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 )
L'Eau Commotion Setup
12 June 2019
Day 6 1pm Thursday 13th June 2019
That short sharp squall was just that and now the panic has subsided....We are now under jib and single reefed main and while not laying Gabo we have a good slant.
This is the initial installation of the Pacific Plus showing the swinging servo rudder connected through a bevel gear to the auxiliary rudder which steers the boat. The main rudder is set to take up any bias and then the auxiliary rudder takes up any changes. This works well and is designed for larger boats but unfortunately in my case it bent in heavy weather SW of Albany. It was repaired in Albany but failed again SW of Tasmania in rough seas so I decided to use the servo pendulum connecting through to the wheel via a Windpilot clutch mechanism typical for the standard Windpilot. This served well for my recent circumnavigation including the times I had to use the emergency tiller when the wheel steering failed due to sheared axles beneath the pedestal. The current setup is shown in the next photo taken just now.
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That short sharp squall was just that and now the panic has subsided....We are now under jib and single reefed main and while not laying Gabo we have a good slant.
This is the initial installation of the Pacific Plus showing the swinging servo rudder connected through a bevel gear to the auxiliary rudder which steers the boat. The main rudder is set to take up any bias and then the auxiliary rudder takes up any changes. This works well and is designed for larger boats but unfortunately in my case it bent in heavy weather SW of Albany. It was repaired in Albany but failed again SW of Tasmania in rough seas so I decided to use the servo pendulum connecting through to the wheel via a Windpilot clutch mechanism typical for the standard Windpilot. This served well for my recent circumnavigation including the times I had to use the emergency tiller when the wheel steering failed due to sheared axles beneath the pedestal. The current setup is shown in the next photo taken just now.
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