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 )
Ocean Currents
01 July 2019 | 35 Miles South West of Albany Coastline
Day 24 8pm Monday 1st July 2019 ( UTC+8 )
I guess the main features of today's sail were a large but smooth South Westerly swell averaging 6 metres and an East going current topping 2 knots at times - the forecast was 1.6 knots 110 degrees True. As an adjunct to this the sea temperature rose from 16.1 degrees at 6am to 19.8 at noon today and with time of day normally having no effect on temperature this is clearly some of the warmer Indian Ocean waters being forced South round Cape Leeuwin. Only at sunset was the second reef let out as the swells tend to augment the somewhat gusty 20 to 25 knot breeze. Anyhow these are my excuses for the 3 knot average speed though sailing at above 5 knots through the water, with the occasional splash and bang. I'll proceed on a closer inshore course to try to dodge the currents but at the same time avoiding a Shakespearean tragedy on the shores of a dark and dank Denmark
I guess the main features of today's sail were a large but smooth South Westerly swell averaging 6 metres and an East going current topping 2 knots at times - the forecast was 1.6 knots 110 degrees True. As an adjunct to this the sea temperature rose from 16.1 degrees at 6am to 19.8 at noon today and with time of day normally having no effect on temperature this is clearly some of the warmer Indian Ocean waters being forced South round Cape Leeuwin. Only at sunset was the second reef let out as the swells tend to augment the somewhat gusty 20 to 25 knot breeze. Anyhow these are my excuses for the 3 knot average speed though sailing at above 5 knots through the water, with the occasional splash and bang. I'll proceed on a closer inshore course to try to dodge the currents but at the same time avoiding a Shakespearean tragedy on the shores of a dark and dank Denmark
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