule now is to have Border Force clear me at 8am Saturday and try for an official start at 12 noon from the end of the Gold Coast Seaway.
Picked up the cool SouWester after rounding the reef beacon at Scarborough and a close reach with wind speeds around 14 knots got me to Peel island averaging close to 7 knots under sail. The wind swung abruptly to a Southerly once the influence of the Brisbane valley was passed so it was motoring for the rest of the way. It was interesting that the tidal stream was favourable for the whole trip except for the final couple of miles once South of the Gold Coast Seaway arriving just before 4pm from a 6am departure. I put in 63 litres of diesel, the first top up since the Falkland Islands so now have 100 litres of diesel for electricity and 100 litres of Methylated spirits for cooking and heating water for hot water bottles. The schedule now is to have Border Force clear me at 8am Saturday and try for an official start at 12 noon from the end of the Gold Coast Seaway.
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