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
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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 )
Job List Getting Longer
30 June 2019 | 100 Miles SSW of Albany, West Australia
Day 23 8pm Sunday 30th June 2019 ( UTC+8 )
In moderating seas I am slowly ploughing North towards the coast near Albany with the promise of easing winds through the night. Still under double reefed main and well reefed staysail as every time I'm tempted to unfurl the staysail a little gust comes through. The forecast is for the average wind to drop below 25 knots by midnight and lots of stars indicate that the squalls may be not so fresh so will see after supper.
The wind speed and direction indicator has been becoming more erratic and is now kaput - I suspect the masthead unit is at fault. I may be able to rig up an alternative with older gear which does definitely not entail climbing the mast. In order jobs to do are probably Autopilot, Galley Fresh Water, Galley Salt Water and then Wind Indicator.
In moderating seas I am slowly ploughing North towards the coast near Albany with the promise of easing winds through the night. Still under double reefed main and well reefed staysail as every time I'm tempted to unfurl the staysail a little gust comes through. The forecast is for the average wind to drop below 25 knots by midnight and lots of stars indicate that the squalls may be not so fresh so will see after supper.
The wind speed and direction indicator has been becoming more erratic and is now kaput - I suspect the masthead unit is at fault. I may be able to rig up an alternative with older gear which does definitely not entail climbing the mast. In order jobs to do are probably Autopilot, Galley Fresh Water, Galley Salt Water and then Wind Indicator.
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