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 )
Cold Front
18 June 2019 | 60 Miles South of Warrnambool, Victoria
Day 11 8pm Tuesday 18th June 2019
Quite an anxious night last night as there are a few unlit rocks and shoals just to the south of King Island and with the expected front forecast to pass through any time between midnight and dawn you wouldn't want to be caught napping. The autopilot was set to get the best out of the wind so a gentle reverse in wind direction could have you close on a lee shore. As it was the wind eased in the dark around 6am and then settled in to a blustery SSW which had me using the autopilot for much of the day under double reefed main alone and heading a little to the North of the recommended course to ease the banging. I'm now back on the Windpilot with double reefed main and staysail in blustery showers with wind ranging from 9 to 29 knots but all seems to be going well. Snug as with an extra blanket and my little hotty
Quite an anxious night last night as there are a few unlit rocks and shoals just to the south of King Island and with the expected front forecast to pass through any time between midnight and dawn you wouldn't want to be caught napping. The autopilot was set to get the best out of the wind so a gentle reverse in wind direction could have you close on a lee shore. As it was the wind eased in the dark around 6am and then settled in to a blustery SSW which had me using the autopilot for much of the day under double reefed main alone and heading a little to the North of the recommended course to ease the banging. I'm now back on the Windpilot with double reefed main and staysail in blustery showers with wind ranging from 9 to 29 knots but all seems to be going well. Snug as with an extra blanket and my little hotty
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